tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50025433217144936222024-03-14T11:32:46.844+02:00Beyond the ShireThe Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-23207931309353647552014-06-26T03:18:00.000+02:002014-06-26T03:18:57.474+02:00Leaving Malawi<span id="goog_1578399509"></span><span id="goog_1578399510"></span><br />
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It is 2:05 AM on the morning of our departure from Malawi
after our four years of service with ABC Christian Academy! It is indeed hard
to believe that we are leaving, now in just a few short hours. </div>
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I would love to be able to take the time to share a few of
the things that God has been teaching us through these last few months. Maybe
we can have coffee or tea sometime and get to talk more about it. We are also
eager to hear from you and about how the Lord has been growing and teaching
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Prayer Items:</div>
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1. By the time most of you see this, we will be on the
plane! Pray for patience with the children and their patience with us. Pray
also that we would be shown favor as we seek to check in. We have the chance to
be allowed 3 checked bags. If we are given al three here in Lilongwe, it could
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2. Pray for continued good health for all of us.</div>
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3. Pray for all of us as we begin coping with the transition
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4. Pray for wisdom and direction regarding where we are to
go next. Brian still does not have a job.</div>
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Thank you again for all of the faithful financial and prayer
support that you have given to us over these last four years. We could not, and
would not, have wanted to be here without your support. Would you please
consider still supporting us in the coming weeks as we try to get on our feet
and as Brian continues to look for meaningful and substantial employment. The
ABC Mission allows us to continue to receive support for up to two months after
leaving the field. This would allow for the tax-deductible contributions
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The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-83752899525813522062014-05-24T22:47:00.000+02:002014-05-24T22:47:19.191+02:00Post Election UpdateDear Friends and Family,<br />
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Malawi had its historic Tripartite Election on Tuesday. For the most part, the process went quite well. There were some irregularities at some polling centers and and funny business right before the elections. However, all in all they have been called credible and valid by both Malawian elections observers and international elections monitors. There was a bit of a panic in the country today when the sitting President tried to annul this past week's votes and hold new elections in 90 days which she said she would not take part in. The Malawi high court ruled against her in this matter and the votes are still being counted and will move towards finalization soon.<br />
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There have already been some ugly political results of this election and their could be much more. Pray that the heads of the political parties will act with prudence and wisdom and encourage their followers to do so too. Also pray for the people of Malawi. They are angry over the arrogance of their politicians with regard to the Cash Gate scandal that stole hundreds of billions of Kwacha from the government and there have been no significant prosecutions. There is very little medicine in the public hospitals. The police have not been paid for awhile and on and on and on. The common people are continuing to be squeezed. Pray that a new government will be installed soon and that there will not be any violence from the losing parties.<br />
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Also, please pray for our family. We are in the closing weeks of our time here. There is so much to do and so many things and people to say good-bye to. We are feeling quite overwhelmed with the process of leaving. Brian still does not yet have a job offer for once we get home. He is in different stages of the process with quite a few schools, but nothing certain yet. On many days he is ok with that, but on others it is very hard for him. Pray for the kids. This HAS been their home and the closer we get to leaving the more they realize it!<br />
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We are so thankful for all of the love and support we have been shown since we made the decision to come to Malawi. We could not have come or stayed without your prayers and sacrificial giving!<br />
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Grace and Peace,<br />
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Brian and ScharlieThe Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-60336482427024876092014-05-18T23:00:00.002+02:002014-05-18T23:01:17.118+02:00Election Day Update and Prayer RequestsDear Friends and Family,<br />
