Footsteps to Joy
Dear pastors,
friends and supporters
I have been
back from Malawi, Africa for a few weeks, trying my best, but unable to catch
up with what needs to be done.
The Malawi
people are in a difficult condition and are hungry for the hope of Jesus
Christ. They look forward to hearing and receiving the gospel message
secondary Christian school. Through
funding from WITHIN Malawi, Pastor Joseph
has begun construction on a three-building Christian School for the Sharp
Valley, Ntcheu area. It will be a one hundred student facility. Pray with us
for the school to have a library and computer lab in place when it opens in
September, 2018.
The first of the three-building Christian school
Praise the Lord!
We have
been able to purchase a two-acre plot of land. The property is located in
Monkey Bay which is the center of a heavy Muslim area (not radical Muslims). To
have a central Baptist work there will help Pastor Joseph and the ministry
workers to bring the Word of God to the area with a permanent presence.
Prayerfully,
we are looking to build a church on the property, and down the road, a Bible
Institute.
Church Roof repair.
A church here has begun
supporting the work in Malawi with $200.00 per month. pastor Joseph will use
the money to replace four existing grass roofs with metal roofs. I saw the roofs and they are in desperate need
of replacement. It will cost about $900 for each roof. This includes the timbers for the roof
support which must be replaced also as the existing ones are not sufficient and
are termite infested. The new timbers will be treated where they contact the
walls.
Pastor
James’ church roof in need of repair
Budgeting. The Footsteps to Joy board here in
the US has been working with Pastor Joseph and the Bread of Life Baptist
Ministries board in Malawi. Our goal was to establish operating budgets for the
ministry work there. They are on-board with it and are very willing and doing
their best to make it happen. A few months back we hired an accountant from
Balaka to train the treasurer in using Excel. We have established monthly and
annual budgets with all spending areas identified. They are required to turn in
receipts for any and all money spent-without going over budget. This system is
necessary for transparency. the expenditures of the ministry must be recorded
and identified-as we do here in the US. We are in the beginning stage of this
process. Please pray for it to become a permanent working system.
Malawi ministries “Bread of Life” board of
directors
I am
encouraging Pastor Joseph to send monthly updates to keep us all updated on the
work there. Communication, however is somewhat difficult. Most of the time the
internet is not working or is to slow to function. We are working, however, to
have an update each month.
We are
looking forward to being part of the Missions Conference at Vonore Baptist
Church in Vonore Tennessee in October. It will be a blessing to be able to
display the ministry effort in Malawi at a supporting church.
I want to
thank everyone for your pray support and financial funding for God’s work in a
needy area of the world.
Yours are
the footsteps that are helping to
bring the Joy of the Lord to souls
in Malawi Africa.
Donations
can be sent to: Footsteps to Joy
145
Autumn View Ct
Fletcher, NC 28732
Your brother
in Christ
Harry
Schenimann
