Points for Prayer & Thanksgiving

  • Real Missionary Work (??)

    Does network troubleshooting constitute “real missionary work”? As always, it’s been a joy to be back in Malawi. Today is the midpoint of a short trip which has already proved to be extremely valuable. I often feel frustrated that so much of my time seems to taken up with admin and planning, and not the “real missionary work” of preaching and teaching.

  • Meet Goliat Chisowa

    Meet Goliat Chisowa, a gospel literature distributor from the southern region of Malawi. Transcript: My name is Goliat Chisowa, I stay in Mwatheta village.   I have a family. I have six children.   Calendars help us, we give them to students so they can know the date.   The tracts encourage us because not everyone has aRead More

  • Bringing the Good News to Remote Places

    Meet Cyford Chimwaza who shares how tracts help him share the gospel in the most remote areas of southern Malawi. Transcript: My name is Cyford Chimwaza from Phalula in Balaka district.  [Tracts] help very much because we distribute in the remotest areas where people cannot find any literature, and when we reach them it showsRead More

  • New gallery: Distributing calendars in the Lower Shire

    We’ve added a new gallery! Click here to explore images from a visit to the Lower Shire to meet literature distributors and supply them with gospel calendars in January 2024.

  • Pray: Well drilling to proceed imminently

    Please pray for a good supply of water as we proceed with well drilling at the Saidi site. Unfortunately our on-site borehole ran dry a couple of months back, causing considerably challenges there. We commissioned an independent survey which identified three locations with the promise of good water yields. The economies of scale of drillingRead More

  • Give Thanks: Concessionary tax rates granted on new Landcruiser

    Thank you so much for praying – we recently received confirmation that the authorities have granted concessionary rates of import tax & duties, reducing the potential tax burden from almost US$50,000 (as much as the price of the vehicle) to only $12,500! We were far from certain that the concession would be granted, and theRead More

  • Pray: Dzaleka Bible Time Kids’ Camp this week

    Pray for the kid’s camp at Dzaleka this week: 29 July – 1 Aug. Some of the older girls from Saidi will be joining Anna. In previous years the camp has taken place around Christmas, but we are experimenting with alternative dates this year. Hopefully the cooler temperatures and fewer mosquitoes will be a littleRead More

  • Pray: Meeting to re-energise Emmaus Correspondence Ministry

    Please pray for a fruitful meeting with the Emmaus International Coordinator and other key stakeholders aimed at re-energising the extremely useful Emmaus Correspondence Ministry which has been stalled for a while in Malawi. Emmaus is a really good fit with the Gospel literature ministry which is at the core of what SALT does, and theRead More

  • Give Thanks: Unexpected Progress with Angel’s Recovery

    Angel had a follow up appointment with her surgeon last week. She said it was a positive meeting and the surgeon said she was surprised to see that the bone seems to have started growing back! Angel’s had a couple of physiotherapy sessions over the past weeks which were quite challenging, but thanks be toRead More

  • Anna reflects on the BES conference

    Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a conference hosted by Bible Educational Services (BES) in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. It was tremendously encouraging and energizing to connect with people from all over the world who are involved in similar ministries. Perhaps one of the most impactful things was meeting the woman who startedRead More

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