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Please pray:

  1. For safe, trouble-free travel for Anna as she sets off today for a few weeks at home. Pray that she will have a blessed time with family and that she will be able to successfully complete the renewal of her Driver’s License while home.
  2. For speedy arrival of a 20ft Container of Gospel Calendars and other literature. The container has just left Mauritius en route to Nacala, Mozambique, and is expected to arrive there later this week.
  3. For the arrival and installation of the second-hand engine for our Mitsubishi Canter Truck. With building work advancing, this vehicle is now needed urgently. The truck carrying the engine is presently at the Zimbabwe border.
  4. For the building work – the Toilet & Shower block is now at “Ring Beam” level and brick work is commencing on the first dormitory. Work is ahead of schedule, but threatened by frequent heavy showers. Stephen will be ordering steel and other roofing materials from South Africa this week – pray that the order is processed accurately and timely, before closure for the Christmas holidays.
  5. For continued good rains, essential for a healthy maize crop, especially after several stressed years. A few weeks ago the Malawi president declared a state of disaster because of the acute food insecurity across the country. The rains have been consistent, so far.
Our Nissan Pickup is too small for present needs!
Rented 2-Ton truck for Building Materials
Rented 2-Ton truck for Building Materials
The replacement 2-Ton Canter Engine is needed urgently!

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Please continue to pray for relief of the ongoing economic crisis in Malawi. Fuel is in extremely short supply, with unbelievably long queues when filling stations are supplied. People have been seen fist-fighting over their place in the line.

Other locally-grown commodities like sugar and cooking oil are not available, presumably as producers export in order to obtain much-need foreign currency. This has been going on for many months now, and has a really debilitating effect.

Please also pray for the arrival of the used engine we purchased from South Africa for our 2-Ton Mitsubishi truck which has been laid up now for many months. The engine has been delayed for several weeks – we suspect it has also been affected by the fuel shortage.

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Please EARNESTLY pray concerning the arrival of a shipment of 3 Roller Doors that were sent from N.Ireland 7 months ago but have not quite reached Saidi yet.

Tom plans to help install this during his time in Malawi, but the information last week was that they are still in Customs in Lilongwe. Please pray that they will clear customs very imminently and be with us in time for Tom to complete this project.

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Anna writes: “Please pray for the safe arrival of the visitors. Pray they would be blessed by their time here.”

Note: Stephen will travel Tuesday / Wednesday. Samuel & John, Tom & Debbie, and Jeff and Cameron will all travel at difference times over the following days. Pray that the Lord will grant safe and trouble-free travel, as well as a profitable time in Malawi.

Join with us in giving thanks that we were able to begin visiting schools again, as of today. We thank the believers who contributed to the school packs. They were received with much excitement and jubilation today. Pray God’s word will be received as well.

Note: Resumption of School visits was delayed due to last month’s Presidential election. We are grateful that, although there was much concern about the possibility of violence, the election passed off peacefully, although various aspects of the work to continue.

Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about helping with Classroom packs.

Anna writes: Join with us in giving thanks for a number of people enrolling in Emmaus this week – both locally and a bit further afield. Please pray for the word of God to do a mighty work in their lives. For those who are not saved – salvation! For those who are – growth!

Note: We recently revised, reprinted and relaunched the entire range of Emmaus courses in Chichewa. We are very optimistic about the potential of these courses, primarily aimed at adults, to complement the Nthawi ya Baibulo range of courses for children.

Please pray for the launch of Emmaus Malawi this coming week, God willing, in the area surrounding Saidi as well as to a few key distributors. Pray these courses will make many wise unto salvation and build a Scriptural foundation in the hearts of those who already know Christ.

Please pray for the growth and preservation of the believers in the assembly.

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Please continue in prayer as a full week has elapsed but the Malawi election results are still awaited.

The press is reporting that there have been numerous allegations of serious irregularities and several arrests on charges of election fraud.

By all accounts, the election itself passed off peacefully. By law, the Malawi Electoral Commission has until Wednesday to declare the result, however the long wait fuels speculation, and increases the risk of unrest once the result is announced.

Please continue to pray for peaceful conditions, favourable for the spread of the Gospel, and that coming days will bring relief to the hardships endured by the Malawian people.

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October promises to be a busy month of visits to Malawi (DV).

Jeff Gratias (OR) and Cameron McCrindle (WA) are planning to overhaul of one our Isuzu pickup trucks, and do other mechanical servicing jobs, no doubt. Tom Turnbull (MI) has also volunteered to come (with Debbie, his wife) and install our roller doors and some some other maintenance and related work. Plus we are really looking forward to a visit from Samuel and John from Every Home Crusade to see the literature work they have been supporting with their literature donations. We are so grateful for the interest of each one to come and help us in the work. It’s such an encouragement.

Please pray for each as they make practical preparations for these visits, and for brother Stephen who will coordinate their itineraries and guide them while in Malawi. Pray too, that the time in Malawi will be a real blessing to our visitors and the team on the ground, and be a means by which the work becomes known to a wider audience for their valuable prayer support.

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Please pray about the upcoming Presidential election, now a little over 1 week away. Specifically pray for:

  1. Peaceful atmosphere before, during, and after voting — that communities would be spared violence, intimidation, or unrest.
  2. Stability after results — that whichever leaders are chosen, Malawi would know peace, unity, and social stability, rather than division.
  3. Relief from hardship — with ongoing struggles of soaring inflation, food insecurity, and economic instability, pray that political change would not deepen suffering but instead open opportunities for wise stewardship of resources
  4. Safety of workers and volunteers — especially during large events or travels around the country.

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