MEASLES

We have had our first confirmed case of measles here in the centre. As it is highly contagious, please pray for protection for all the children in the centre especially the babies and immunocompromised children. Mozambique does immunize against measles, but it is quite random how the ministry of health goes about it, so it is hit and miss which of our children have received the vaccine. We trust in the blood of Jesus!
God Bless each one of you for standing with us in agreement.
Sheri & Matthew

Resting in His Everlasting Arms

I am sorry to share that baby Graca died this afternoon. We are shocked and very saddened by this news. Please continue to uplift her father and all those who were so closely involved in her care (tias, nurses, missionaries) for the month she lived with us. Thank you

Urgent Prayer Request

Please pray for one of our babies, Graca, an 8 month old who aspirated her feed this evening and went into marked respiratory distress. We rushed her to the hospital. We are standing in prayer for her life believing that she will be healed in Jesus' name. Please stop and pray with us now for life, strength and healing to come into her body. But most of all that she would know Jesus' peace! Thank you for standing with us!
Love from us,
Sheri & Matthew

Life changing before our eyes!

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For you are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life 

PSALM 23

Well, we’ve been in Mozambique for exactly 1 week. Sorry that we have not been able to write until now. The internet has been really difficult, but it is getting much better because we have a brilliant man (my husband) working on the system and troubleshooting the difficulties! We’ve only been here 1 week, yet it is amazing how our lives and outlooks have changed in such a short amount of time! God is omnipotent! And what has seemed would be impossible He has made possible in us! He is raising us up as we kneel down before Him!

We encountered only grace and favour in our travel through South Africa and into Mozambique. And on arrival here, we were wonderfully welcomed by friends who have become like family; so many were awaiting our arrival and so many were pleasantly surprised. It has been so wonderful to reunite with the children I knew from 3 years ago who are SO big and healthy now! Whenever Joao sees me he cannot help but have a huge smile from ear to ear - it's beautiful! We feel hugely blessed by how we have been taken care of! We have a lovely home – a little unit in what we call “the long term building.” Our unit consists of 2 (bed)rooms, a sitting room and a bathroom. We also have a kitchen that we should share with another couple, but they prefer to cook their meals in their unit, so the kitchen is ours! We also have a very lovely private garden area. God has really been looking out for us!

It hasn’t all been easy. We’ve tackled a bit of diarrhea sickness, some suffocating heat, language barriers, impossible internet connections and we’ve come out on the other side winners! Now we walk straight forward in the path the Lord is preparing for us.

Matthew has been busy trying to understand the extent of the problems with the internet in this 3^rd world nation, as well as missionaries now realizing his gifting in computers calling him up for help with their own laptop issues. Something he has really enjoyed doing is working alongside Salvadore, our Mozambican computer teacher in the school. He has been an amazing asset in helping Salvadore do things 10x more efficiently with the students. Matthew is very encouraged by how his presence has been received and is looking forward to seeing this relationship grow. Neither of us are bored having to look for things to do…it’s a bit of the opposite where we’re just relieved if we get to see each other during a day due to the workload!

I have been relearning the ropes of GATV (Gabinete de aconcelhamento e testagem voluntaria). Some of you may not know what this is but translated it is “Office of counseling and voluntary testing.” This clinic is run by Medecins Sans Fronteires (Doctors Without Borders) and is specifically for testing and treating HIV. We have 39 children living in our centre currently who require their services and therefore their care needs to be organized. I have enjoyed being back with these beautiful children and being able to learn how to care for them once again. What a privilege. I have also been handed the daunting responsibility of writing a new schedule for the western nursing staff (that works, meaning appropriate rest for the nurses/appropriate care for the children). This has been challenging as we are short staffed currently, but God is gracious and takes good care of His children, so I am looking forward to seeing how it benefits all the nurses to live healthier lifestyles and for the children to benefit because of this.

We will be able to get out and about most weekends, so that will be a nice respite for us as we live where we work. We miss all of you so much and hope that we can be in closer contact. We do desire to know how each one of you are, so please e-mail us, send us letters, tell us how we can pray for you. Happy Easter!! May His amazing love for you in His sacrifice and resurrection be tangible for you this Easter.

So much love and appreciation from us,

Sheri & Matthew

P.S. We now have a South Africa mailing address:

This is where all letters and packages should be mailed


Matthew & Sheri Steer

Suite No. 420

Private Bag X11340

Nelspruit 1200

South Africa            

  (These guys are saying "hoyo hoyo" - in Shangaan (their mother tongue) that means "Welcome!")