We are very happy to announce that MGO 2024 will be from 5 – 14 August 2024, God willing.
Space is limited and interest high – so we recommend you sign up as soon as possible.
Please pray for the safe and speedy arrival of a large consignment of much-needed Gospel Literature for Malawi. In total, there are around 1.75 million items in transit, including Gospel Calendars and Tracts.
The consignment also includes several thousand prison hygiene packs.
The team would appreciate your prayers for the various children’s programs that will take place over the Christmas period. Hundreds of children will be fed and have opportunity to hear the Gospel at the events at Dzaleka Refugee Camp, the street kids’ feeding centre in Lilongwe, and at the SALT campus at Saidi.
These are wonderful opportunities to demonstrate the grace of God in practical ways. Pray that the kindness of the Christians, and the Word of God preached, would bear fruit in many young lives.
Harold would appreciate prayer as they plan to return back to their own home this week for the first time since the and robbery.
They have been staying at Anna’s home for the past couple of months while repairs and security improvements were carried out, but now really need to return so the boys can get back to school.
All are still anxious about the move, so please pray that the Lord will give needed grace after such a serious trauma.
Anna writes: Praise report! The police arrested the drivers of the truck [which had entered her property a couple of weeks back] today and brought them to Thondwe so we could meet with them.
And…it turns out their story [they claimed to be investigating poor cell network coverage in the area] is actually true! So they have been cleared and we are feeling relieved.
Note: We are truly thankful for this outcome. Although the threat was not as initially expected, the “jungle drums” will no doubt carry the message that you can’t get in and out of the area without being monitored – and that is a really good thing.
Please continue to pray for the safety and security of the team in the difficult months ahead – the economic situation is still dire and crime continues to be a serious threat.
Anna writes: Pray for grace, wisdom and strength to deal with the many, many requests for help that seem to be exponentially increasing.
Note: The economic situation in Malawi continues to deteriorate. The fuel shortage has intensified and maize (the staple food) is becoming increasingly scarce
Anna writes: We are thankful for a safe trip to and from Lilongwe, in which we were able to distribute and shift some literature.
Anna writes: It has been a joy to be with Harold and his family and the other family. They are now able to sleep through the night and their appetites have returned. Please pray for continued healing.
Note: Harold & his family (together with the other family who had been sheltering with them since they were made homeless by Cyclone Freddy) moved in with Anna temporarily while they de-stress following a traumatic robbery at their home a couple of weeks back. This is also giving time for repairs to be completed, and for additional security measures to be installed.
Anna writes: Goodson and I are planning to go to Lilongwe on Monday, God willing, to pick up two guard dogs and also distribute some of the literature that’s been on hold for a while now.
Please pray for safety. Please pray for a miracle in terms of peacefully transporting the dogs, who I’ve just learned have never even left their compound let alone been in a car.
Note: The dogs have been inherited from a German missionary couple who have sadly returned to Germany as the wife has been suffering from PTSD since an attempted break-in at their home in Lilongwe area. Please pray for the entire family who have been traumatised by this. It is yet another example of the deteriorating security situation in Malawi.
Regular prayer supporters are well aware of our frequently recurring vehicle reliability problems, and the debilitating effect this has on the work, particularly literature distribution. Road conditions, lack of spare parts and poor workmanship all conspire against us and the cost of replacing vehicles is generally prohibitive. Surtax, Excise & Duty frequently double or triple the on-the-road cost of new vehicles.
Recently, we have become aware that SALT is eligible to import cut-price vehicles from a special division of Toyota set up to supply registered NGOs working in the third world. We have obtained a quotation from them for an ideal 4×4 Land Cruiser utility vehicle, which is substantially less than what we would pay for a comparable vehicle in Malawi. We are exploring the possibility of a duty-free waiver with the Malawi Revenue Authority.
Please pray that we will have clear guidance about this purchase. Although much cheaper than alternative options, it still involves a significant outlay of resources, which impacts our ability in other important areas of the work.
