I love Malawi

Hello friends! I need a vehicle!  

I live in one of the poorest areas of Malawi and by owning a vehicle, I am able to contribute to the place that I work. I live 3 hours from the nearest Airport and nearest shopping centres. I often help out by driving people to and from the city for a variety of reasons. I also voluntarily drive visitors, staff and children to our local feeding programs, the local outdoor market, the hospital, sports games and to local ministry opportunities.

We live in very extreme temperatures, in the summer times, we experience days up to 46 degrees Celsius, humidity and flooding in other seasons. In these conditions, trucks deterioriate quickly and need a lot of attention, love and maintenance. It is important to have a vehicle that is safe and road worthy, so that, we don't always have to maintain our "road side patience".  I have spent the last few years on and "off of the road".  I often offer and make it possible for others to combine our trips to get to "the big city".

I am also a youth worker, providing youth programs on wednesday and friday nights. In the future, I hope to be able to visit our youth who attend boarding high schools in locations from and upto 3-5hrs away.

God is so faithful.   A few nights ago I was studying with a precious 13 year old girl who has been praying that God makes her smarter, so she can succeed and pass her exams.  Her heart's desire is to be able to earn for herself in the future.  So anyway after the session, I was turning out the light and getting ready to do night time prayers when she said, "aunty, how does that song go that you sing to us, the one about jesus... and soul?" I replied, "is it the one that goes like this... Jesus, lover of my soul, Jesus, I will never let you go... I love you, I need you?"  She said, "yes, that one, can you write the words for me on this paper?"  I was interested in knowing why she wanted it, so I asked, "how come you want the words?" She said, "I want to sing it too."  Deeply moved that God had been using this song to impact her and she didn't even know all the words, I quickly wrote it down and then went to turn out the light again... and this cute voice from her bunk bed said, "what is miry clay and why does he put us on a rock?"  So I explained that miry clay is like getting stuck in the deepest, thickest mud you can imagine and you can't get out yourself.. but Jesus pulls out, God puts on the Rock to save us from all the dirt in our lives.   "Ok, thank you Aunty, have good dreams, goodnight."  

After a difficult year personally, this sweet, sweet voice of a young girl reminds me of God's gentleness and love for us, not only that, but how He moves and works in the most incredible ways.  Ways that can't be orchestrated by us.. We are called to follow Him and love His children.  He doesn't leave us and He uses us amazingly, when we don't even know it!!!  After singing that song to His girls for the last 4.5 years at bedtimes, the sweetest question is asked like music to my ears and Jesus blows my mind away, yet again.  She wanted the words to a song, so she can sing it to her Jesus.  

I learned "Jesus, lover of my soul" from a camp leader when I was little.  She used to sing us to bed with it and I carried it over to here.  It is the most requested bedtime song from the girls, it's a love song to our Jesus.  His aroma is sweet and lovely to our girls.  Please keep praying that they will continue their love song with Jesus.  

Jesus, Lover of my soul, Jesus, I will never let you go You’ve taken me from the miry clay You've set my feet upon the Rock, and now i know I love you, I need you, Though my world may fall, I’ll never let you go My Saviour, my closest friend, I will worship you until the very end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mJFFrVnczE