We ask for prayer as the final work is completed on installing a replacement second-hand engine in our Mitsubishi Canter truck.
The work is now substantially done, but a number of modifications have been required along the way. Please pray that these adjustments will prove successful, that no further issues arise, and that the vehicle can soon be returned to reliable and useful service.
This truck plays an important role in transporting Gospel literature and supporting day-to-day ministry operations. Thank you for praying with us for a good outcome and God’s provision in this practical need.
We ask for prayer as we begin the task of distributing around 1,000,000 Gospel calendars that have just been received in Malawi.
Over the next few weeks, these calendars will be supplied to our literature distributors across the entire country—reaching towns, villages, and remote rural areas. This represents a major logistical challenge, involving long distances, limited transport, rising fuel costs, and careful coordination.
We are constantly encouraged by the feedback we receive of souls saved and lives transformed through this work. These testimonies motivate us to keep going, despite the challenges, trusting God to continue using His Word to bring lasting fruit.
Please pray for safety, strength, and wisdom for all involved, and that this literature would be used by God to bring light, hope, and truth into many homes and hearts.
Please pray this week as Anna returns to Malawi after several weeks in the United States. She will be accompanied by her brother, who will visit for a couple of weeks. Please pray for safe travel, good health, and a refreshing, encouraging time together.
We also value prayer for Stephen and Gail, who will be travelling to Malawi towards the end of the month. Please pray for smooth journeys, protection, and strength for all that lies ahead.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer as the work continues.
Give thanks with us for the safe arrival of the literature container shipped from N. Ireland in October. Although the container was evidently tampered with en route, and some contents were stolen, the majority of items, including around 3,000,000 Gospel Calendars and tracts, arrived intact.
We praise God that trans-shipment from the port of Nacala (Mozambique) and customs clearance in Malawi happened quickly.
Give thanks with us that an order for 5,000 Emmaus booklets has just been sent to our local printer in Malawi. This latest print run brings the total number of Emmaus booklets produced to around 17,000 since we relaunched the Emmaus work in mid-2025—a significant encouragement as demand continues to grow.
This order includes courses on Personal Evangelism, Marriage, and Growing as a Believer, along with a handbook for students who graduate to become Emmaus markers. These materials are intended to strengthen believers and equip them to help others grow in their faith. Most of the booklets will ultimately be used across Central and Northern Malawi through the work of Emmaus Road Trust.
We are especially thankful for the many hours of translation, revision, and careful editing that have gone into the Emmaus material. This often unseen labour has now resulted in a major milestone: we have 18 Emmaus courses available in Chichewa, providing a solid and growing foundation for Bible teaching and discipleship throughout Malawi.
Please join us in praising the Lord for His provision, for those who have laboured faithfully behind the scenes, and for the lasting spiritual fruit that will come from placing these resources into eager hands.
Give thanks with us that the much-delayed replacement engine for our Mitsubishi Canter truck has now arrived safely in Malawi. The engine was purchased second-hand in South Africa, and its arrival is a real answer to prayer after a long season of waiting and uncertainty.
We would now value your prayers for the next crucial step. Please pray that our local mechanic will be able to install the engine successfully and get the truck running very soon. This vehicle is central to many aspects of the work — transporting literature, materials, and people — and its absence has been significantly hampering progress across several ministries.
Thank you for joining us in giving thanks for safe arrival, and in asking the Lord to swiftly restore this essential vehicle to service for the work ahead.
We would value your prayers as a major consignment of over 2 million Gospel calendars and tracts is due to arrive imminently in Malawi.
According to the shipping company’s tracking system, the container was loaded onto a train in Mozambique on 30 December 2025 and is now en route toward the Malawian border. Please pray for smooth, speedy customs clearance, with no unexpected delays, complications, or additional costs, so that this urgently needed literature can quickly reach those who are waiting for it.
