March 2025 newsletter
Dear Friends and Partners in Ministry😊
I was so encouraged upon receiving some of the favorite scriptures of our ROCK Ministries children. Gideon: What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Rom. 8:31) Jonathan: Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. (John 14:1) Franklin: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. (Prov. 3:1) These young men may have been abandoned by earthly biological parents but adopted into the family of God and co-heirs with Christ. Thank YOU for your prayers and financial gifts enabling them to be raised in an environment that speaks over them their true value!
Please pray for Peace Grace, one of the girls in grade 2, as she has just lost her father. The mother is a teacher in the public school and has been left with four children to raise. The ROCK Ministries staff were able to visit in the family home and attend the burial service. The staff and parents of students from Malava Christian Academy were able to contribute money to offset Peace’s term 1 expenses and to give the mother a small amount of support. We continue to see how ROCK Ministries is uniquely positioned to be a source of hope, healing, and restoration. So grateful!
Please also join us in prayer as there are two teacher positions that need to be filled immediately. Philip, the 5th grade teacher, has found employment in a government school and needs a replacement, and Naomi, the 1st grade teacher, will be going on maternity leave at the end of March and needs a temporary replacement. The goal of Malava Christian Academy is not simply to educate the next generation but to empower them through education to discover their God-given gifts and purpose! While interviewing potential teachers, we are looking for people who will be able to embrace this missional heart.
The upcoming trip to Kenya in May is gaining momentum as now four young adults will be joining us: Beth Demick, Josh Hughes, Michael Sliwa, and Julianna Elam. What an encouragement this is to us to have the next generation begin to show interest in this ministry begun over 24 years ago. Please pray that we will be able to listen to the Holy Spirit as we begin preparing our testimonies, devotionals (subjects requested include obedience, honesty, responsibility, and God’s love), music, games, skits… We want everything we do and say to be understood through the lens of God’s radical grace and mercy and not the bondage of legalism. Teresa has asked us to pray against idolatry, witchcraft, and immorality, and to pray that hearts will be prepared to receive the Good News of God’s love and favor! Thank you so much for partnering with us in this beautiful ministry!
Grace and peace, Kyon and Cindy