It has been a busy week for missionary news: a letter from Steve & Katuska has arrived and a photo book from the January 2016 tailoring graduation from Reeba and Fredrick.
Steve & Katuska
Steve & Katuska have taken the decision to remain in the UK and not return to Mozambique for the foreseeable future, largely because of the needs of their three sons regarding education. They write ‘This isn’t a decision that we take lightly, and it comes after much thought and prayer as well as discussion with both OMS and our own church. Among the mixture of factors involved in the equation, probably what weights the most is the need to get the boys settled into school. They have coped with more than enough changes in the last few years!.. What they need most, right now, is stability.’
The needs of our children must always be weighed when we consider our calling and it can be difficult to know how best to balance the two things. Please pray for Steve & Katuska as they seek God’s guidance for their future ministry, for the right schools for the boys and for the ongoing work of the Bible seminary in Mozambique. At the moment, they are in Ecuador, visiting Katuska’s family, and hope to be able to provide help and relief to friends in Pedernoles, just 25 miles from the epicentre of the earthquake which struck in April this year while they are in the country.
Fredrick & Reeba
As a church, we were blessed to be able to support the tailoring programme run by Reeba and Fredrick in three locations in India and have just received a beautiful photo album marking the graduation ceremony in January 2016:
Please continue to pray for this vital ministry which helps women to find the skills needed to earn their own living and pray as we continue to prepare for our missions’ trip to India to see this work for ourselves next year.