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Letter from Madalitso Siyabu
Ntcheu, Malawi, Africa
Church observes the
2005 Feast of Tabernacles
Special greetings from all of us in the warm heart of Africa, Malawi.
We hope you were much blessed just like we were at this year’s Feast of Tabernacles. Days before the function began, posters advertising the function were on every corner in the district. Even though God called a low number of attendees, seventeen (17) plus five (5) visitors as compared to last year. The hospitality of Ntcheu Feast site was so wonderful.
We met old and new friends; enjoyed good food, weather, music and the presence of God’s spirit made the Festival a delight.
Our visitors included Pastor Mbewe of the Agape Life Church and Captain Spider of the Salvation Army. Music was accompanied by a piano and the use of loud (speakers) made people of surrounding areas to hear “Come to the Feast”; “We Have a Story to Tell the Nations” at a radius of at least four miles.
As to many of us, life is filled with many problems. Such as natural disasters, grief, intense pain…you name them. Here in Malawi, green mangoes substituted the staple food of maize and rice. The hunger crisis is at its climax. Twenty-nine young adults else where, fell victim to wild poisonous herbs in the scramble for food. For these reasons the message concerning the coming transformation and the wonderful world tomorrow was received with much enthusiasm.
This very Festival cogitated about the future advent of Jesus restoring His rule on earth. The church reckoned during the time, that our bodies are but temporary dwellings. God will give us permanent lives, which will never suffer death at Christ’s return. Isaiah 35:1-10.
The annual holy days which, as stipulated in Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16 are to be kept by all nations of the earth. In Zechariah 14:16 we see that all nations (regardless of race) shall go to Jerusalem year after year to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. The Feast of Tabernacles symbolized the restoration process, which will start with the return of Jesus, pictured by the Feast of Trumpets, and the banishment of the master deceiver Satan, depicted by the fasting Day of Atonement.
We celebrated these Festivals because Jesus celebrated the festivals. As Christ’s followers we take the same path taken by Jesus our Savior. We don’t follow man made holidays like Easter, Halloween or Christmas.
Other Judaeo-Christian Festivals, which reveals God’s master plan for humanity, are the Passover, Days of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, Feast of Trumpets and the Last Great Day.
The church in Malawi has survived many of Satan’s attacks including schism. It also depends highly on the audio tapes, booklets, study aids, which are supplied by the home office in Tyler, Texas as it’s main blood life supply route.
The church works as a team to spread the Gospel of Jesus in Malawi. We ask you to remember us in your prayers. Thank you very much and may the merciful God richly bless you.
Your Friend and in Christ’s Service,
Madalitso Siyabu
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