Points for Prayer & Thanksgiving

  • Why Go as a Missionary to a Christian Country?

    I asked myself that question repeatedly when the Lord called me to be a missionary in Malawi. I had been reading a lot about unreached people groups and the 10/40 window. The thought of doing missions in such countries was exciting and, frankly, seemed a lot more logical than coming to a “reached” country. “WhyRead More

  • Give Thanks – Stephen’s recovery from injury

    Stephen sustained a nasty injury to his thumb last week, when a glass coffee pot broke as he was cleaning it. Give thanks that he was able to quickly access help at the Seventh Day Adventist hospital in Blantyre. The injury required 7 stitches, but give thanks that the wound seems to be healing acceptably,Read More

  • Pray – guidance and direction

    Jim & Stephen are joining the team today for an extended monthly team meeting. Together, they plan to review the events of the year so far, and to take stock and plan for the remainder of the year. Much help is needed.

  • Pray – Blessing on last week’s activities

    Please pray for blessing on last week’s activities with Jim, David & Stephen and the rest of the SALT team. Each afternoon, we had Bible studies and Gospel outreach at Saidi, with mornings occupied with a prison visit and a couple of visits to evacuation camps. At Bvumbwe prison, several hundred juvenile prisoners received hygieneRead More

  • Pray: People under pressure to leave evacuation camps

    Wati says, “The numbers in evacuation camps have reduced as people are being encouraged to return home. The reopening of schools has also added pressure as many camps are at schools (which are themselves overcrowded). “We can pray for Cyclone Freddy survivors who have left camps very little support as they are looking to returnRead More

  • Pray: Stephen, Jim & David Williamson travelling this week

    Please remember Stephen, who will be travelling to Malawi on Tuesday, and Jim & David who follow on Friday and Saturday respectively. Pray they will have travelling mercies and have a safe and profitable time ministering among the people at the evacuation camps. They also plan to have a short series of Gospel Meetings atRead More

  • Pray: Stephen, Jim & David Williamson preparing for trip to Malawi

    Although it’s barely 3 weeks since Stephen returned for his son’s wedding, he is preparing for the next trip to Malawi, next week, God willing. Stephen will be joined by Jim McMaster and David Williamson (on his first visit to Malawi). This visit was to have been for a week of Bible teaching conferences, butRead More

  • Pray: Hundreds of Thousands continuing to experience extreme hardship

    Please pray for the hundreds of thousands of Malawians who continue to experience extreme hardship as a result of the Cyclone Freddy. According to the latest reports, around 659,000 of the 2,267,000 people affected are still living in 767 evacuation camps. Over 500 people are still missing. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to sexualRead More

  • Pray: Gospel work in evacuation camps

    Anna writes:-We have the privilege through the relief work to reach some with the gospel that we never would otherwise. Please pray for their hearts to be opened.

  • Give thanks – Bibletime

    Anna writes,-The translator is almost finished with the next phase of BES translation!-The Bibletime participants seem to be enjoying the booklets. The group of teens is slowly but surely growing, and I’m encouraged by some who are very consistent.

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