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This week, 20 May, is the TRIPARTITE Election for Malawi. This is a rare election cycle in that EVERY elected official in the country--local, regional and national--is up for election on Tuesday. There is a tense atmosphere in the country. Rumors are flying all over the place regarding what will or won't happen depending on who wins. There is a mild security concern for how things will go on Election Day, but the main reason we have declared a school holiday that day is so that our Malawian staff and families can get out to vote without any difficulties. If there is going to be a serious security concern, it will be in the days following Election Day when the votes are certified and a winner is declared. It is highly likely that the winner may only get 25-30% of the vote, which means that most people will have wanted someone else to win. As we experienced in the riots of 2011, the overwhelming majority of Malawians are very peaceful and do not want any kind of violent response, even to oppression or injustice. However, there is a growing movement in that direction among some of the younger urban Malawians.<br />
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Please pray for Godly men and women to be elected and to govern in the best interest of ALL Malawians.<br />
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Please pray for a peaceful Election Day, certification period and transition if new leadership is elected.<br />
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Please pray for the Church in Malawi to lead the way in showing what is a proper and Godly response to the outcome of the election.<br />
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Please pray for the Carlisles. We are OVERWHELMED and so tired, but God is blessing us so abundantly! We just sent 5 boxes with some friends, Matt and Rachel Floreen, who are going on furlough and did not need all of their space! What a huge blessing. Many others have already helped with taking a box or two here and a suitcase there! There are a number of good leads on work for Brian, but no offers yet. We need patience and more trust. We also need to be loving our kids hard during this crazy period of the closing of our time here.<br />
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Please pray for Samuel on his seventh birthday tomorrow! We can hardly believe that our barely three year old that we came here with is now a big brother and seven years old! Pray for the work of the Holy Spirit in Samuel's life.<br />
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We hope to get a "proper" communication out soon, but as Scharlie just told me, "that may never happen!"<br />
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Thank you for praying!<br />
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Grace and Peace,<br />
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Brian, Scharlie, Gwen, Samuel and NathanThe Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-47177896675532243392014-05-18T22:26:00.003+02:002014-05-18T22:26:31.742+02:00Update on Dani JensonI could not be more excited to report to you that Dani Jenson is out of the ICU and walking up and down stairs! It is very possible that she will fly home with her mother and sisters at the end of this coming week! What a blessing! God has been so faithful to Dani, her family and friends, and the rest of the ABC community during this time!The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-39094148840060131502014-04-17T07:36:00.000+02:002014-04-17T07:36:40.090+02:00Update on Dani(This was just sent out by Dr. Chinchen.)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Thank you very much for your prayers for Dani -- and for the many gracious and loving responses we have received. Below is a note we received this morning from our two American ABC missionaries ladies who are in Johannesburg with Dani -- Amy Staffaucher & Sydney Stringer. </span><br />
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"We just talked to the trauma surgeon and still need to wait for the neurosurgeon before we can get a comprehensive view. She is still stable and they are going to start feeding her through a feeding tube soon. She is still ventilated and sedated. She has a basal skull fracture that the neurosurgeon needs to assess, and he will also be looking at the c-5 fracture and another small fracture on her L-1 (lower back). They will be putting in a chest tube to drain her left lung. She is starting to wake up without sedation which is encouraging to the doctors, though they are keeping her sedated while she is healing."</blockquote>
<br /><span style="background-color: white;">Please continue to pray for Dani and the others injured in the accident. Two of our college students -- Lonely Chinkuntha & Misheck Mlangali -- spent the night in the hospital with minor injuries. Misheck is the 6th man on ABC's national championship basketball team, and is the one who took charge of the accident scene -- pulling people our of the van, caring for Dani, and then stopping passing vehicles to load injured passengers. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Two of the Children of the Nations children spent the night at our clinic, and one of their house mothers -- Mrs Munthali, whose husband was the driver of the van. All were discharged today, but one of the COTN kids, (a teenage boy beamed Jonathan Mvula) was a badly fractured arm that will require surgery. He was seen by an Orthopedic doctor at our clinic this morning, and will be traveling a hospital in Blantyre (five hours away) for surgery. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I also wanted to send you the picture (to the side) of a young man named Joshua visiting with Amy and Sydney. </span><br />
