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Sharing relief and the Gospel among survivors of Tropical Cyclone Freddy
Tropical Cyclone Freddy claimed the lives of thousands, while hundreds of thousands more have been displaced by the flood and mudslides. SALT is working to relieve need and share the Gospel among a few of them in the Zomba and Chiradzulu districts. We shot this video during our visit to Lisao Camp, approximately 10 days after the cyclone struck. It seems like every day we hear fresh stories of desperation. We thank the Lord for moving his people to give so that we are able to respond to some of those most in need. You can read here about SALT’s…
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Pray: Cyclone Freddy relief gives opportunities for the Gospel
We have committed to try to supply food aid to 3 camps for people left homeless by Cyclone Freddy. We would love to be able to do more, but have only limited resources.
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Give Thanks: Cyclone Survivors at Lisao Camp hear the Gospel
An improvement in the weather towards the end of last week allowed Stephen & Harold to access the Lisao Camp to distribute desperately needed food aid.
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Cyclone Freddy: Incident Response Plan
It’s now two weeks since Cyclone Freddy began to wreak havoc across Southern Malawi. We have been trying to come up with an appropriate incident response plan. The body count continues to rise. However, it is doubtful if we will ever know the true number of people who perished. Many were washed away by flash-floods or buried in the devasting mud-slides which ripped through the slum townships in Blantyre and elsewhere. A Christian worker known to us through a mutual friend, knows of an entire family of 10 who all perished under one roof. The need is overwhelming. We have…
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Pray: We need sunshine
Cyclone Freddy is reckoned to be one of the strongest and longest tropical storms on record. People in Blantyre recount how the cyclone settled over the city, dumping torrential rain, non-stop for three days. Seasonal rain, sometimes heavy, has continued on and off for the last week or more since the cyclone passed, complicating the relief and recovery effort. We have certainly had difficulty coming and going to the site at Saidi, and many people remain cut off from help for that reason. Please pray that we will have no more rain and instead have a good period of sunshine…
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Planned Bible Teaching Conference Cancelled
We have reluctantly decided to cancel the Bible Teaching conference planned for May. The relief effort following Cyclone Freddy is going to demand so much of our time and resources that it will be impractical to proceed. Besides, many of those we were expecting to attend have been affected by Freddy too, and simply won’t have the means to travel. As we have already bought air tickets for the speakers (David Williamson, Jim McMaster and me), we have decided that we will instead use the time for relief and Gospel work among the cyclone victims we have begun to help.…
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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 will be kept in good physical health, and that they and their families will be conscious of the Lord’s presence with them, and the prayerful support of the many around the globe who take an interest in the work.
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Lisao Emergency
The temporary camp at Lisao is home to 433 displaced survivors of the devastating mudslides and floods that swept so many to their death. The partially decomposed body of one sister in the Lord was buried where she was found, some 15 Km from her home. The camp has been mostly cut off and has received only one supply of food in the past 10 days – enough to last a 2 or 3 days at most. Harold made a difficult, exploratory journey on motorcycle today to assess the needs there. The people arehungry and afraid of a possibility of…
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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 on the ground. They have come through a very difficult week, on the back of several difficult months.
Points for Prayer & Thanksgiving
