Today (Friday) we traveled to such a village to preach the Gospel at an outreach service hosted by our FLM Africa church. The village of Nkotamu is a border town located at the southern most point of Malawi. Mozambique is literally a stone’s throw away. After 4 hours of travel through precipitous mountain ranges and deeply rutted dirt roads, we were welcomed to the church by the unmistakable sound of goatskin drums and traditional Malawian music.
After a wonderful display music and worship, Dave spoke a message that centered on the story of Jesus and the women at the well. Eyes were focused and hearts were open during the entire message. God’s Word penetrated the hearts of the people. When the invitation was given, nearly 40 men and women prayed to receive Jesus Christ. The pastor and church leaders were thrilled at the response of those who needed Jesus. In addition, the pastor felt like the meeting was a great encouragement to his church. After the service ended we had the opportunity to spend more than an hour talking and meeting the people. We had an amazing day in Nkotamu.
On Thursday, we ministered in the village of Jeliati (Malawi). The church in Jeliati was planted just 6 years ago and has more than 300 people attending today. For more than 5 ½ years the church held their worship services under 3 large shade trees because they did not have enough money to build a church building. Because of the generosity of God’s people in the USA, on Thursday we held our outreach service in their brand new church building. Throughout the service and throughout the day the people expressed their thankfulness for their new building. We praise God for the fact that during the outreach service, between 40 and 50 people responded to the message and said yes to the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.
Thank you for your continued prayers. We are trusting God for the salvation of many and the encouragement of each of church we minister to during this time of outreach.
–Sean Patrick
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