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News Update – June 2021

Stephen Harper
20/06/2021
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Brother Stephen has just returned from a most encouraging visit to Malawi – his first since February 2020. The main reasons for this trip were (1) to help Anna (Vallance) get settled into her new home and environment, (2) to “eyeball” the project site at Saidi for the first time (Bros. Harold & Goodson had been our eyes and ears through the entire process of buying the land), and (3) to meet and encourage many of SALT’s partners in the work in Malawi. With the gracious help of the Lord, Stephen was able to accomplish what he set out to do.

Focus on the Field – Bensham Gospel Hall

Stephen Harper
23/03/2021
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We are happy to provide the recordings of a very successful report day on Sat 21/3/2021

Session 1

Introduction to Malawi – Isaac Bond
Development of Literature Ministry – Stephen Harper
Encouragements from a local perspective – Harold Makawa

Making great progress

Stephen Harper
11/08/2020
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Goodson says, “Lero tawelukila pamepa” – this is where we got to when we knocked off today.

It’s so encouraging to see the job moving forward. Of course, the next stage will necessarily be slower, but this is a great start.

Anna Vallance to join the work in Malawi

Stephen Harper
27/07/2020
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I feel a little like Jude – eager to write about one thing, but constrained by the Holy Spirit through circumstances to write about another. However, unlike Jude, it is a very happy matter which now takes precedence.

Initially my intention was just to write enclosing a copy of a recent letter that some of you will have received in the mail, in which we gave an update on our development plans in Malawi. Within the past couple of months we have purchased a 1.3 acre site at Thondwe, upon which we hope to start building facilities for the Literature, Children’s and other ministries we are engaged in. You can read / download the letter here.

Encouraging update regarding development land in Malawi

Stephen Harper
27/07/2020
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At this time of year we would usually be making final preparations for Malawi Gospel Outreach (MGO). Although Coronavirus has brought many frustrating limitations, we want to share with you a recent major encouragement in the work in Malawi.

A New Motorcycle for Goodson

Stephen Harper
21/12/2019
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3 years ago a young Canadian sister’s sacrifice enabled us to purchase a small, Chinese motorcycle for brother Goodson. It was “cheap and cheerful”, but has proved to be an amazing blessing to the work.

Not surprisingly, frequent use on poor dirt roads had begun to take its toll, and despite Goodson’s best efforts to maintain it, the bike has been giving real problems lately, and maintaining it seems like throwing good money after bad.

We were recently contacted by a young brother who expressed his burden to help Goodson with a bigger, stronger and more reliable motorbike, better suited to the conditions on which it’s normally used. His very generous gift has come at a crucial time as we begin our 2020 Gospel calendar distribution, and the newly purchased Honda bike will enable him to reach many areas which would have otherwise been inaccessible to him, and to keep visiting the little assembly in Zomba to which he is so committed.

We praise the Lord for this and pray that the work it has facilitated will be a great blessing to many.

April 2019 News Update

Stephen Harper
30/03/2019
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SALT 2019-04 Download

In our March 2019 News Update we reported on our recent visit to Malawi, and the progress made in developing the Prison work there. We also mentioned briefly the mechanical issues with Stephen’s truck, and the negotiations to purchase a development site near Thondwe – more later.