BTN Newsletter - April 09
Date: April 14th 2009
Newsletter - April 2009
Let's Build the Nations by doing good wherever we can!
BTN took food to an orphans village in Zimbabwe and helped repair their water tank. We also helped train teachers in the village's preschool. The preschool has requested our help in supplying and erecting a co-ordination and development mini playground, so please pray that we will be able to do this in July this year.
Clockwise from left:
Children with food given by BTN; assisting with teacher training; repairing water tower.
Soccer: The Universal Language
Soccer is one language that every African speaks. Please pray for our soccer outreach tournament to be held later this year in the township, reaching out to the local boys. We expect great interest and the boys to have a lot of fun!
Inspiring Zambian Educators
BTN's Brad Palmer went to Lusaka, Zambia to speak at the national ACE Educator's Convention to train and encourage the Christian teachers. The attendees left the convention excited to continue the Lord's work and built up in their faith.
Relief to the Poor in Mozambique
BTN sent a team to Chicumbane, Mozambique with food and gifts for the church there over the Easter weekend, taking Christ, the reason for the season, to the people. The team also gave food to many poor households in the surrounding rural areas.
With our repeated visits to Chicumbane, we are beginning to create relationships with the church team there. The seeds we are sowing are quite literally 'bearing fruit' - one of the men gave us a watermelon grown from the seeds that we had previously given him! He was rejoicing in the harvest that had come in.
We were especially blessed when on the way back we stopped to give a young lad some sweets. But before we were able to give them to him, he smiled joyfully and handed us a watermelon! Never before has this happened, and we can see the people's gratitude returning to us. It touched our hearts to receive such a sincere gift.
Images from
Mozambique:
| Young child
enjoying an Easter egg we gave him |
Reaping a
harvest: we receive a watermelon from seeds we supplied |
Packing food
to give to the poor in rural areas |
Grateful boy
giving a watermelon to the team |
Pray for the Work of
BTN
We need more
volunteers to help in the school, with community outreaches, and
with missions projects. Please also agree with us as we trust the Lord for
another vehicle and equipment to cope with our work. Pray for God's guidance as
we receive new requests for help, and the Lord's continual provision to
maintain and complete the base in Limpopo.
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