White Fields of Harvest

Well, we have arrived in South Africa and I am at Christ Seminary in their computer lab writing this post. It has been very eventful since the last time I wrote, and I am sure you all have already heard about some of our situations that we were in, including the accident with the young man that was hit with the combi (van). I am not going to go into any details about that here, or even our breakdowns afterward, but only to say that in all things God has been so gracious to us and has protected us from every and all adversity we have faced. Satan has tried to distract us from the work we came to do, but we are not going to let him discourage us.
God showed us great and mighty things as we travelled up to the northern region of Malawi. What we saw was a group of people who were eager to hear the gospel, hungry to be fed the word of God, and yet not many learned people or bibles with which to learn and grow. Each team member has specific people that they were impacted by, and how great the need is for a good solid basic understanding of the gospel of our Lord. Indeed, the fields are white and ripe for the harvest. We really do need laborers who are willing to go to this people in remote places, without electricity, or phones, and even limited clean water. Those who are willing to sacrifice in order to reach the lost for Christ. Going there can only leave your heart broken over the great need for the Lord's workers to reach these people. May God indeed provide such workers.
It is so good to be in the beautiful countryside here in Polokwane. This is the Africa I have grown to love. Not that Malawi is not on my heart, because it is so very much. But if God were calling me back to the mission field, this is where I could see us going (sorry, Julie). What is going on here at Christ Baptist Church is very exciting and I think is what the people of Africa need. They need to continue to grow this method of training African pastors, teachers, and missionaries to model a bible centered church that looks to the gospel as the means to reach their world for Christ. Not only do they have the Seminary here, but they also have a missions program where people can come on short-term missions trips and help share the gospel to various peoples groups here in SA. I do not have more details for you now, but will bring home much information about that ministry.
This Seminary is why we have sent 2 Malawi men here to be trained. Men like this is what is needed to go and reach the north of Malawi for Christ. Men who are trained with a solid Biblical foundation and are able to properly teach and train their congregations how to reach maturity in Christ. This is what is so desperately needed in the churches in Malawi.
Well, my time is up and I must go have lunch with the students. I am looking forward to it.