{"id":1227,"date":"2016-02-25T17:37:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T17:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2016-02-25T17:37:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T17:37:24","slug":"back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/back-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to school"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wgmbQemsZQ0?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>We had the real joy again today of distributing exercise books to three local schools. Altogether around 900 children received<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/dsc_0880.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/dsc_0880.jpg?w=580\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/a> a complimentary jotter with a Gospel message from Acts 16v31.<\/p>\n<p>It may not seem like much, but if you could only see the pathetic conditions in which some of these students are &#8220;learning&#8221;. \u00a0The classrooms in one of the schools particularly were hardly fit for housing cattle, never mind as a place to study. \u00a0The metal sheets on the roofs had been re-used so many times they had enough holes to make a good colander, and the heat was incredible. \u00a0Around 80-100 youngsters were cramped into each small classroom, which had no desks so that they were simply writing on their laps! \u00a0So a free exercise book is, in fact something of real value.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1456418782119.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1456418782119.jpg?resize=400%2C225\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brother Harold enjoyed taking his place among the kids when he wasn&#8217;t explaining the message to them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1456418792023.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1456418792023.jpg?resize=400%2C225\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had the real joy again today of distributing exercise books to three local schools. Altogether around 900 children received a complimentary jotter with a Gospel message from Acts 16v31. It may not seem like much, but if you could only see the pathetic conditions in which some of these students are &#8220;learning&#8221;. \u00a0The classrooms [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1456418782119.jpg?fit=500%2C281&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6pE8C-jN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1189,"url":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/know-better-way-use-pickup\/","url_meta":{"origin":1227,"position":0},"title":"Know a better way to use a pickup?","author":"Stephen","date":"17 February 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I've used my trusty pickup for manys-a-thing in Malawi (including as an ambulance and a hearse!) but nothing quite thrills me like seeing it loaded up with Gospel Literature! Today I took delivery of another 25,000 Gospel Tracts, on top of the 25,000 I received yesterday, but I'm especially excited\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1455728886828.jpg?fit=500%2C281&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1156,"url":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/1156-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":1227,"position":1},"title":"Thanks for praying","author":"Stephen","date":"13 February 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi from sun-kissed Malawi. (I know \u2013 must be because it\u2019s nearly Valentine Day!) I arrived safely (if tired on Wednesday) and was relieved when my luggage eventually turned up after having been told it wouldn\u2019t be coming on that flight, and having already completed the ubiquitous Property Irregularity Report!\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Literature Work&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Literature Work","link":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/category\/general\/literature\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Struggling-Maize.jpg?fit=1071%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Struggling-Maize.jpg?fit=1071%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Struggling-Maize.jpg?fit=1071%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Struggling-Maize.jpg?fit=1071%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Struggling-Maize.jpg?fit=1071%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1200,"url":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/believe-on-the-lord-jesus-christ\/","url_meta":{"origin":1227,"position":2},"title":"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ&#8230;","author":"Stephen","date":"18 February 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Around 700 teenagers heard the Gospel and received an exercise book with a clear Gospel message from Acts 16v31 \u2013 no more important question than \u201cWhat must I do to be saved?\u201d, and no more straight-forward answer than \u201cBelieve on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be\u00a0saved\u201d. 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As mentioned in a previous post, we have recently published our latest edition of\u00a0Exploring God's Word\u00a0and I hope to oversee it's distribution over the course of the next couple of weeks.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Literature Work&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Literature Work","link":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/category\/general\/literature\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1247,"url":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/winding-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":1227,"position":4},"title":"Winding up","author":"Stephen","date":"2 March 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Another time I've come to the end of a very enjoyable, and I believe profitable trip to Malawi. 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Using funds given for the purpose of advancing the work of the Gospel we have been able to buy brother Goodson a motorcycle which will greatly increase his effective reach in school visitation,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/dsc_0882.jpg?fit=500%2C281&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1227"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1233,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions\/1233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodnewsmalawi.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}