Written by Pastor Steven How he was recruited to EWM
Pastors Steven testimonyhow he joined Eagle Wings.
To begin with it is me as human who even today I confess my human weakness for indeed I really had not understood God's small begins.
I did not expect Eagle Wings to carry us to this point.To our human frail weakness i failedto understand God's plans and choice of people to use I did not expect this mission to do greater things.
At first we received Twenty thousand
It was a monthly cheque -
For me it was like madness to quit a government post to resign and go to pursue a theological course a thing which many people laughed and called me all sorts of names and said my children would pick food from hospital bins to eat.
The other amazing thing is how Julius got me.When Julius started phoning about his intention to visit my house in Mzuzu from Blantyre I started resisting him not to come because I and my wife had no sugar and bread to welcome him.
( in Malawi you are obliged to offer food and tea)
He kept phoning.
my wife who was not keen
As she was embarrassed by us having no food and tea.
One
Sunday morning
he arrived in Mzuzu and informed us he was in town .
Preach at one of the Baptist churches
At our house we had no breakfast but proceeded to church where I gave him to preach and he did but was hungry and tired .
We together went home and spent two days with us .
So God used Julius to travel to me to be part of this mission.May God bless him ,he is such a humble and godly determined to do that which God wants him to do.
In short I confess I must not despise little begins especially Godly programmes which He can start from any point and using anyone whom He devinely chooses.
Later we meet Our dear Coworker in Christ pastor Ed Marshall from Australia.
I started respecting Gods call while still struggling to understand where God was leading us to.
With Ed together with our wives it was very memorable fellowship
Ed taught us many things- I got my first bicycle from this mission.
Ed tried to teach us to swim also we travel by engine boat far into the lake.
It was myself,Julius, and late brother Hassan with our wives. We were encouraged to start a bigger wider evangelism in our respective places.
Our First Lake visit an experience in life we never expected.
We had no reliable phones this time to send reports but used to travel to internet cafes It was not long before Shirley advised me to pray and find someone else to be part of this team-
God showed me Kennedy Banda who was my student at a Bible school who lived miles from me and who also had problems in understanding about this.He lived and ministers for God but without support from church just as I had.
Many churches in the Baptist Convention don't support pastors because they are too
Poor.
God prepared Eagle Wings just months after my quitting from government and started ministering at a poor grass thatched church at sonda walking five kilometers to and from.
At this church is where I converted the first four members as Faiwel Mhone,his wife Teleza and their son in law Etta.Mhone confessed he had cheated people by giving them charms for business of witchcraft After coversion Teleza said they lived with peace and never fought as before as her husband was also not faithful in marriage
As Eagle Wings grew and relief money to buy maize-
When Shirley and Judy visited Malawi in 2017 this grass thatch church had grown to a good number of members because I could now use bicycle to reach more lost souls and I baptised more members at this church than elsewhere.
When I moved to Chitipa in 2017 Eagle Wings helped me to minister to another grass thatch small church
Eagle Wings helped cross international borders into Tanzania minister to swahir speakers through an interpreter.
Also In Zambia -
At a Tanzania church Shirley and Judy gave bibles to that church and there I led two prominent village chiefs to Christ in addition to others notably believers I trained to lead that church
I had opportunity to preach to inmates at Chitipa prison cells where I won prisoners to Faith
If I was to write everything Eagle Wings has done I would not be off road to say this mission led by our sisters in Christ has raised us from zero to where we can use motor bikes and our messages are heard because we can give them a testimony that cannot be comprehended.
Eagle Wings has arranged several reunions for us from North to South and through these reunions we have shared our experiences and challenges to help one another cope with those challenges
Eagle Wings has not only supported us alone but also bought food share to the needy in our churches / the first beneficially was a beautiful experience of giving with joy.
Eagle Wings has helped me plant a church in Tanzania and Zambia a thing that would not happened
2024 a motorcycle extremely grateful .