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<img src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/mr57auba8ybw6xs/joshua.JPG" style="height: 254px; margin: 10px auto; width: 154px;" /><br /><small>Joshua as he is here sharing his deepest apology! He is choking up as he talks and has been praying for Dani.</small></div>
<span style="background-color: white;">Joshua works for the medivac company that airlifted Dani last night (NetCare). I, Peter Bartlett & Dr Jansen had been on the phone with Joshua for over 8 hours yesterday setting up the evacuation. I found out during my 3rd or 4th conversation with him (out of about 20), that he was a strong believer. He was genuinely concerned for Dani, and did all he could to get the plane moving as quickly as possible, but both he and I (and Peter and Perry and everyone else on campus) were maddeningly frustrated by the ridiculously complicated system of trying to coordinate the airlift company in Joburg with insurance companies in the U.S., with call centers in Asia, with hospital admissions people in South Africa, and credit card companies that were suspicious of charges large enough to buy a small house. Last night as we waited at the hospital for the ambulance to arrive from the airport with the medivac team I counted 252 calls and texts that I had made in the previous 14 hours since the accident (not counting another 20+ emails) -- almost all related to getting the airlift team mobilized. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">In the end Joshua really came through, but he was also very frustrated with the complicated protocols at his NetCare company, which put payment issues way ahead of the pressing needs of the patient. He called me last night at 10:30 to apologize -- after he had prayed for Dani at his Bible Study that evening, and then asked if he could pray with me on the phone. Wonderful young man. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">This morning he went by Milpark Hospital to check on Dani [Joshua is also an EMT], and to apologize in person to Sydney & Amy for the delays in getting their plane of the ground yesterday. But praise God that every report so far has been positive, and that she is in very capable hands at a very good hospital. The doctor on the medivac team told us last night that the hospital's top surgeon (a name he was surprised Peter & I were not familiar with) was personally taking over the case as soon as they landed in Joburg. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Thank you for continued prayer. Paul. </span><br /><br /><img src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/179213878/paulwithmishech.jpg" style="height: 450px; width: 600px;" /><br /><small>Paul with Misheck and his mother at the ABC Clinic's Tyamike Ward</small>The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-6261353236349193522014-04-15T15:17:00.000+02:002014-04-15T15:17:23.721+02:00Academy Teachers and College Students in Bus AccidentDear Friends and Family,<br />
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Today about 10 AM Malawi time, two teachers and three ABC college students were in bus accident on the way to the lake. The details of what happened are still not entirely clear to me. However, there were a number of scrapes and bruises and maybe one broken arm, but one Academy teacher, Danielle Jenson, is in serious but stable condition at the Kamuzu Central Hosptial in town. She is being tended to by two American doctors from Partners in Hope--I was under the care of the same doctors when I was so sick last June--while she is waiting to be airlifted to South Africa. She should be on here way there in about 4 hours and it takes 3 hours to fly there.<br />
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Thank you for your prayers!<br />
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I just realized that I never gave a final update on Mzati Banda. Mzati was back at school about a week and a half after the mugging. He is doing better. I do not know how he is doing emotionally or spiritually, though. Please pray for him on that front. The police recovered his phone last week and have likely found the two thieves that had robbed him. Pray for the muggers. Times are very hard here for many people. That of course does not excuse such violence, but just to understand it (if it is capable of being understood.)<br />
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<br />The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-2649111300567556232014-03-26T16:02:00.002+02:002014-03-26T16:02:41.879+02:00Mzati Banda Update 26 March, 2014Mzati was brought to the ABC Clinic for his stitches on his head to be removed, but the others were not yet ready.<br />
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However, he was very weak and did not look well, he was tested and found to have 4+ Malaria. This is very bad. He has had to stay at the ABC Clinic to receive the Malaria treatment.<br />
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Please continue to pray for healing for his body and grace for his sufferings and grace and comfort for his family.The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-5270913559668394702014-03-22T08:28:00.001+02:002014-03-22T08:28:08.427+02:00Update on Mzati Banda(I could not log in to our blog site yesterday to give an update)<br />
