Spiritual persecution is part of the job!

November 19th was the day we've been planning for months. The money came from IDES many months ago, we purchased the maize when the prices were right, and now it was the day of our first famine relief food delivery. We've experienced attacks from Satan over the past month or two. This day, all of us got up early in the morning to begin our trip to the villages. The three-ton truck and our one-ton Pajero were both filled to capacity with maize and beans. The three-ton had to leave our house by 7:00 a.m. because it had to be driven much slower. It would have been plenty of time, but that was what the devil used to focus his attack. First the police stopped the truck and did not believe the driver that he was carrying maize for our famine relief effort. They made Larry come and explain. Then about 1/2 hour later, the driver called and said the truck was broken down and he needed us to take him to get a new fan belt. Here in this picture you see the guys joking about it. If we didn't laugh, we'd cry, but we are beginning to expect Satan to get in our way because we know God is doing amazing and wonderful things in his people here in central Malawi.

Finally, the truck was fixed and we were on our way. God had blessed us with cooler weather than we'd seen in about two weeks. There were lots of clouds to shade us from the scourching sun and our hearts were so blessed this day. It is a day we will never forget. Mandy even had lots of energy to enjoy it.