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JACQUI SENDS THE LATEST PRAYER NEWS .....

"Kindergarten is moving into its last month of the school term and several children will move on to primary education. We are in the early stages of registration for the school, and prayer is needed that this may go smoothly. A new play park that is planned to be started in the new year on the compound is in its planning stages.

Children’s Centre is going well and the girls especially are a blessing to us. Three girls were baptised last week, and they are so eager to grow in their spiritual lives. Now that some of the older girls have finished school there is a regular squad ready each week for the bible teaching meeting. The boys are just a bit slower but we trust they will get there. Joni was the last of the older boys to make a profession of faith on Tuesday past, but they all need to grow spiritually, and in their walk with the Lord. 'Maranatha House' accommodation for the older boys, will hopefully be started on soon. Pray that construction will go smoothly and the builder will be transparent in his dealings with us. Ninaeli finishes school in two weeks! Pray for her safety in travel back home and for us as we try to find a suitable school for her and the other girls going into form 5.

Communtiy projects continue to grow but the Tanzanian ethos to life sometimes pushes us to the limits. In spite of setbacks our guiding principle continues to be how can we best make these children “count for Christ'. Eliza and Rehema's mother is dying of aids and in hospital at the moment. There are plenty of relatives around that could take the children in. Their father doesn't want them because his new wife will not accept them. Their Uncle was released from prison at the beginning of the week, and their aunt has four children, two of whom are not to her present husband. Neighbours who have volunteered their services are in the business of making local beer and are involved in prostitution. Theory says they should stay at home with relatives but the heart wants to rescue them from that pit of trial and despair!!
Pray too for the weekly children's meetings in the community and for the opposition that has started there.

Bible school now entering its final weeks and progress is going well both with the students and on the building side. We hope to be still on target for finishing phase two by the end of the year. Praise God for the provision of funds.

Pray for the young people in church who are trying to make a fresh start with a renewed vision. Mel has joined the youth committee and Allan is acting as 'overseer/advisor'. They have a young people's outreach meeting on Friday and will be involved with the church in another outreach at Uchira, 15km from Moshi.

Continue to pray for Allan as he works on the final edit of the Swahili translation of Calling Christian Leaders."