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On Thursday morning after Chapel, we took some teachers and students over to the Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) to visit Mzati. He was in on of the "paying" rooms ward. (All treatment and medicine at KCH is "free" except for a few fee paying rooms. The room he was in was similar to one at the ward at our clinic on the mission compound.) He had finished his blood transfusion around 3 AM that morning.<br />
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When we saw him around 9:15 AM and his spirits were quite high. (He said that he gave the thieves a 4 out of 5 for their performance. That's Mzati!) He also looked a lot better than I was expecting him to. When we were there, we were told that he still needed two more units of blood. I am unsure of whether this happened our not. (Side note: One of the blessings of this time has been our Upper School Science teacher, Gail Guidice. Gail knows a lot of Chichewa and was appointed a co-guardian for Mzati by his grandparents. It is scary to think what would have happened to him, if she was not there advocated for him and making sure that he was tended to!) They ran out of blood at the hospital but the blood bank was next door. I know that Gail went there to try to work something out, just not sure if it ever happened.<br />
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Mzati was discharged, again thanks to some serious advocacy and intervention by Gail, around 2 PM yesterday afternoon. He will go back for a check up on Tuesday.<br />
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Please continue to give thanks that God spared his life! Also, continue to pray for his brothers, Limbikani is a Senior this year and Shingi a Third grader, and for their mother who is out of the country currently. They live with their grandparents and their dad is not in the picture. These are three great boys! Pray for spiritual comfort and growth for them during this time.<br />
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A number of people have responded with inquiries about assisting financially. I do not believe there is any need for this, but thank you so much! The community here has been very supportive and encouraging.<br />
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I will update again after his check up on Tuesday, unless there is someing to report before then.<br />
<br />The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-82651055768127000312014-03-20T03:10:00.001+02:002014-03-20T03:10:54.721+02:00Please Pray for 9th Grade Student Attacked by ThievesDear Family and Friends,<br />
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Please pray for Mzati Banda. Scharlie taught him the two previous years and he is a fantastic kid. He lives about 5-7 minute walk from the ABC Mission campus in the same "neighborhood" as we do here. (This is also indicative of the mood of the country as we are in the "hunger times" and moving towards the elections in May.) As the email closes with, give thanks to God that he is still alive! It could easily have been otherwise. Also pray for a full recovery.<br />
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Not sure if you've heard by now, but Mzati Banda in 9th grade was attacked by robbers this evening as he was walking home from school. Two guys assaulted him with pangas and dealt him some pretty serious blows. He has two large gashes on his head, two on his shoulder, and one on his elbow: all requiring stitches. Thankfully he was just near his house and was able to get inside for help soon after. He lost a lot of blood, and was taken to The Clinic, a private clinic near Lilongwe Hotel. He got stitched up and will be receiving IV fluids, pain meds, and antibiotics through the night there. In the morning he'll go to KCH for x-rays on his skull and shoulder (the two deepest wounds). I was there with Todd, Steve and Marion, Caleb and Sam and Mzati's grandmother. Limbi and his grandfather were arriving as we left at about <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_481235978" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9pm</span></span>. While we were there he was talkative and joking a bit. He looked drowsy and a bit glazed, but actually was doing pretty well. </div>
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Please be in prayer for him and his brothers and his family. He was starting to really feel the pain when we were leaving, and large cuts mean susceptibility to infection. Pray that his wounds don't involve any fractures or permanent injuries.</div>
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The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-37039974599599640892013-12-30T23:44:00.000+02:002013-12-30T23:44:52.971+02:00Malawi Update Vol. 10Dear Family and Friends,<br />
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Here we are at the end of another year. We have just
celebrated our fourth Christmas in Malawi and we are thankful for so many
things. Recently we shared some prayer requests with you. We wanted to update
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1. There has been much media coverage of the death of
Mandela, but there are a lot of real South Africans for whom the maintenance of
peace of that country is a need. We are also much more aware of conflict in
other parts of Africa: South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia,
