May 5, 2013 the bible institute began in Sharp Valley
Malawi Africa. There were nine men
attending from area churches. The
institute will continue for six months meeting every other week; giving the men
time to attend needs at home such as crop planting and or harvesting and caring
for the family. The men stay at the institute during the week with food
shelter, etc provided by the ministry.
Brother Harry Schenimann came from North Carolina USA and
taught the first two weeks. Joseph
worked very hard at translating some of the English into Chichewa that the
students could understand. Since then, Joseph and a qualified man from one of
the churches have been doing the teaching.
The goal is to take men that are called of the Lord to be in the
ministry and train them up in the way they should go. To prepare them for full time ministry work. 2Ti 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to
be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Joseph is confident that the Lord will continue
to provide for the needs of the Bible Institute as He has been and promises in
His Word.
In the middle of May a group of about 30 churches came
together under the leadership of Joseph Maweta to launch Bread of Life Baptist
Ministries. These churches will work
together to further the cause of Christ in the Ntcheu area.
After preaching at a funeral Joseph was invited by the
chief of the village to come back and tell them more about Jesus and start a
church. Joseph and some men from Bread
of Life Baptist Ministries arrived there on Saturday morning July 6th
after a three hour transport ride, and then walking, climbing up the mountain
with all the Jesus film equipment plus tracks and Bibles. After passing out tracks and witnessing
throughout the day they showed the Jesus film with a preached message toward
the end. About one thousand people
attended and many came to salvation when the invitation was given. Sunday morning Joseph held the first service
in the new grass church that the people of the village had prepared.
With some seed money from Stoney Baptist Church in
Hendersonville North Carolina Bread of Life Ministries is going to purchase 3
acres of land in Sharp Valley for a church which now meets in three different
locations because they don’t have a building large enough for all to worship
together. This property will solve that
problem. Also, there will be space for
other buildings such as the Bible institute and a home for Brother Joseph and
his family.
Watch for the pictures of the property!
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