Sadly, brother Jim will have to cut his trip short and will return home tomorrow as Janet has been taken unwell.
We are so thankful to the Lord that, notwithstanding this unfortunate turn of events, we were able to accomplish a major objective of the trip when we met the management of the Malawi Prison Service at HQ today.
Malawi Prison Service latest recruit
Every picture tells a story. This one says that we had a great visit with the staff at prison HQ.
We were able to explore some very promising opportunities for the future, of which more later, and have arranged a further visit for next week when we will be able to hand over some much-needed learning resources for the prison school at Zomba.
Please continue to pray for this work.
We’ve had a very profitable first day on this trip in Malawi. Not too intense, but we had useful conversations with parties interested in the prison work.
Jim McMaster and Stephen Harper travel to Malawi today for a two-week visit during which they hope to make further progress developing the prison work and other areas of SALT’s ministry.
Of particular importance will be trying to negotiate on land for the planned project to build a centre from which to base SALT’s future operations.
Please pray for safe travel, good health and for a fruitful time in Malawi.
17 prisons in Malawi have Reformatory Schools where prisoners can study towards completing their Primary of Secondary education.
These schools are desperately under-resourced and are taught by prisoners who receive small privileges as incentives to volunteer.
It is now 4 months since SOUTHERN AFRICA LITERATURE TRUST (SALT) was incorporated, and we have been busy making plans for the future of the work which SALT will undertake, Lord willing.
Many thanks to everyone who showed up for our first packing evening. The turnout exceeded our expectations and we quickly got through the supplies of toiletries we had gathered for the purpose. A special thank you to the sisters at Ebenezer GH for the lovely refreshments at the close.
We are excited to introduce you to SALT – Southern Africa Literature Trust.
The Trust has been established to exploit present opportunities to supply and distribute much sought-after Christian literature in Malawi and beyond.
A principal focus area will be to supply Bible study courses to prisoners and others, while simultaneously endeavouring to mitigate some of their real physical hardships.
If you are a believer with an interest in the spread of the Gospel, we look forward to sharing something of our vision with you. Please keep an eye open for further information.
