Malawi update: They lost again... waterfalls... clean hands...

Received via email on 7/30 from Pastor John...

Family and friends,

Thanks so much for your continued prayers. They are working! We're having a great time here in Malawi.

On Monday we ministered to over 200 youth in Mzamba School. We painted, built a wall, fixed doors, gave testimonies, played soccer, and did dramas. It was great!

On Tuesday some continued the work at the Village Church and the Village Clinic. Others finished the work at Mzamba. It was a 10mile hike when going to and from Mzamba. In the afternoon on Tuesday we had a soccer match in Chigumula Village. Nearly the entire village was in attendance... several hundred. We did testimonies and dramas before the game, at halftime, and after the game. We lost the game... badly. But it was fun. When closing our time in Chigulmula we told them all about the Love of Jesus. One of the youth from Chigumula stood up and in English said, "thank you to us for coming. And that because of the testimonies he was thinking about changing the way he lives. He also said they made his heart pump faster." You could see in his face that the Spirit was working.

On Wednesday we hiked to Likhubula Falls on Mulanje Mountain (which is the 2nd highest point in Southern Africa). It was soooo beautiful! Some of our team members made the decision to be baptized near the falls. It was an extremely powerful time. Today we spent time in Ndirande, a township of 800,000 in an area close to 5 square blocks! The welcome and hospitality we were greeted with moved all of us. They served us a great meal (that cost them a lot) and washed each of our hands with buckets of water before serving us. It touched all of us.

Tomorrow we are going to Liwonde National Park - it will be our Safari day.

Saturday-Monday we'll be in the Southern Region working with an Orphanage of over 100 kids.

We won't be able to email until our return travel days. Our team hasn't been able to email much do to the busy schedule.

We are blessed and God is moving! Keep praying!

PEACE!

John