Nigeria, etc. The Gospel IS exploding on the African continent, but there are
still so many obstacles and barriers! Pray for the Church and Her work here. </div>
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2 and 3. Laurie Johnstone’s brother Gareth and Ashley
Henderson both received kidney transplants (Gareth also received a pancreas,
which we didn’t know before). Give great praise that they are both doing well,
though there is still a road to recovery. Also pray for Gareth as his parents
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5. Brian’s STA interview went well in spite of technical
difficulties. Please continue to pray for us as he looks for a job that will
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what seeds are planted. Pray for God to continue to work.</div>
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On another note… As the year is drawing to a close, we
would like to make you aware of some year-end giving opportunities. We have
begun to look for one-way tickets to come back to the States. This will begin
at just over $5,000.00 before taxes and extra baggage are added. We have
also registered for Mission Training International’s October session of
Debriefing and Renewal. We have been strongly encouraged by many missionaries
both currently on and off the field that this needs to be a priority for us
when we get back. There are age appropriate sessions for the each member of the
family that will help us to not only process our time abroad but also help
facilitate our “re-entry” to our home culture. This week long session will be
about $3000.00 total for the five of us. The total payment is due two weeks before the session begins. (You can find out more about it here: <a href="http://www.mti.org/programs/DAR">http://www.mti.org/programs/DAR</a>).
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It is hard to believe that the end of the calendar year is upon us! We greatly enjoyed our time home this past Summer and came back and hit the ground running. We hope you enjoy the pictures and brief captions below. The pictures are pretty much in chronological order. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The day after we got back to Malawi, the Biedebachs had made a "bicycle course" in the field next to our house. To Brian, it looked much like a primitive BMX track :) Samuel made his dad proud by showing his skills as he raced around the track.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First day of school: Samuel 6 Grade 1; Gwen 8 Grade 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good friends are hard to lose! We worked with Scott and Kristy Borders for two years. Above they are holding Ginny who was born a few weeks before Nathan. Below are our kids with theirs: Darius, Constance, and Ginny.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We planted this tree two years ago, it's getting bigger, just like our littlest boy.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grandma C, I am ready to be packed into your suitcase to go home :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading Day is one of the two Big days of the year at the Academy. This year Scharlie was Mrs. Teaberry from <u>Mr. Putter and</u> <u>Tabby</u>. Brian was Mr. Putter. Samuel was Mudge from <u>Henry and Mudge</u>. Nathan joined the fun and was Henry. Gwen bounced along throughout the day as Tigger from <u>Winnie-the-Pooh</u>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">International Day is the other Big day at the Academy. The night before, Scharlie sewed a chitenje map of Malawi on the back of Nathan's USA shirt since he is sort of an American-Malawian :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This maybe one of Samuel's greatest engineering triumphs yet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Caption Contest: Whoever comes up with the best caption for the picutre, Brian will buy any one drink from Starbuck's the next time he is with you.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gwen has progressed very well in her swimming this year. Her first chance to swim competitively came in the Interhouse Swim Gala. This is Gwen in a relay race. Gwen got a first, second and fourth in her races! Way to go!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I taught with Jean Mpata my first year here, and she taught both Gwen and Samuel in Kindergarten. She is an incredibly godly lady, from whom I have learned much, about the LORD, about, prayer, about trust, and about Malawi. Brian and I were invited to participate in the celebration of her 25th Wedding Anniversary. Her husband, Stephen, also a mentor to many, has taught a number classes at African Bible College.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Mmm--Enjoying popsicles on a very hot, rainy season afternoon--Malawian Christmas Eve 2013.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring not even a.... bouncy Chinese reindeer :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nathan was not happy to find switches and coal in his stocking. <br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(This reminds me of another dreadful, but hilarious Christmas picture from 2004. Momma, please tell me you have that somewhere!)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our annual Christmas breakfast was a lot of fun! It was bigger this year, about 15 total, but many hands helped out. We had three french toast casseroles and lots of other breakfast goodies.<br /></td></tr>
