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Dear Friends,

Where’s the beef?!?!  It has been a frustrating time for consumers of beef in Malawi this past month.   Malawi ’s beef stock has been declared unfit for consumption due to the ongoing issue of “Hoof and Mouth Disease”.  All the beef was pulled off the shelves in stores across Malawi for a period of a week and a half.  It appeared again briefly for about a week and then it disappeared again.  It is amazing how much you crave a juicy hamburger when you can’t have one.  We are not a huge beef-eating family but when it is unavailable, you seem to want it more than usual.  Hopefully, the issue can be resolved quickly.  

Overseas, we have also been hit very hard with the devaluation of the Canadian dollar.  Our salary and ministry budget is now about 76% of what it was some months ago.  Please remember to pray for missionaries around the world who are trying to manage their ministry and personal finances during this economic crisis.  We have heard that the cost of fuel in Canada is low again.  Just in comparison, our fuel in Malawi is now costing us $2.28 per litre.  It is a difficult time for many missionaries who are trying to stretch their budgets to last until the end of the month

Thank you to everyone who prayed for us after our car accident a month ago.  Both Jesse and Kerry were in some discomfort for a few weeks but they are both well.  Sadly, the car is still not repaired due to the incompetence of the police.  We have submitted the necessary quotations to the insurance company and the only remaining requirement is an accident report from the police.  We are checking daily and they still haven’t managed to type the report.  We have been advised to supply the paper and it may be completed quicker.  Ah Malawi !

There is nothing new to report regarding Glen’s car accident from May 2006.  It remains with the courts and may remain there forever at this rate!  

Yesterday, Seth was playing by the wood shed and spotted a snake slithering up the wall.  He quickly went for help and we managed to kill it.  We are not sure of the species but with the number of children on our property, we never like to take a chance.  If you can recognize the type of snake, please let us know.  

We have just finished two weeks of poor health in our home.  We started with a stomach virus that had us down for a week and then were hit with a bad head cold and fever.  We are thankful to be out of bed again.  We feel that we should be the healthiest family at Chris tmas time as we have had EVERYTHING!  

With Much Love and Thanks,
Glen and Kerry Halliwell  
PAOC Malawi  
PAOC Malawi