Continue with Blessings "in Favorable Times and Difficult Times"/AS TOLD BY TROPHIM R. NSOMBA

Soon thereafter, I was given the privilege of visiting congregations as a circuit overseer. Because of Lidasi's fine support, I was able to care for our family materially and spiritually while doing this work.  But it was our earnest desire that both of us could be in the full-time ministry. By careful planning and with cooperation from our children, Lidasi was able to begin her full-time service in 1960. 

We enjoyed those favorable times, serving our brothers and sisters in various congregations. Our assignments too us from the beautiful slopes of the Mulanje Mountains in the south to the peaceful shores of Lake Malawi, which runs nearly the full length of the eastern part of the country.  We saw steady increases in publishers and congregations in the circuits we served. 

In 1962 we enjoyed the "Courageous Ministers District Assembly. In retrospect, such spiritual occasions were just what all of us in Malawi needed to prepare us for the difficult times that lay ahead. The following year, Brother Henschel visited Malawi again and a special conventions outside the city of Blantyre was attended by some 10,000. That encouraging convention served as a strengthening aid for us to face the coming trials. 

Next time: Blessings "in Favorable Times and Difficult Times"/AS TOLD BY TROPHIM R. NSOMBA -DIFFICULT TIMES ARRIVE

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