Tag: truth
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House on a Rock & Neighborhood on a Hill
9th July 2024 It was something Gracious had said yesterday as a few of us talked about the disparity between the number of single young men in the congregation and single young women to potentially marry. Besides the fact that there are quite a few more young men, these youth have grown up together and…
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A Quick Dash to Blantyre
7th – 8th July 2024 4am came very quickly. And for some reason so did the turn off the M1 highway towards the airport entrance. Cephas and George got us there safely and in plenty of time. I’ll admit, we were a little too early, but better that than being too late. After putting our…
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Sabbath Rest
6th July 2024 Today marks 60 years since Malawi became an independent nation. I did hear a few celebrations going on around us last night as I was awake, trying to read, trying not to sleep. The power went out in the middle of the night but for some reason that’s when the our minds…
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We Are For Peace
I opened my eyes and wondered why it was unusually dark inside our bedroom. We had begun closing the shade to help keep the cold wind outside and any warmth inside. The winters in Amman were colder than we had anticipated, although we hadn’t yet seen any snowfall. I couldn’t imagine that city in the…
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To Zehab and Home Again
August 27th-28th, 2023 “Lewis! Let’s go climb that hill!” I heard Nick’s voice clearly through the heavy wooden door. I had woken up just moments before after finally falling back asleep. We had talked about climbing the hill just in front of the church property, but I wasn’t sure if we should. I figured we’d…
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Gathered for the Sabbath in Blantyre
August 26th, 2023 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on My holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy day of the Lord honorable, and shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words, then you shall…
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Guitar Shops in Blantyre
August 24th, 2023 Nearly out of the instant coffee we brought from the US, and not quite willing to spend money on the ridiculously expensive instant coffee in the grocery stores (or to settle for the cheaper version mixed with chicory), Nick and I opted for some locally-grown coffee. When it comes to coffee, fresher…
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Chilobwe, Church History, Jungle Pepper
August 23rd, 2023 The rain that fell in Blantyre while Cyclone Freddy sat above had very disastrous effects. As the rain continued to fall, the soil on the top and sides of Mount Soche (and other mountains that surround the city) began to loosen. In the middle of the night as the residents of Chilobwe…
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Malawi Ministerial Conference
August 22nd, 2023 One of the tasks I had hoped to accomplish on this trip was to hold a mini ministerial conference in Malawi. I had hopes of also including the pastor of Zimbabwe, Mabasa Chichaya, but the timing didn’t work out well. He is currently overseeing the work done on the new property there…