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<br />The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-28065554404158137042013-12-21T21:44:00.003+02:002013-12-21T21:44:50.974+02:00Scharlie's Grandmother Died This MorningDear Family and Friends,<br />
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We have just received word that Scharlie's grandmother, Elizabeth Frame, has died of a heart attack this morning. She was taken to the hospital for chest pains in an ambulance from her home. We do not know any further details.<br />
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Please pray for comfort for Scharlie's grandfather David Frame and for his children Sandra, Marsha, Dave, Stan and Conan. Please pray for Scharlie and her sisters and the rest of her family and our Church and the community as they grieve this loss as well.<br />
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Grandma Frame's birthday is on Christmas and as Gwen said, now she gets to see Jesus and share his birthday this year!<br />
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Grace and Peace,<br />
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Brian and ScharlieThe Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-58309318484213885632013-12-07T22:53:00.000+02:002013-12-07T22:53:35.944+02:00RE: Matters for Praise and Prayer<br />
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nation of South Africa on the death of her senior Statesman, Nelson Mandela.
Please pray for peace and stability in this important and powerful country in
this region of the world. </div>
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Johnstone is one of the teachers at the Academy. We have become good friends
with her family. Her brother, Gareth, lives in the States, I think Texas. He
has been in need of a kidney transplant for some time. He has just been
notified of a match. Pray that he is strong enough to have the procedure. Pray
for their family. His parents are flying from Malawi to be there with him. Also
pray that this would be an opportunity for him to come to faith in Christ
through the witness of his family and the recognition of God’s goodness with
this match.</div>
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Henderson is a little girl from our church, Olivet, in South Carolina. She is
Samuel’s age and has had many health complications. She too is in need of a
kidney transplant and has been scheduled to receive one on Thursday, 12
December. Give praise for this and pray that the surgery is a success and for
continued grace, strength and peace to be given to Ashley and her family as
they walk through this time.</div>
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was an awful car accident this week involving two Young Life Leaders and a
missionary from, we think, Oklahoma, who had been working with them. They had
been attending a Young Life conference in Zimbabwe and were returning to
Malawi. (For those unfamiliar with Young Life, it is a Christian outreach
ministry to teens. It is very active in America too). The two men were regional
directors for both Lilongwe and Blantyre. The regional director form Lilongwe,
Wanongwa Sanga, (sp) we knew and I had interviewed his wife, Mphatso, for a
teaching position at the Academy. Both of these men were young had been married
for about 18 months or so. The American woman has been in the country for a
some time. This has been devastating to this community. Pray for Christ to
minister to the young widows and to the friends and family of all three. Also,
pray for this ministry as it is a terrible blow. </div>
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seems small compared with the above requests. I have a Skype call on Monday
with the recruiter that I will be working with from the Southern Teachers
Agency. Pray that I represent myself well and give a good sense of where I
would be a “good fit” to my recruiter as he seeks to match me with potential
school positions. </div>
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school Christmas Show is this coming Thursday. There will probably be between
600-700 people in attendance. The gospel is always presented and many people in
attendance are not believers. Pray for hearts to be softened. </div>
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The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-19936279768705252772013-11-23T17:57:00.001+02:002013-11-23T17:57:02.830+02:00Praise! Nathan and Staff are better.Dear All,<br />
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Many thanks for all your prayers. By the end of a very eventful week, all staff members were back at school and Nathan was well.<br />
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Grace and Peace,<br />
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The CarlislesThe Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-42542358130535629292013-11-19T05:51:00.001+02:002013-11-19T05:51:37.461+02:00Please Pray for Good Health During Malaria SeasonDear Family and Friends,<br />
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Malaria season is upon us. We have already had Malaria in a few staff and students at the Academy and there is a bad virus that has been making the rounds. It is this virus and not Malaria that has hit us. Nathan has been sick since Friday with fever and diarrhea. He started an antibiotic Sunday, but it seems that maybe this is a viral bug. Please pray for him and for the general health of all at the Mission and its ministries during this time.<br />
