Although a consignment of 500,000 Gospel calendars is en route to Malawi from N. Ireland, we ordered a further run of our 2023 Calendar to be printed in Malawi. The increasing costs of materials meant we could only manage an extra 100,000, so we expect to have a shortfall of around 400,000 calendars compared to last year. Please pray (1) that the printer in Malawi will complete the order in good time (it has already been delayed due to power supply problems) and (2) that we will have wisdom to use the reduced number of calendars to best effect.
Pray: Ongoing Children’s Outreach at Dzaleka
Please remember Anna & Wati who are presently busy with the Children’s Outreach at Dzaleka. Due to increasing numbers, they will run two 2-day camps, the first of which started on Sunday.
Each day, the children will take part in various activities and learn about the “Christmas story”. Most of these children come from very disturbed backgrounds, and it is a great opprtunity to be able to reach them with the Gospel.
Pray that Anna & Wati will be preserved in body & spirit, and that they will have the stamina for what will be a truly exhausting week.
Urgent Prayer Request: Goodson’s son
Goodson asks for urgent prayer for his son (27 years) who has been taken to hospital with suspected cerebral malaria.
He is presently unresponsive and on a drip.
Please pray for him, especially during the next few critical hours.
Pray: Busy Christmas Program at Dzaleka
Concerning the Christmas program at Dzaleka, Anna writes: “Please pray for grace, strength and safety as Wati and I anticipate two two-day kids’ camps at Dzaleka next week. Please pray that the gospel will be central.
“Please also pray for the Lord to continue to use Bibletime in the refugee camp to bring many to the Saviour.”
Pray: Gospel Calendars update
Please continue to pray for the progress and arrival of the shipment of Gospel Calendars sent recently. This is now expected to land in Beira (Mozambique) on 13 December. Arrival in Malawi is likely to take at least a further 4 weeks.
We have been considering printing part of the expected shortfall of calendars in Malawi, but prices have more than doubled since we last printed there. We expect considerable outlay for printing Nthawi ya Baibulo in the New Year, Lord willing, so please pray that we will have wisdom in the prioritisation decisions we have to make.
Pray for salvation
Anna requests: Please continue to pray for salvation, specifically for people’s eyes to be opened to the truth of the gospel of grace.
Note: Malawi is a “Christian” country, however for many their understanding of the Gospel is seriously flawed. It is not unusual to hear professions of faith, only to discover on further enquiry that the person is depending upon their own works. As the work grows, it is important that we pray it will have a firm foundation – that those who profess will have been genuinely been saved by grace.
Pray concerning design of Bibletime lessons
Anna says, “Give thanks that the last document for the A-Series was sent to the designer this week!”
She adds, “Please pray for timely design of the Bibletime curriculum. The designer is swamped, but it would be nice to be able to start in the new year. The need for this kind of material is becoming increasingly evident at our weekly kids’ Bible class.”
Pray: Christmas Outreach activities
As the Christmas holiday approaches, please pray for the team as they make preparation for the various outreach activities.
We will again be supporting the Christmas camp at Dzaleka, when hundreds of refugee children who study the Swahili Bible Time lessons, will gather for several days of teaching and Bible-based activities.
In Lilongwe, we will also support the special Christmas Day event at the feeding centre where hundreds of street kids and vulnerable elderly people come for a meal and to hear the Gospel.
Give Thanks & Pray: Several interested in Baptism
Brother Harold recently mentioned several contacts who are interested in Baptism: “I talked to two sisters whose testimonies are clear and Goodson has talked to three or four brothers whose testimonies are clear too.”
As you give thanks for this, please pray that the brothers will have wisdom as they go forward. Harold continued, “Goodson has some difficulties in going forward because of the responsibility he has so he wants to make sure that these who come have pure motives.”
Pray: 2023 Gospel Calendars
Please continue to pray for the shipment of 2023 Gospel calendars and hygiene packs which was sent from Belfast during September.
Due to breakdown problems at the printer they were only able to complete half of the planned print run of 1,000,000 calendars. Please pray for the timely arrival of the container and for guidance as we consider whether to print all/part of the remaining 500,000 calendars using a commercial printer in Malawi.