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Give Thanks: Lives spared through natural disaster
We have much to give thanks for. Although there has been terrible loss of life in the natural disaster which struck Southern Malawi last weekend, we have received accounts of miraculous preservation of others. In particular, Brother Harold wishes to thank the Lord’s people for their prayers. He and his family were preserved through veryRead…
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Anna & Goodson assess the damage following Cyclone Freddy
The rain has eased enough for Anna and Goodson to begin to assess the damage in the surrounding community following Cyclone Freddy. Anna writes: ” We walked. 😉 Not even trying to drive today. “Some pictures are following. The damage is extensive. Many, many houses have fallen. It’s a bit overwhelming. “And, yet, what weRead…
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Pray for Wati on the loss of her grandmother
Please pray for Wati on the loss of her grandmother in the early hours of Saturday. The burial took place yesterday in the midst of Cyclone Freddy. Please remember Wati at this difficult time and pray that the Lord will comfort give much grace. Pray that Wati’s faith may be a testimony to other membersRead…
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Pray: More homes destroyed by Cyclone Freddy
Please pray for those affected by Cyclone Freddy. Brother Goodson reports that the roof of his own sister’s house was blown away yesterday. This morning, the homes of a sister at Saidi and the carpenter who works on site there, have suffered partial collapse.
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Pray: Water supply problem at Saidi
Please pray about the water supply at Saidi. Water comes from an on-site borehole, but this has been giving intermittent problems over the past couple of weeks, and has now stopped completely. Our first borehole gave problems when it ran dry and we had to re-drill a deeper well. An engineer is to visit theRead…
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Pray: Tropical Cyclone Freddy tracking towards Malawi
Tropical Cyclone Freddy has already caused serious disruption and some loss of life as it passed over Madagascar and Mozambique. After heading back to the Indian Ocean, Freddy has again begun to track towards the coast on a path which would take it to Malawi by this coming weekend. Many families are still affected byRead…
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Pray: Nthawi ya Baibulo pilot groups
Wati mentions: “We can pray for the Nthawi ya Baibulo as we pilot it. The books have now been shared among the different groups that will be piloting it.”
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Pray: Goodson’s son (John) in hospital
Brother Goodson asks us to pray for his son John (19) who was hospitalised yesterday with a recurrence of the problem he had a few weeks ago. Health care in Malawi is very poor, so please really pray that John will get good medical attention and that the Lord will put his healing hand uponRead…
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Give thanks: Child Protection Training
Please give thanks for the hugely successful 4-day child protection training we did on site at Saidi last week. This was very enlightening concerning the depth and extent of the problem of child abuse, and extremely informative on ways to address the issues in an African context. Please pray too that what we have learntRead…
