Wednesday, April 20, 2011

WMBCMALAWI2011 Team

The ladies are: Alice Whitman(insert),
Sara Neufeld, Lydia Giesbrecht, Gloria Mathies, Naomi Klassen, Joy Thielman, and Judith Voth. God is doing some great things as we plan, prepare, and bond. We covet your prayers since we are also experiencing challenges: personally and in fundraising .
God is faithful in and through it all. For this we are grateful.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

God's Surprise

Hi. Well, our team of 6 has met several times to become acquainted, go over details of the trip, and bond as sistas. To my very pleasant surprise, I received an email from Joy who had initially said (when I called her as a reference for one of our team members) that she would come at the drop of a hat if she had the $5,000. We warmly welcome Joy to our team! Well, the money has been provided AND she is now one of us. We will all be together for our first team meeting (Alice joins us via Skype) tomorrow. Yeah!
Folks, please pray for us. The closer we get to departure date (3 1/2 months), the more Satan wants to use his tools of discouragement, family issues, extra financial burdens, etc. to make us question whether we are really supposed to go. I have been so blessed to work through a book on spiritual warfare, the theme which will be used for our morning devotions while in Lilongwe. Yes, we ARE fighting a real battle but we also know who has the victory, and that is Jesus Christ. We want to put on our armour and claim it daily - now and in Malawi.