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History of Malawi
Work (1991-1997) |
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(Faith & Victory :
September 1998) |
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In 1991, Bro. Failos Namaozongo, of Malawi, Central Africa, became
acquainted with Faith Publishing House through our literature. And
as a result he established contact with us.
Bro. Failos has the oversight of 10 congregations in Malawi and 13
congregations in the neighboring country of Mozambique. In 1996 he
requested that someone from the States visit them, so Bros. Bob
Sallee and Michael Smith traveled to Malawi in August of that year.
They found a people hungry for the simple gospel message but
possessing very few Bibles.
In July of 1997, Bro. Bob Sallee returned to Malawi with his
daughter, Sis. Karen. During the Monark Springs National camp
meeting, word was received that Sis. Karen had contracted malaria
and was very sick. General prayer sessions were held on the camp
grounds, and prayer chains were formed. The throne of heaven was
inundated with hundreds of petitions. Bro. Bob's wife, Sis. Irma,
and Bro. Michael Smith quickly obtained plane tickets and flew to
Blantyre, Malawi, to be with them.
It was a huge undertaking to get Sis. Karen home, but when Bro. Bob
and Sis. Karen's scheduled flight back to the States arrived in
Oklahoma City, they were on it. Every step of the way God
miraculously intervened to provide their needs, but the battle
wasn't over. Karen continued to suffer with severe chills and fever.
The saints held on to God, praying constantly throughout the nights.
In the face of death, God sent life and brought her through. Her
life is an icon of the love and mercy of a faithful God. As of this
date, she has no reoccurring symptoms such as many victims of
malaria experience.
The crops in Malawi failed in 1997, and the congregations were in
dire need of help. The saints responded with donations, and on March
15, 1998, Bro. Bob Sallee returned to Africa to take humanitarian
aid to the Malawi congregations.
Several days after returning to the States he exhibited flu-like
symptoms, and though many prayers were prayed, on April 11, God took
him home. The sickness was later confirmed to be malaria. This was a
tragic loss to the Print Shop, to the Church in general, and
especially to his wife, Sis. Irma, and their children. We are
convinced that the full benefit of this sacrifice is yet to be
reaped.
--Bro. Wayne Murphey |
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