Summer Recap

The summer break has been tremendous. Here is a short summary of some of the activities:

July 1-8 – We had a team of 14 from Faith Baptist come and visit and do ministry with us. It was a very encouraging and rewarding time for us and we pray it was for them as well. We visited a few different ministries and they were really excited about working with Kellen and Becca Hiroto and the ministry they oversee, Bright Vision. It was great getting to visit with friends from Wichita Falls and show them what we do in Malawi! We pray for a continued partnership and people to continually come back and visit! There were too many highlights to name all of them, but I will mention one. We went to the prison (because of the fuel shortage we were not able to go on a mobile clinic) the last full day the group was here. On the men’s side Josh preached the gospel boldly to a group of maybe 75. He painted a beautiful picture of how Jesus is the only way to be truly free and He died and rose for each one of us. When he finished, about 20 men prayed to receive Christ as their personal Lord and Savior and it was a truly amazing time! What a joy to serve a living God who cares about those in prison in Lilongwe, Malawi!

Carson’s mom, Kelley, was here from May 6-July 10 and it was a wonderful getting to spend so much time with her. She loved on some of the babies we were taking care of from Crisis Nursery, did some mobile clinics with Carson, made some yummy salads, and a million other things while she was here. It was good to spend time with her and let her get a glimpse of what we do at ABC.

Jeff’s dad, Greg, was here from July 13-August 8. We were somewhat limited in our traveling because of a current fuel crisis. It was great getting to see him and spend so much time just hanging out. We went to the prison to watch a soccer match and share the gospel, went to a village and stayed the night and Jeff preached in the church on Sunday, and of course he loved on babies from Crisis Nursery! He was also able to meet the student that he sponsored last year and that was a great experience.

With all of our visitors we received tons of gifts/goodies that are not necessities but very nice to have! If you helped get those things, we really appreciate it! We have enjoyed having goodies from the States very much and our friends here are also very thankful as we share with them (since we are spoiled and you guys sent us so much)! We are also grateful for all the gifts for the ministries we do here. We got new soccer uniforms and balls, 21 new Christian Education books for the College library (which is an area that is desperately lacking), and new volleyballs and basketballs! We also received handmade quilts for Crisis Nursery. And the list goes on and on of all the things that were sent with the team from Faith and our parents. We are truly grateful and humbled by your response to our wants/needs!

We love you all!

Because of Jesus,

Jeff and Carson