Dear Praying Partners,
It is a great joy to share with
you the many things God is going in our midst here in Ntcheu,Malawi.We hope you
will be encouraged in your prayers and support for us.We greatly value and are
grateful for your many prayers for us.The work of preaching is far from
over,the needs are great.The most of the victories we experience come in the
midst of tears,betrayal from false professors,sleepless nights,or ministry
needs.The Lord has kept us,and our hope remains in the gospel.''What shall we
then say to these things?If God be for us,who can be against us? He that spared
not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all,how shall he not with him also
freely give us all things? Romans 8:31-32
We remain grateful to the Lord
for His many blessings in our family.Mercy,all the children and I are doing
well both in our family and service to the Lord,and He has blessed us with
truly joyous news.We are expecting a baby.Mercy is doing well and taking it
easy.It's an exciting time and according to last doctor's visit,all is normal
with both mother and baby.Please pray for Mercy and I as we expect our
child.Pray for her health and the health of the baby and that the Lord will
prepare us to honor Him in parenting.
As I recall the Lords goodness
to our 2015 Bible Institute students,I must joyfully conclude that God is at
work;building His kingdom and strengthening Christ's church.Many students
wanted to see truly biblical churches planted wherever they are
laboring.Listening to their testimonies always reveals encouraging examples of
Gospel ministers whose ministry is best equated with the strenuous,methodical
work of a plow horse.It is slow and steady breaking up of hardened soil
for the sole purpose of planting seeds for a glorious Gospel harvest.Here is
one of the testimonies of the graduate,Dickson Namawona.
''Two years ago,I was trying to
reach Mr Mwalumbo (a moslem) with the gospel,but he said that he never wanted
to be told about Jesus Christ.After graduating from the Bread of Life Bible
Institute,slowly,I began to bring the gospel into our discussions.I never
opened a Bible at first,knowing that would immediately sour our relationship.To
my surprise,as I spoke more about our sin and how serious it is,and explain how
Jesus came to die for our sins,this man became more interested and asked lots
of questions.Such witnessing encounters went on for several months,then I left
it in God's hands to deal with him.Right now he accepted Christ.
Dickson started a church
in this man's village about 10 miles from his home.He was praying for a bicycle
to easy his means of transportation.The Lord provided the bicycle last
Saturday.We have been praying about sending someone to Phirilongwe area in
Mangochi.We have always said that in order for the moslems along the lake
shores district to be reached,it is imperative that the christian move to reach
them.The new church started by Dickson at Phirilongwe will be a step towards
fulfilling this long term vision.Dickson remains in need of prayer and much
grace to meet the constant demands of his schedule.
Finally pray for us and we
continue to rely on the Spirit's leading and power to preach Christ,and pray
for the Bible Institute needs as we will open on 9 May 2016.58 people have
shown interest this year but we cant accommodate all of them because of lack of
resources.Again we extend to you our thanks for many ways in which you love us
and the work of Bread of Life Ministries.May God bless you.
Love in Christ Jesus,
Joseph Maweta' family.
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