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January 2012 Newsletter

David — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:10 +0000

GOD IS FAITHFUL!!! The last few months have been quite the journey, as we have been going through the process of applying to have our TEP (Temporary Employment Permit) renewed. It seems that everything that could have possibly gone “off the rails” in the process of applying for this permit, did in fact go off the rails (from hold ups with David’s passport renewal to new forms and processes on the Malawian side that suddenly appeared overnight). But despite it all, our God has shown Himself faithful, and in the end it has all worked out!… (read more in the .pdf below)

January Newsletter

David — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:59:18 +0000

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We are very thankful for God’s love and strength during 2011 and we are looking forward to great things in 2012. New Year’s Day we worshipped at Capital City Pentecostal Church and were challenged to step out and do what seems impossible!

December has been a great month! We missed our family, but we are thankful for good friends, the Purdy’s (PAOC missionaries running the Bible College in Lilongwe) and Leuw’s (new missionaries working with Lifeline Malawi) who joined us for Christmas day!

…read more via the .pdf below

December 2011 Newsletter

Darren — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:51:53 +0000

MERRY CHRISTMAS! So hard to believe it is time to celebrate our Saviour’s birth again! But so thankful that He came!

November was a very busy month for Connie in Canada – passports, missions conventions, graduation and moving of our youngest daughter to Thunder Bay. It was great that Connie was able to visit 7 churches in the month that she was there!

David remained at VOH to keep things going. Jones, our child protection offer was still off recuperating from his hip surgery.

(read more via the .pdf below)

October 2011 Newsletter

David — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:05:05 +0000

October has been another month filled with many answers to prayer!

Jones Mwengo, our Child Protection Officer, had hip surgery and it went very well! His recovery is going faster than anticipated and he surprised us by coming into the office today! He will be back with us full time in 3 weeks. Please continue to pray for a speedy recovery. We need him at Village of Hope!

(…read the rest of the newsletter via the .pdf file below)

September 2011 Newsletter

David — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:53:49 +0000

PRAISE THE LORD! Lilongwe Hope Academy, the primary school at VOH is officially open! We received approval for the school from the Ministry of Education the day before it was scheduled to open – God always answers prayer just in time! (read more in our .pdf newsletter below)

August 2011

Darren — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:56:57 +0000

Our most exciting news this month is that we hired three teachers for our new school, Lilongwe Hope Academy! They were so excited that they all wanted to started work the day after they were hired, much earlier than just a week before school started. They have been busy preparing their lessons and are enthusiastically looking forward to the start of the school year in September… (read more below)

July 2011

David — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:29:23 +0000

What a busy, exciting month July has been! Amid frequent power outages, severe diesel and petrol shortages, political protests and riots we have been so blessed. Our children, Kara & David and Lindy arrived mid-month, along with their friend from Thailand, Jessica Pellowe.

Lindy is here completing her final placement in her Physician Assistant program at Baylor HIV/Aids Clinic (where several of our children receive treatment), so she has been off to work every day. Each time she comes to VOH, her doctor skills are put to use. Thanks for being a blessing, Lindy! … (read more of our newsletter below)

June 2011 Newsletter

David — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:10:09 +0000

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths”.

The last couple of months have been a real challenge for us –physically and in our work – but we have been leaning on these verses and God has remained faithful! God IS blessing and leading the Village of Hope… (read more via the .pdf below)

May 2011 Newsletter

David — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:07:44 +0000

Praise God! We are very excited to report that we now have eight fully occupied homes! That is 65 children (our oldest child, Asha, is at boarding school). Village of Hope is a very lively place filled with happy children…. (read more via the .pdf below)

Newsletter – April 2011

Darren — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:40:28 +0000

March…where did that go? The month, well, marched in, raced by, and marched out! In spite of the pace, we are constantly showered with many blessings by God…. (to read our newsletter, see the .pdf below, or after the jump for our .rss readers).