We are continually humbled by the scale of opportunity before us. Even with shipments of this size, we estimate that we are currently meeting only around 25% (or less) of the demand for Gospel literature across Malawi. As we look ahead into the year before us, we would deeply appreciate prayer for wisdom, clarity, and the Lord’s direction as we consider how best to further scale up this work — logistically, financially, and operationally — while remaining faithful stewards of the resources entrusted to us.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer, asking the Lord both to open doors for this immediate consignment and to guide our steps as we seek to see His Word carried ever further throughout Malawi.
Work continues at a good pace on the new dormitory accommodation at our Saidi site in southern Malawi. We are thankful to share an encouraging progress update as this important project moves forward.
The dormitory and ablutions block will help us host larger and more frequent Bible teaching conferences, supporting believers from across Malawi with residential, in-depth teaching.
Construction Progress on Site
Several key milestones have now been reached:
The toilet and shower (ablutions) block has reached ring-beam level. The team has installed the formwork and is now preparing the steel reinforcement ahead of concreting. This stage is especially important in an area prone to minor earth tremors.
Brickwork on the first dormitory wing continues to progress well. Local bricklayers are working steadily, and supervision on site remains strong.
We are grateful for the skill, care, and consistency of the local building team.
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19 December
Roofing Plans and Engineering Support
The project did not advance far enough before the Christmas break to place the roof steelwork order with suppliers in South Africa.
However, this is unlikely to cause major delays. A recent roof design adjustment should allow the project to move forward quickly once orders are placed in early January.
We are thankful for the structural engineering input from William Smyth, which has been invaluable during this phase.
Windows, Utilities, and Next Steps
We have now received window quotations from South African suppliers. Once the ring beams are complete, the team will take final measurements and place the order.
During Stephen’s visit to Malawi in February, we plan to install the electrical and water systems. Completing this work on site will help ensure proper coordination and quality control.
Looking Ahead to May
Despite the normal challenges of construction work, especially across borders, we remain very hopeful.
Our aim is to complete one dormitory wing and the toilet/shower block in time for the Bible Teaching Conference in May. Reaching this goal would significantly increase our capacity to host residential teaching events at Saidi.
Thank You for Your Support
Thank you to everyone who continues to pray, give, and stand with us. Your support makes this work possible and helps provide facilities that will serve the Lord’s work in Malawi for many years to come.
We look forward to sharing further updates as construction enters its next phase.
For the many children who heard the Gospel last Saturday at the Children’s outreach, and that the rain did not adversely affect the day’s activities. Pray that the kindness shown to the children will leave a lasting impression upon them.
For good rains so far – most people have finished planting, and most maize is already above ankle-height. Pray that rains will continue, especially while the plants are still very susceptible to dry periods. Most families are seriously stressed after several years of poor harvests. (see Prayer Points)
For safe, trouble-free travel for Anna as she sets off today for a few weeks at home. Pray that she will have a blessed time with family and that she will be able to successfully complete the renewal of her Driver’s License while home.
For speedy arrival of a 20ft Container of Gospel Calendars and other literature. The container has just left Mauritius en route to Nacala, Mozambique, and is expected to arrive there later this week.
For the arrival and installation of the second-hand engine for our Mitsubishi Canter Truck. With building work advancing, this vehicle is now needed urgently. The truck carrying the engine is presently at the Zimbabwe border.
For the building work – the Toilet & Shower block is now at “Ring Beam” level and brick work is commencing on the first dormitory. Work is ahead of schedule, but threatened by frequent heavy showers. Stephen will be ordering steel and other roofing materials from South Africa this week – pray that the order is processed accurately and timely, before closure for the Christmas holidays.
For continued good rains, essential for a healthy maize crop, especially after several stressed years. A few weeks ago the Malawi president declared a state of disaster because of the acute food insecurity across the country. The rains have been consistent, so far.
Our Nissan Pickup is too small for present needs!Rented 2-Ton truck for Building MaterialsRented 2-Ton truck for Building MaterialsThe replacement 2-Ton Canter Engine is needed urgently!
