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February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Back Home to Africa

My family: Rachel, me (Heather), Mindy, John going from left to right. We are at a game park in Zambia called South Luangwa

Who doesn’t love to be home? Well, especially when you have a wonderful family such as my parents and older sister. I was born in Malawi, Africa, though I spent the first 10 years of my life in the small town of Chipata in Zambia. My father, Pastor John Holtz, worked as a missionary pastor there until he received a call to move to Malawi in 2008. I spent the rest of my school years there all the way until I graduated secondary school at age 18. Since then, I have been attending Wisconsin Lutheran College as a nursing student, currently in my third year. I have been extremely blessed to have been able to go back home to Malawi during the longer breaks to see my family and old friends.

February 20, 2019February 19, 2019

T.E.E.-ing Up Students for Success

The very first class of T.E.E. students in Zambia (L-R): Emanuel Mhlanga, Benford Kawiliza, Gideon Mbwisa, Timothy Tonga, Joshua Tonga, Missionary E H Wendland. Benford Kawiliza graduated from the first class of Seminary students 50 years ago

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 2 Tim. 2:15

In many places, the pastors of the LCCA are the most educated men in their locales. People living in rural communities attend primary school but most leave secondary school before receiving their diploma. Churches offer Sunday School for children and Confirmation Instruction for Adults who want to become members, but it is difficult for pastors to conduct advanced Bible Classes because each pastor is responsible for 3-6 congregations.

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019

Walira Mvula, Walira Matope

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. (Psalm 46:1-3)

There is a Chewa proverb, “Walira mvula, walira matope” (he who cries for rain, cries for mud). In a place where no rain falls from May to October, the beginning of the rainy season means new life and a fresh crop of food. Malawian farmers view rain as one of God’s greatest blessings; however, the rainy season presents a significant challenge for city planners trying to manage the flow of water through heavily populated urban areas.