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Thank you for praying!<br />
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Grace and Peace,<br />
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The CarlislesThe Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-6888192202050265842013-11-06T23:03:00.000+02:002013-11-06T23:03:09.298+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-42526457989922789822013-10-28T06:27:00.000+02:002013-10-28T19:10:16.921+02:00Pray for Safe Delivery (Update!!)<br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">UPDATE!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Naomi Joy Floreen was born around 6:30 PM Malawi time.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Please join with the Floreens in giving thanks!</span><br />
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Dear Family and Friends,<br />
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Rachel Floreen, the wife of the assistant pastor at our church here, is in labor with their second child. (The Floreens are the ones that looked after me in June when Scharlie and the kids had to travel on to the States.) Matt and Rachel dropped off their three year old daughter to stay with us yesterday afternoon. (Abigail will be with us at night and some other friends during the day.) Please pray for a safe and healthy delivery of the Floreen's baby and for a good recovery for Rachel.<br />
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Grace and Peace,<br />
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Brian and ScharlieThe Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-86858289924377556242013-10-16T15:16:00.000+02:002013-10-21T00:00:07.429+02:00Please Pray for Dr. and Mrs. Chinchen's Daughter UPDATE<span style="color: blue;">UPDATE RECEIVED 20 OCTOBER, 2013</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">(This was sent out by Mrs. Laura Chinchen)</span><br />
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recovery and we are so thankful. There are two emails below – one from
Paul and one from Ashley. Annabelle should be released<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj">Monday</span>.
She will have an IV and the hosptial will send a nurse to check on her once a
day to change the IV and check on her for 5-7 days. … <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>At this time she will attempt to
finish the semester at Biola. We are thankful for Annabelle’s progress
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On Monday this week, Dr. Paul Chinchen flew to LA to be with his second daughter Annabelle. Annabelle is a Junior at BIOLA University. She is at the UCLA hospital with bacterial meningitis. She is currently taking 4 antibiotics and her situation has been called "severe" by the doctors there. <br />
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Please pray for Annabelle and the rest of her family. Mrs. Chinchen is here with the three younger children. The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-54821594103199816542013-09-19T22:25:00.000+02:002013-09-20T06:22:11.963+02:00Academy Teacher has Bad Concussion UPDATEDear Friends and Family,<br />
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This evening after working out with another Academy teacher, Christine Givens fell and hit her head. I am unclear of exactly what happened. After falling, she began complaining of headaches and eventually vomited. A doctor was consulted and he advised that Dr. Chinchen have her taken immediately to the diagnostic side of the ABC Clinic for a a cat scan.<br />
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Please pray for Christine. I will update when I have more information.<br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Please give thanks! Christine's scan did not show anything to be concerned by!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Thank you for praying!</span>The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-16172099757819947202013-09-16T20:53:00.001+02:002013-09-16T20:53:17.615+02:00Prayer UpdatesMy sister in-law, Rachel, delivered a healthy little boy at 7:03 CST on Thursday, 12 September! Ezra Matthew Carlisle weighed 7 lbs and 11 oz and was 20" long. I was post some pictures later. As of Monday night Malawi time, mother and baby are well. Please pray for my brother and his family as the adjust to the rhythms of having a newborn again.<br />
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Continue to pray for Kinglsey Kaponda and his family on the death of his sister last week.<br />
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I received an text on Saturday that one of the fathers in the school, I taught the daughter last year in 6th Grade, was shot two times as he was trying to enter the gate to his house. He was shot in the shoulder and chin on Friday night and was taken to South Africa. He has stabilized and is doing better. Mrs. Mphwiyo went to SA with her husband while Pauline, 7th, and Paul, 4th, are staying with friends here in Lilongwe. Give thanks that the father's life was spared and that he was able to be taken to SA to receive care. I will update on his condition as I have information. I saw the children first thing this morning and their spirits seemed quite bright, given the circumstances.<br />
