These are just a few pictures of the progress of Hope for the Future Elementary School in Kachere. Men are working on the footing and foundation and very soon we shall see some walls coming up! Praise the Lord!
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Vacation 2016
Every year we are trying to schedule a short vacation with the family, usually right after I return from the States. The weather is perfect for it and we find ourselves to need that time together, especially after the separation and the whole year of work.
Nothing is probably as beautiful here as Lake Malawi, an African Great Lake located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. Lake Malawi is the 9th largest in the world, and the 3rd largest in Africa. As far as its depth, it is the 2nd in Africa. Where it excels is at the number of species of fish it is home to, which is more than any other lake in the world! Among other species of fish, it also has more than 1,000 species of cichlids, the vast majority being found nowhere else in the world. I remember last year, when I visited the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA, and I found they were proudly displaying a tank with some of these colorful fish of Lake Malawi.
The area where we stayed is called Cape Maclear, probably because the waters there are so crystal clear. When we did the snorkeling, we were able to see all the thousands of colors these fishes have. It truly is an amazing place!
Other than snorkeling, we did tubing, swimming in the pool and in the lake, kayaking, sailing, eagle feeding and a stunning sunset watch on the lake, from the top of one of their boats. Although we only stayed there for 4 days, we enjoyed our time and we recharged our batteries for another year of work for the Lord.
More pictures are available on our Facebook page: Family Vacation 2016.
The majority of pictures were taken from the resort we stayed at or from the lake. However, the last picture you see above, with me and the yellow kayak, was taken on an uninhabited island, Thumbi West Island. I rowed there several times, enjoying the quietness which allowed me to spend valuable time in prayer. There is nothing like the feeling you are all alone with the Lord, in the middle of lake, away from everyone else.
Below, you can see the maps. The first shows the approximate location of the resort in Malawi. The second shows a close-up view of the same, while the third shows the place where I went on that island!
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Work on Bible School continues…
Hope for the Future’s Bible Seminary in Zomba will train national pastors and send them to the villages of Malawi, for the purpose of planting churches and reaching people for Christ. We have now resumed the work on the building, the roof being the part that will be put up. The Lord provided almost all the money necessary and, although we still lack approximately $5,000, I believe that we will be able to make some good progress.
I would love to see this project completed and see the ministry started and working. We will have foreign pastors and teachers coming over and training the Malawians and I can already see the amazing impact it will have on tens of thousand if not hundreds of thousands of lives. Just think, if we train 100 men in the first 5 years, they will go back to 100 villages and start 100 churches. If every church has 100 or more members, we’re now talking about over 10,000 people reached with the Gospel. The initial 100 pastors will be trained to also train others themselves, so if every church sends just 1 man, we can reach an amazing number of people and villages. Compare that number with a handful of missionaries that are in the Southern Region of Malawi, and you will understand the importance of such a Bible School. The effectiveness of the work will be infinitely greater.
Pray for us as we build and, if you can, ask me how to be a part of this ministry.
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Corn Muheriwa
Saturday, September 3, we took the second transport of corn for this year, to the people of Muheriwa, village where no food has grown this year due to the severe drought. If you remember, last year we did the same, after the severe rains have washed away everything these subsistence farmers have planted.
The corn was bought on August 1, and the first transport was taken immediately after that. Here are some pictures from the latest distribution:
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Kachere Plan
As the Lord provided all the money necessary to build and run a Primary School in the village of Kachere, I thought of sharing with you a Google Maps view over the ministry we have in that place. I was happy to see that Google updated their maps for Malawi and the Feeding Centre is now visible!!!
The colored map attached to this post show you the important parts of the ministry in Kachere. I highlighted in blue the place where we have the Feeding Centre and where the Hope Baptist Church is. In green, it is the two pieces of land that will form one, for the purpose of the Primary School. The little piece in grey is land we don’t own yet, but for which we are praying.
Kachere is the village where the Lord first directed us, it being now the most developed village of its kind for many miles. When we first got there, sometimes in 2011, there was no Christian Church, no Feeding Centre and not even a reliable water source. Now, after all these needs have been accomplished, they will also have a School.
Pray for us as we embark on this new project. There is a lot to do and a lot of work. Building seems to be the easiest thing to do. Between finding good teachers, preparing the curriculum and making sure we do everything right, our hands are full.
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Updates on website
Starting with today, September the 3rd, I have started working on a new version on our website. www.mission2malawi.com has been unchanged since 2009 and recently, due to different problems experienced, I have decided to heavily modify it.
The new look will be better and more informative. It will give you, the reader, everything you need to know in the shortest amount of time. The landing page will now be in English language and contain quick info about the ministry, projects and financial information. The blog will be in a separate side of the page and will continue to be updated regularly.
The previous site, the one you’ve been used to, will continue to exist at: http://mission2malawi-eng.blogspot.com. Please note that it will no longer be updated. Every new post will appear on this new site.
Thank you for reading our site and I look forward to offer you a better experience!
Ovi Cornea
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Mbidi Baptist Church, Bwanali
Ieri, 24 Ianuarie, am vizitat o biserică nouă, și anume Biserica Baptistă “Mbidi” din satul Bwanali. Biserica se află la aprox. 25 km de Zomba.
Ajunși la această biserică am constatat două lucruri destul de triste. În primul rând, clădirea a fost distrusă de un vânt puternic, zidurile probabil fiind deja distruse de ploi. Problema e că aceste ziduri nu au fost ridicate bine de la bun început, cauza principală fiind sărăcia lucie din satele Malawiene.
Vorbind de sărăcie ajungem și la a doua constatare tristă; în această perioadă, aproape toți bărbații care au putere de muncă au plecat la pescuit. Așa cum știți, nici în acest an Malawi nu va avea recolte corespunzătoare, deja mult porumb tânăr fiind distrus. Singura soluție pentru a-și hrăni familiile este ca ei, bărbații, să pescuiască și să vândă peștele prins. Puțin profit îi va ajuta să rămână în viață.
Bineînțeles, îi înțeleg pe deplin însă biserica suferă și ea, deoarece toți liderii și toți frații în general sunt plecați.
Serviciul divin a fost unul scurt; surorile au avut câteva cântări, corul de femei a cântat și el după care am predicat Cuvântul. Am înțeles că până în luna Martie situația va rămâne la fel.
Rugați-vă pentru bisericile din Malawi.
Rugați-vă pentru noi!
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Crăciun Fericit
Din partea familiei Cornea și a întregii echipe Speranța pentru Viitor Malawi, vă urăm și noi un Crăciun Fericit, multă pace și multe bucurii în inimă, în familie și alături de cei dragi!
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Copiii orfani din Kachere – toți cei 102!!!
A trecut ceva vreme de la ultimul update referitor la copiii orfani din Kachere și m-am gândit că acum, la sfârșit de an, ar fi bine ca fiecare dintre dumneavoastră să puteți vedea poze recente cu copiii. Aceste poze au fost făcute astăzi, 21 noiembrie 2015, în satul Kachere.
Ca și o mică notă, încă nu avem pozele TUTUROR copiilor, însă sper ca până Joi această listă să fie una completă. Deși am anunțat că voi merge să fac poze, unii copii nu au fost prezenți din diferite motive. Am reușit astăzi să găsesc 82 de copii, iar săptămâna viitoare voi completa informațiile celorlalți 20! În total 102!!!
Rugați-vă pentru noi!Rugați-vă pentru Malawi!
