Gospel News — Sep-Dec 2013

NEWS FROM BROTHERS & SISTERS

God.' These three subjects he taught were a great blessing to all of us believers, and we would like him to come again to continue with more lessons. But he said that he came from far away. Indeed, from Salima to Nsanje District he crosses five Districts.

He brought five Chichewa Bibles and one carton of 20 books of Chichewa entitled Mfundo, Zoonadi, Zeni Zeni Za, Bukhu, Lopatuwk. Alas, many were complaining that these Chichewa Bibles and books were too few to be shared amongst us all.

We have many people who have just received Christ as their personal Saviour very recently, but need to be baptised.

KASUNGU

Thanks a lot for the great job you are doing around the world. Let God through His mercy provide you everything to make it possible for the Gospel to reach every corner of the world.

I am making preparations for the Malawi School Certificate of Education (M.S.C.E.). I ask for your prayers that I may pass, in all subjects I need to pass Bible knowledge with a credit. As `God gives to those who knock', please assist me in prayers that it may be done. The books we are studying from the Bible are Acts of the Apostles, Luke and the book of Isaiah.

MALENGA CHANZI

I have been preaching to 25 Muslims for sometime here and am pleased to report that another Ecclesia has been established and some Muslims have also been baptised and we have built a grass shelter. I and my wife Cathy did some further preaching in the area and some open air preaching in which I used the Chichewa Bible Basics, which many of them like and find easy to understand. There are many Muslims in this area as it was once a centre of the slave trade, they do not believe in the Trinity which is a problem we have to overcome with orthodox Christians.

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MTENTHELA

When Christ commissioned his disciples to the serious work of evangelizing, spreading the gospel of the Kingdom, he told them, `Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be you therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves.' (Matt.10:16) He also promised, `Lo, I am with you always.' (Matt.28:20).

It is apparent that the wolf-like and hawk-like society around us is not a friend to grace. We are in enemy territory and can expect rejection and hatred from the sinful world around us. The power of sin seeks to overwhelm us, but John writes, `He that is in you is greater than he who is in the world.' (1John 4:4) By the grace of God we can be lamb- like and dove-like. Although the brother or sister is defenceless standing alone, he is well defended as God protects and preserves him. (Matt.10:17-31).

SALIMA

I should go again to Bangula in Nsanje District, as soon as possible, Set backs are that, travelling and postage costs are so exhorbitant and prohibitive due to devaluation and floatation of our local currency. However, this will not stop me from travelling, because I know these are the last days, And the Gospel of the Kingdom, needs to be spread everywhere before the end of this world.[Math 24 v 19].

NEWS FROM NIGERIA

ABA

It is always on my mind to write, but one thing or other takes my mind away from doing that.

Aba Ecclesia is progressing well in their propagation of the Truth. For some years now we have been conducting a 30-minute Radio broadcasting programme of the Truth every Saturday. It is financially a co-sponsored programme with C.B.M. The Evangelical group on the other side