Teacher Peter Phiri standing with our English literacy students in front of our school in John Howard compound.

Please pray for Peter, his wife Sharon and their young daughter whose landlord is forcing them to move before 10th March! Peter has many struggles as a young father and husband but is maintaining his integrity and testimony in his community. He teaches two men in the afternoons besides his regular class of ladies in the mornings. Peter loves the Lord, loves to preach and lead souls to Christ. In April he will be going to the Livingstone area with Phestus for literacy followups.

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Dear Friends,

Thanks for logging onto my blog! I hope to be able to keep you more informed as to my personal activities as well as BALM.

Prayer Requests:
1. Pray that God would provide the right apartment or house for me in March. I have to be out of my present location by end of April. PRAISE GOD! HE PROVIDED A LOVELY 2 BEDROOM FLAT IN CHELSTONE FOR THE PRICE I CAN AFFORD!

2. Pray for Phestus and Peter as they will be traveling long distances by bus, train, and foot to get to the villages where Tonga literacy classes are starting in Livingstone, Sesheke and Kazangula districts.

3. Pray that God would provide a larger building for our school. Right now our 30+ students are very crowded in three rooms.

4. Pray for the spiritual growth of our students who are teaching their families and friends the Bible truths they are learning at school. Some have said, "We are learning more about God's Word at literacy school than in our churches!"

5. Pray for George Tembo, who is no longer with us, as he heads up Tutor Training Workshops for the Southern Baptists. We in BALM are merely his advisors and no longer co-workers.

Mission Address:
Baptist Mid-Missions
PO Box 308011
Cleveland, OH 44130
Phone: 440-826-3930

Field Address:
PO Box 201, Chawama
Lusaka, Zambia AFRICA
Cell phone: 011-260-976-723-511

Barrett BALM Blog - Literacy Missionary serving with Baptist Mid Missions

Sunday, March 1, 2009