Greetings from Nampula,

   Thank you so much for all your prayers during these extremely stressful recent events!  God is Faithful and has continued to take care of His little ones.  We hired an armed guard for nights and have met with two individuals here to help us process Monday night's happenings with the robbers attempting to enter our home, among other components of our lives here.  It is still quite difficult to sleep at night, so we ask for you to remember us in prayer in this regard, especially in this first week or so.

   One of the missionaries we met with stated that we have taken some healthy steps in response, and that was very encouraging to hear.    There are many factors we have been considering about our ministry here, family needs, and increasing violent crimes in this country.   After a lot of prayer, advice, and processing, we believe that God is leading us to make a permanent shift from Mozambique back to the United States by the end of September.  We will be spending these next two months here focused on final trainings and distribution of the materials we have written in Portuguese and translated into Makua.  Would you graciously consider holding us up with prayer and financial support for 6 months beyond our return as we transition and search for employment from October through March.  

   I was talking today with our dear brother Antonio, the evangelist, about our decision to return to the U.S..  Through his tearful response, he told me that his commander in the civil war here used to say to his troops, "To retreat is not to give up, but simply to take up a new position."  He also encouraged us with his certainty that God's fire is burning in our hearts and that God is simply changing our field of ministry.

   Aren't these verses really cool from Isaiah?  (35:2b-4)
     They will see the glory of the Lord,
     The Majesty of our God.
     Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.
     Say to those with anxious heart,
     "Take courage, fear not,
     Behold, your God will come with vengeance;
     The recompense of God will come,
     But He will save you."

Blessings in the Name of the Most High,
Daniel & Melissa Maddux