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Pray: Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Wellbeing of SALT Team
Please pray for SALT’s small team of workers in Malawi. In addition to the regular pressure of working in a highly impoverished, dysfunctional society, each has experienced some personal loss or trauma in recent months. On top of this has come the additional pressure of the ongoing cyclone relief effort. Please pray that each willRead…
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Pray: Believers severely affected by Cyclone Freddy
Harold writes concerning our network of literature distributors: “Most of them I can’t reach. Power problem but Mulanje ones are all alive but lost houses and crops.” We give thanks that the Lord has preserved the lives of many of his people, but there are many reports of believers losing their homes and livelihoods.
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Pray: Stephen returning to Malawi on Monday
Please pray for Brother Stephen who has changed other travel plans to return to Malawi on Monday to help with SALT’s response to the Cyclone. Pray for journeying mercies, and that he will be able to use his experience to make a meaningful contribution to the effort, and be able to encourage the team onRead…
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Pray: Rescue and Recovery mission following cyclone
Please pray for the ongoing rescue and recovery mission following the cyclone last weekend. Malawi’s emergency services have very limited capacity, but several international teams are converging on Blantyre to assist with the search. Malawi was already suffering from its worst ever cholera outbreak prior to the cyclone, and the flooding will make this problemRead…
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Pray: Disaster Relief following Tropical Cyclone Freddy
Please pray for much wisdom and guidance as we plan our disaster relief effort in the wake of Cyclone Freddy. Brother Stephen has cancelled a planned trip to Jordan in order to return to Malawi on Monday (DV). It’s clear that the situation there is pretty dire. An initial survey of the area immediately surroundingRead…
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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.
