We recently heard from the Burns' family in Malawi and we are happy to report their vehicles are working again! They had two vehicles that had broken down and no way to fix them. A couple of men from Western Washington heard about the problem and headed over with the sole purpose of getting the cars back on the road. And they did! This is a great example of how God can use all of us for His good. All skills are needed and much appreciated! I hate to think what would have happened if those men would not have made the trip.
Along with the praise of working vehicles comes a prayer request - also having to do with transportation. Malawi is having a gasoline crisis. The government buys and sells the gas but because Malawi is so far in debt countries are no longer selling gas to it. This is causing great distress. The Burns are close enough to the border that they are able to cross over into Mozambique and buy gas in gallon containers on the side of the road. But hold on to your seats - the gas is selling for the equivalent of over $11 per gallon!! Yikes - that four dollars per gallon is not looking so astronomical anymore. The huge costs are not only felt 'at the pump' - but the gas crisis is raising prices of everything. Many Malawians are suffering. Please join us and say a prayer for the Burns' family and their Malawian friends... and don't forget to thank God for His provision of working vehicles.
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