• Pray that God’s Word would find good ground in the hearts of the three to four hundred that attend.

FEEDING THE VULNERABLE

The church has undertaken to deliver food to the faithful widows, orphans and the sick on a limited basis. This has been a source of great blessing as we help the less fortunate.

CLEAN WATER

Water kiosks supplying council water have been built within the compounds but unfortunately payment to water-sellers is so paltry that the kiosks remain closed.

We are supplementing two young men’s incomes who are keeping three kiosks open so that the people can have access to this water. The kiosks have presented good opportunities to witness.

AFTERNOON SPORTS

Some of our young adults who have a burden for the youth have started playing football and netball on a few afternoons per week. Some of the afternoons include a short devotional time.

CHURCH THIEF.

It is possible to have church mice, so why not a church thief?

Most of you know about the theft from our church some months ago. Our main suspect is a man who came to church for the last time on the Friday before the theft. He has since disappeared but we do know that he offered some of our goods for sale prior to running away.

With the love offerings of some churches we now have a very thief-proof (20 locks) building.

Thanks for all your prayers.

NEW BUILDING.

The inside of the building is now so much more workable but the rooms and main hall requires filling in with shelves, cupboards etc.

Our aim this year will be to plaster and paint walls and to fit shelving, cupboards etc into some rooms.

John, while he was still around, managed to obtain about 50 old desk frames for the church.

The frames have been repainted and we now are in the process of screwing in wooden seats and tops. These will go into Sunday School rooms.

Little by little we are landscaping the ground around the church. As we clear an area we encourage the younger children to play on the new patch to flatten it.

FAMILY NEWS.

• 1.-- Johan and Kerry, Bryan and Sunshine are about to give us two new grandchildren.

Praise the LORD.

• 2.-- John is settling into the city routine. His apprentiship is falling into place.

• 3-- Both Wendy and I have had bouts of malaria but we are well now

• Thank you for much needed prayers.

Mwaba is the young man (14) who could not leave his house for over three years. He is now coming regularly to church and has introduced some of his relatives and friends into the church. He is still weak but coming along. Mwaba is still living with a colostomy bag but LORD willing will be having another operation in June to assess whether to reattach his colon.

Mwaba is thankful to the LORD for his life

PRAY:

• -- Mr and Mrs Chanda (Eneless’s parents) recently professed Christ as their Saviour.

• -- Some of our long standing Young Adults have been experimenting in smoking and not keeping separate from the world.

THE GOSPEL TO AFRICA

Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I send it.

Col 4:3 “.... praying also for us, that God would open a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, .....”

Thank you all for your prayers,

David and Wendy Kaufmann

Future Projects as LORD provides:

1. Plastering and painting of walls.
2. Making various rooms usable by constructing shelves, bookcases, benches etc
3. Cementing in the well walls.
4. Storage tank for water
5. Completion of drainage and construction of manholes on completed drainage
6. Landscaping the grounds
7. Construction of a small caretakers cottage.

Thanks you again for the sacrifice of your lips to God on our behalf and your generous love offerings.

Love in Christ,
Until He comes,

David and Wendy Kaufmann.