Halliwells in Malawi July 2010

Dear Friends,  

We hope that you are enjoying a beautiful summer of warmth, family and friends.  Malawi is now in the winter season and we are enjoying some cooler weather!  

As many of you heard, we had a fire at the church in May and the damage was extensive.  We were officiating a wedding in another location at the time so we literally went from the altar to the fire!  Black smoke was flooding out of the windows and we feared the worst.  Glen had to put on an oxygen mask and take a flash light to lead the fire team to where the fire originated.  It was an electrical fault in the office area so all of our office equipment was destroyed.  There was much water damage as the firemen blasted water into the sanctuary before we arrived and could show them where the fire was likely coming from.  It took a lot of hard work and cooperation from many people in the congregation but we were back in our church again within three weeks.  It was such a sad sight on the day 0f the fire as the street kids lined up outside the premises and watched the smoke billow out of the windows.  City Pentecostal Church is their sanctuary and they were very pleased when their Sunday School resumed in June.  

Not long after the fire, Kerry came down with pneumonia which set us back for a few weeks again!  Sometimes you feel that you are walking through a valley and May and June seemed to be just that.  We thank God that He is always with us even in the valleys and is ready to lead us up the next mountain again.  

We are very thankful that the Fountain of Life ministry has now branched out into the local government schools.  Our representatives go into the schools and speak with the girls about rape and the issues surrounding this terrible tragedy.  Many girls are opening up and receiving the care and counsel that they need.  We are also at the main hospital once a week helping with the cases that come in.  Please continue to pray for this vital ministry.  

The job skills training centre that is called “Samaritan’s Trust” is also going forward.  We now have a volunteer who works in the morning teaching sewing/tailoring and we also have a young man teaching guitar building to the street kids.  It is a wonderful opportunity for the street kids to learn a trade.   

Thank you again for remembering us every month.  Your prayers are vital to helping us through our valleys!  

With Love,  

Glen and Kerry Halliwell
PAOC Malawi