TRUSTEES’ REPORT – Year Ended 30 September 2021

Stephen Harper
31/05/2022
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The activities of the Trust continued to be seriously affected by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic for a significant portion of the year. Nevertheless, we are grateful that as travel restrictions began to ease, it was possible for Stephen to visit Malawi twice to review operations there, first in May and again in August.

Stephen’s visit in May was timed to coincide with the arrival in Malawi of Anna Vallance, who has been commended to the work by her assembly in Livonia, MI, USA. It has been a pleasure to welcome her. Her dedication to the work and devotion to the Lord will undoubtedly strengthen the team, particularly as she has joined the Board of the Malawi operation.

Building Work currently underway at Saidi

Stephen Harper
17/05/2022
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We have much to thank the Lord for as we review progress of the building work at Saidi so far. Thanks to the hard work of the building team, and brother Goodson’s diligent oversight, a lot has been accomplished since we started less than two years ago.

Give Thanks: Safe arrival of pallet of security equipment

Stephen Harper
09/05/2022
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We are so thankful for the safe and speedy arrival of a pallet of security equipment we airfreighted out just after Easter.

Pray with us as we endeavour to get this installed as quickly as possible.

Saidi Development Project – progress so far

Stephen Harper
02/05/2022
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Although we recently had to make adjustments to our schedule for the Saidi Development Project, we are still encouraged by the progress made so far.

We are grateful for Brother Goodson’s diligence as he has supervised the work, and for the energy and skill of the building team who have done so much with limited resources, but much hard work and African improvisation.

Adjustments to building schedule

Stephen Harper
02/05/2022
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Following Stephen & Gail’s recent visit to Malawi, we have decided to adjust the building project schedule at Saidi.

The deteriorating economic situation in Malawi means that we must plan for the possibility of an upsurge in crime. Consequently we have decided that we need to prioritise improving security above additional building work.

Stephen & Gail’s latest visit to Malawi

Stephen Harper
27/04/2022
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It was lovely to have Gail’s company in Malawi for a couple of weeks

I love Malawi. I’ll take every opportunity to visit Malawi. But I hope I never have to visit again in the circumstances that made this present trip necessary.

As regular readers know, sister Anna recently suffered a very traumatic burglary and assault at her home. The trustees agreed unanimously that Gail and I should travel to Malawi at the earliest opportunity to support her through this crisis. We also felt it appropriate to review and improve the security of our people and property in Malawi in light of what had happened.

Update on the Saidi Building Project

Stephen Harper
26/03/2022
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I had the perfect opportunity to review progress at the Saidi Building Project during my recent 3-week visit to Malawi.

As you may recall, in January a lightning strike and fire seriously damaged the msasa we built for the children’s work at Saidi. This really discouraged us at the time as the msasa was still not completely finished. However, with the Lord’s help and the passage of time we have got over the disappointment. The cyclone that followed caused enormous damage across the Southern Region of Malawi. Thousands of people suffered loss of their homes and/or their crops. Many have no means to rebuild and are still sheltering from the tropical rains in makeshift shelters of plastic sheeting. This puts the msasa fire in perspective, especially as some of our neighbours at Saidi we affected.