Scharlie's Grandmother Died This Morning

Dear Family and Friends,

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.

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.

Grandma Frame's birthday is on Christmas and as Gwen said, now she gets to see Jesus and share his birthday this year!


Grace and Peace,

Brian and Scharlie

RE: Matters for Praise and Prayer

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

Praise! Nathan and Staff are better.

Dear All,

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.

Grace and Peace,

The Carlisles

Please Pray for Good Health During Malaria Season

Dear Family and Friends,

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.

Thank you for praying!


Grace and Peace,

The Carlisles

Pray for Safe Delivery (Update!!)

UPDATE!!

Naomi Joy Floreen was born around 6:30 PM Malawi time.

Please join with the Floreens in giving thanks!



Dear Family and Friends,

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.


Grace and Peace,

Brian and Scharlie

Please Pray for Dr. and Mrs. Chinchen's Daughter UPDATE

UPDATE RECEIVED 20 OCTOBER, 2013
(This was sent out by Mrs. Laura Chinchen)

 Its nice to receive good news.  Annabelle is on the road to recovery and we are so thankful.  There are two emails below – one from Paul  and one from Ashley.  Annabelle should be released Monday.  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. …  At this time she will attempt to finish the semester at Biola.  We are thankful for Annabelle’s progress (she should make a full recovery), thankful for all our friends, family and churches prayers and thankful for good friends willing to help.  Praise the Lord for he is faithful!

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.

Please pray for Annabelle and the rest of her family. Mrs. Chinchen is here with the three younger children.