200 Receive Christ at Public School in Chingale Village - Pics Included

Today we traveled to the village of Chingale. The deeply rutted roads and the rugged mountain terrain made the trek difficult at times. Our plan was to share our faith door-to-door in the village and then hold an outreach service with the local FLM Africa church. God had an even greater plan.

Upon arrival in the village, we noticed nearly 450 people gathered outdoors to take part in a local school’s year-end student recognition program (the school year ended today in Malawi). Included in this group were students, teachers, parents, and school officials. Because the program was scheduled for later in the afternoon, the people were just sitting and standing around the school grounds.

As we unloaded, many of the people came to our vehicles to check us out. Our team quickly dispatched into groups of three and before long each group was sharing their faith with as many as 100 people who had gathered round them. Throughout the course of the next few minutes I witnessed dozens of people give their lives to Christ in these group settings.

In addition, the headmaster of the school approached us and asked us to participate in their program. Within 20 minutes, the program started and two members of our team (Andy Schmidt and James Dowdy) were sharing their faith to 450 students, parents, teachers, and school officials. An invitation was given at the conclusion of the program and more than 150 people made commitments to Jesus Christ!

All told, nearly 200 people came to know Jesus at a public school in Chingale Village, Malawi.
Praise the Lord!   -Sean Patrick