We thank you for being faithful to pray! Here are some areas
that we would request prayer for:
1. The
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.
2. Laurie
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.
3. Ashley
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.
4. There
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.
5. This
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.
6. Our
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.
Grace and Peace,
Brian, Scharlie, Gwen, Samuel and Nathan
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