Summer Highlights
Hello friends,
There are some important and exciting developments happening at When the Saints. We may soon be heading into the fall at last, but wanted to share some things that have been happening over the summer.
Our Campus In Malawi Is Expanding
Recently we were blessed to be able to purchase a few small plots of land (300 yards long) that are located between our primary school building and our safe home. This will allow us to join the two parts of our campus into one, giving us 20 acres of continuous property.
This addition will now allow the girls to walk safely every day from school to the safe home, without our drivers having to pick them up or the girls walking on a busy public road. It will also increase the sense of privacy and security, as we just finished building walls around the new section of property. In the future, we plan to use this new land to build a high school for the girls. In the meantime, the land will not sit idle, but will be used for farming.
A Visit from Our Board President
Our ministry’s Board President, Darrell Clark, has been working with When the Saints since 2016. He hoped to make his first personal visit to Malawi in 2020, only to have that plan derailed by the pandemic. After much waiting, he was finally able this summer to make a trip to our mission base!
Darrell visited for 10 days this past July and was overjoyed to see what is being accomplished up close and in-person. It really blessed him to observe the care provided to the girls in our program. He was especially impressed after meeting with all of the counseling staff, learning more about and observing the incredible mental health services that they provide for the girls.
Dorm building number 4 was under construction while Darrell was visiting, and he got to see it just as the roof was about to go on. He got to check out the school buildings too, which to him seemed to be built better than the government schools in the area. He was encouraged to find out that most of the teachers we have hired at WtS Academy have over 30 years of teaching experience.
Lastly, this trip was a great opportunity for Darrel to meet with some of the local village chiefs. He was able to encourage them to know and serve Christ, and to provide them education on abuse-prevention methods that they can implement within their communities. Some great relationship connections were made in the process.
Darrell says he is looking forward to returning to the country as often as possible, hopefully as soon as next year!
The Sent Conference in St. Charles
David is visiting the States again for a very brief time. You are invited to come hear him speak at the Sent Conference at Matthias Lot Church in St. Charles, MO. This will be a 2 day gathering focused on wrestling through scripture and prayer with our call to live as Christ’s ambassadors carrying out the Great Commission. David will be sharing about the work of When the Saints, and we believe it will be an inspiring time that will help us all grow better equipped to live a self-sacrificial, missional lifestyle.
This event will be held on Friday August 26th from 6pm-9pm, and Saturday the 27th from 9am-12pm. The ticket is $15. Register today
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As always, we thank you all so much for helping make our work possible!
Blessings to you
