Good Samaritan Chosen for Special Gift

After several attempts tonight I was able to reach Thandie...and she could hear me! Praise the Lord! I was so excited to talk to her even though it had only been a couple of days. We chatted and laughed like a couple of school girls and then got disconnected. I thought to myself "oh no, I didn't even get an update for the blog". I was thinking, okay do people really want to know that Savannah-Hope has a new trick "pretending to be asleep" or what we call here "playing possum". Or that she is getting "fat" and has her next weigh-in on 12/27. Or that she likes to sing along to a gospel DVD in Zulu which is a language no one she knows understands...but apparently she does.

But I called Thandie back, hoping and praying for a real update to give to you faithful readers....and I got right through! WooHoo! So here is the real update:

There are two cell phone companies in Malawi, Celtel and Telcom. Celtel chose three orphanages to receive a special Christmas Party this year. One orphanage was chosen from each region in Malawi. Good Samaritan was chosen from the Southern Region! The party took place on 12/19. Celtel donated a giant television, chickens, rice and snacks for the children. Reporters from different radio stations came to the party and interviewed a couple of the children. The children gave testimonies on the radio about how the Lord has blessed them through Good Samaritan and the work of our Missionary Brother Gentry. The children shared how they may have lost their parents, but they weren't orphans anymore! They have a heavenly father and have been adopted into the family of God! The reporters thought they were going to do a lighthearted interview about what the kids enjoy about living at Good Samaritan, instead they got preached to! The children gave powerful testimonies and then sang gospel songs. Many of the visitors were interested in buying the Good Samaritan CD and advertising it on their radio stations. We are making more CDs next week and hope this will be a great fundraising opportunity and evangelism opportunity.