prayer issue Update: Joseph and Lillian's house in Kitwe

The eye of faith sees this picture developing into a completed house for the Mwila family before the end of September 2010 .......

But in the meantime the battle rages as we wait for God to move on our behalf.

Following on from our previous article and to update you on further recent developments.....the current house that is up for sale and for which Joseph has made an offer is reaching a critical stage in the negotiations. The date of 30th April for payment is fast approaching and so far no funds have been forthcoming or promised. Speaking to Joseph last night, it seems as if this door is remaining firmly shut one week away from the deadline. Although nothing is impossible with our God, we do need prayer for either funds to be forthcoming in the next week or for favour in the eyes of the owner to secure a longer stay for the family than just the one month's notice on the lease agreement should others have the opportunity to buy once Joseph turns down his option to buy at the end of April, which currently looks the mostly likely outcome - please pray for the whole family as their future is so uncertain and especially for Lillian who recently found out that she was expecting their fourth child in September.

This is Victor, currently Joseph and Lillian's youngest who are all affected by the current situation.

As far as the other possible solution of completing the house pictured above, there is some light at the end of the tunnel as £2,000 has been made available to Joseph to continue its development - it is a long way from the complete solution, but it does seem to indicate God may be about to open this door. Whilst reducing the £10,000 required to pursue this option to £8,000, it still needs God to provide that £8,000, so please continue to pray not only for its provision, but also for the additional time to complete the building before they have to leave their current house, ideally before the baby is born around the end of September and the beginning of October.

It is a faith battle, please stand with us and be open to God's prompting as we are together on a mission.

Love

Neil & Tendai Rabey