“I’ll appreciate the saints’ prayers for paper work for the trailer.”
He also has an upcoming trip to Kasungu about the container and requests prayer for that.
Brother Goodson says: “There is a lot happening here at the site. Also, there is also the work with Anna and the Bible studies. We need to be praying for these things so that this work for the Lord will go well.”
Note: Brother Goodson is kept very busy supervising the ongoing building project as well as construction of a house for Anna nearby. He does this work faithfully and diligently while also managing to keep several Bible studies going on site.
Bro Harold is planning to travel to Lilongwe and on to Kasungu shortly to try to sort out a problem in our literature storage container there. It has an infestation of chiswe (white ants).
The container has subsided due to heavy rains, enabling the chiswe to enter. It needs to be raised and repositioned on concrete pillars to keep it off the ground. White ants are very destructive and could quickly destroy our literature stocks.
Kasungu is approximately 1000Km round-trip. Soaring costs of fuel mean that Harold is keen to accomplish as much as possible on this trip. He asks that we pray for travelling mercies and that he will not only be able to sort out the white ant problem, but that he will be able to make the trip profitable in other ways.
Please pray for Bro Harold’s health. He has had a recurrence of the back pain he suffers from time to time. In conversation with Stephen, it transpires that Harold has been carrying rocks from a nearby mountain to build a security wall around the new house he is constructing.
Wati reminds us that many of the builders and other workers at Saidi regularly attend Goodson’s weekly adult bible study. This is really encouraging to see.
Most are unsaved, so please pray for their salvation, and for the growth of those who do know the Lord.
Wati reminds us to please continue to pray for the women who recent completed the skills training at Dzaleka.
Our aim was to equip them to earn an honest living to help lift them from the poverty trap which often leads to prostitution and other vice. Pray for wisdom as we go forward – to know how best to help further as they try to establish small businesses. Especially pray that the the investment in their physical needs will lead to even further opportunities to bring the Gospel to them and their families.
Anna requests prayer for continued direction, clarity and grace as she eases back into normal life after her recent difficulties.
We are so thankful for the safe and speedy arrival of a pallet of security equipment we airfreighted out just after Easter.
Pray with us as we endeavour to get this installed as quickly as possible.
Please remember Anna’s mom, Heidi Vallance, who will be travelling to Malawi this week. It’s a very long journey and she will appreciate our prayers for safe and trouble-free travel.
It’s almost exactly one month since the robbery and assault. As well as remembering Heidi as she travels, please continue to pray:
Please continue to pray for resolution of our vehicle-related issues.
We are very thankful that the Land Cruiser has not given any serious trouble on this trip. However, there have been some electrical issues which need sorted.
More importantly, we still need to complete legal formalities following our purchase of the vehicle, almost 3 years ago. Harold has been trying to liaise with “S”, the mechanic we bought the car from, but so far has not managed to complete the transaction.
“S” is the same mechanic who has been dragging his heels regarding the repair of Stephen’s Isuzu pickup. It has been off the road for a similar length of time.
Harold has an arrangement to meet “S” on Monday morning – please pray that he will keep his word.