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Thank you for praying.The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-40831616081558357302013-09-13T00:53:00.001+02:002013-09-13T00:53:29.270+02:00Please PrayI apologise for the long silence! We will try to remedy that soon.<br />
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Please pray for my brother's family: Rachel may be having or already has had the baby by the time I post this.<br />
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Pray for our friend Kingsley Kaponda. Kingsley's older brother was killed just over a year ago and his just older sister just died after a long bout with TB.<br />
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We hope to post some pictures and get an update out soon.<br />
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Grace and Peace,<br />
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The Malawi CarlislesThe Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-20784335135702432432013-08-09T15:40:00.001+02:002013-08-09T15:40:31.313+02:00Arrived Safely Back to LilongweDear Family and Friends,<br />
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Thank you so much for your prayers! We arrived back at the ABC Campus about 2 PM. There were friendly faces to meet us at the airport and bring us back to House #8. The kids all travelled very well. Gwen and Samuel have barely been inside, there are out playing with friends and Nathan just fell asleep. The trip was long and we are tired, please pray for us there.<br />
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Grace and Peace,<br />
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Brian, Scharlie, Gwen, Samuel and NathanThe Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-48110515410782679232013-07-09T02:17:00.001+02:002013-07-09T02:17:34.268+02:00Contact Information Here are the phone numbers that we can be reached at while Stateside.<br />
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Brian: (803) 412-5527<br />
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Scharlie (803) 379-1865The Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-57476763967630171062013-07-03T03:56:00.001+02:002013-07-03T03:56:51.577+02:00Back Safely with FamilyDear Family and Friends,<br />
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Thank you so much for praying for me and my family. I am still taking antibiotics twice a day for another week. I cannot tell you how relieved I was to be picked up by Scharlie, Gwen and Samuel at the airport in Charlotte.<br />
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Please continue to pray for regaining of strength for me but also for recovery--spiritual, physical, emotional, mental--for our whole family. The last year was difficult in many ways and we are in need of being renewed at each level.<br />
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I look forward to seeing many of you in the coming weeks. I believe that we are going to get some cell phone numbers soon and I will post those here when that happens. We can be reached at (803) 628-5815 and via email of course.<br />
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What a blessing it is to be a part of the Body of Christ!<br />
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Grace and Peace,<br />
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Brian, Scharlie, Gwen, Samuel and NathanThe Malawi Carlisleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322874102870509893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002543321714493622.post-78015054500473957252013-06-20T15:14:00.000+02:002013-06-20T15:14:06.190+02:00Coming HomeDear Family and Friends,<br />
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I apologize for not being in better contact these last few months. I would first of all like to say thank you for all of the incredible generosity that is allowing us to fly home for seven weeks tomorrow! It would not have been possible with out your help. We do not take it for granted! We are so looking forward to our time with many of you.<br />
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Please for us. Travel is never easy. Brian came down with Typhoid fever, or something similar to it on Monday night. He has received two antibiotics via IV and is given two weeks more to take with him. The Dr. advised that he wait for another flight next week if he could, however, there are none available. We were going to let Scharlie and the kids go and I would join later. There was not even one ticket available. So the Dr said that he would not prevent me from flying as scheduled, but it would be quite unpleasant for me.<br />
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Also, I have been no help to Scharlie and she has had to take me to and from the hospital and stay with me there. (She is sure to be cannonized soon!) Pray for her and she finishes packing. She also has one school related task to finish up in the States and Brian has a few small ones and one BIG one.<br />
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Pray that our packing and last minute stuff goes well this afternoon and evening. Pray for Brian and Nathan as they fly tomorrow with the rest of us.<br />
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Grace and Peace,<br />
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The Carlisles<br />
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