I am forwarding the prayer letter I received from Joseph.
It is such a blessing to be part of the Lord's work in
Malawi.
There is still a huge problem due to the food
shortage. It should be getting better when the late (and only) harvest comes in
at the end of this month. Other areas are doing better and some areas are doing
worse. We are sending money weekly to Joseph to help in his area. At present we
should have enough money to help with the food until the harvest comes.
blessings
Harry (dad)
Dear praying partners,
CHRIST IS RISEN
INDEED,HALLELUJAH!!!!
Love and Easter greetings to you
all! Blessings from God have been showered on us through your generous
hearts,especially through your fervent prayers for us as we work here in
Malawi.On behave of the people who benefit from your dedicated support for
food,I express our sincere gratitude for all you have done to help these less
fortunate ones.Our reports cannot contain the happiness and joy of these
people as they receive gifts not only in kind,but of love,as we stand with them
and share with their pains and agonies of poverty and helplessness.Let us
continue to show God's love to them.We cannot thank you enough for your
love,prayers and support. Yours are the hands of God reaching out to these less
privileged and less fortunate ones.Harvest will come.
Easter is another great time of
share the Gospel in Malawi.We had four days Easter conference from 25 to 28
March.Over a thousand people from all the churches we are working with attended
the meeting. We had games,singing,testimonies,a video describing Jesus' life,death
burial and resurrection and Who He is and the message. 67 people baptized
during the conference. I had the great joy to preach a couple of sermons on the
subject of trusting and glorifying God in every circumstances and seeing
God's loving providence in the midst of pain.The Word of God is indeed the
guide that leads us to Christ,who is able to give rest and comfort even to the
weariest of souls.Please pray with me for the ministry in Malawi that we might
by the grace of God,remain faithful and thankful in every trial so that Christ
will be glorified in us.
During the conference,we
received the message that one of our sisters in Christ has gone to be the with
the Lord.We cannot begin to understand why this tragic has happened.We thought
it was so untimely,disturbing and purposeless not knowing what was the will of
the Lord.We had so many questions ....so many emotion.We hardly knew what to do
or say.The funeral and the burial service took place over 50 miles in Dedza.We
had to hire a 5 toner truck to the funeral.After the preaching hundreds made a
decision for Christ.Somehow Christ enter into our loss as He tell us,''Precious
in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.''(Psalm 116:15).
A big part of my ministry is
counseling.Sometimes this can be very challenging.I am in constant need of
grace and wisdom from God.The past months I invested time in learning more
about how to resolve personal conflicts in a biblical way and how to lovingly
help people to progressively be transformed into the image of Christ.Please
pray for me as I desire to become more useful in the Lord's service.Pray for
all the brothers and sisters who help us to reach the lost.It is a great
encouragement to see many young people who are willing to learn how to
evangelize biblical and who are eager to go out with a passion for Christ and a
burden for souls.
If we were to count how many
Malawians were impacted by your prayers and support.It would run in
thousands.Your obedience to the Lord has brought forth great Kingdom fruit.May
the grace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ and the sweet fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you now and forever more.
PRAYER REQUESTS
- The needs for the Bible
Institute.We will start on 9th May.35 people have shown interest to enroll
these year.
- Tracts we give out will
touch hearts about salvation.
- Please pray for those who listened
that the seed of the gospel will germinate and bring forth regeneration in
their hearts.
Love in Christ Jesus,
Joseph Maweta' family.
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