The Brackett's in Transition

New Email Campaign

If you are here, you probably have seen our shiny new email campaign!  Please leave us a comment and let us know what you think! 

New Baby Countdown...

As we announced with our last update, Rosie is expecting to give birth around October 15th to our 3rd son.  She is doing quite well with her pregnancy and will be stepping out of the ministry in the beginning of October to make preparations for the new baby and also prepare Nikao for home-schooling.

Somali Baking Project

For the last several months, Nick has been teaching Somali refugees how to bake at the cafe.  These refugee boys are in Malaysia without parents and without an education.  Even their homeland has been in turmoil for years without a government.  They expressed an interest in learning how to bake so sessions were set up to teach them many different items as well as purchasing ovens, mixers and other items needed to set up a small business so they can have some sustainable income.  Another Harvest Centre staff taught basic business management also.  Who would have ever thought that an American would move to Malaysia to teach Somalians baking??

Youth Alpha

In April, we were able to begin another intake of Youth Alpha with a local school.  Their christian fellowship swelled much higher than usual, up to over 40 students, and the students were showing a great interest in exploring the christian faith.  One student emailed us, ".the YOUTH ALPHA is really good.....i am not a CHRISTIAN actually....but i want to learn about Christianity.....its really fun and awesome.....i want to learn more about Christianity......."  Things were going great but unfortunately, we were asked to cancel the rest of the sessions due to exams.    The students were very disappointed but the teachers have asked us to do it again next year so let's hope for the best!

Renovation Update

As we mentioned in our last update, we recently had to shift several of our classrooms due to unsafe restrictions being placed upon us by the landlords.  The renovation is now complete and we now have more spacious classrooms and dorms for the children who are fostered by the ministry!