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Here are the highlights from recent reports.
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n Queensland we spent three days with
brother Jafari, who was baptized in Namibia
in 2003 by the Versters from South Africa.
Older readers of Carelinks may recall our visits
and work in the refugee camps of Malawi and
this bore great fruit. For not only was Jafari
baptized but in due course his wife sister Beat-
rice, and they have between them 14 children
and a grandchild. Brother Marcus has mailed
them literature in the various camps they have
been in, in Swahili and French, and now this
has all come to bear fruit.
All 17 of them are now in Australia, living in
one fairly small bungalow. Along with Phil and
Miri Worsnop, Mike and Betty Flaherty and Ray
Wheeler we were pleased to baptize four of
these many children, brother Leon and sisters
Zabibu, Riziki and Flora, it was also Flora’s
birthday. The word “joy” comes to mind; they
were really so happy. Ray, Phil and Miri have
visited them several times and hold regular
Sunday School lessons with them and also
teach them English. Jafari still has the copy of
Gospel News magazine with the photo of his
baptism dating from 2003 and has carried it
with him through all his various sojournings in
refugee camps before reaching Australia.
It’s quite interesting just from a human expe-
rience point of view to observe how this
wonderful family of 17 function together, with
children everywhere... how many chickens it
takes to feed them... etc. They are desirous
to fund another relative to come and join
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