Stephen and Gail will drive to Dublin on Monday evening for a Tuesday morning flight to Stockholm, en route to Malawi. It’s a long, 27 hour journey with 4 flights, so please pray for them as they go.
Pray that the short visit will be a blessing – Stephen hopes to attend to several matters pending after his recent visit with Jim, and Gail hopes she will be able to give some encouragement and support to Anna.
As communication with Anna has been restored, it has become apparent that her recent trauma was much more than “just” a burglary.
Please enfold her in your prayers and pray for her physical, emotional and spiritual preservation during this extremely difficult trial.
Brother Stephen has been considering when to make his next visit to Malawi. Recent events have confirmed that this should be sooner rather than later, so he plans to depart on 12 April, Lord willing.
Please pray that Stephen will remain Covid-free prior to departure, and while in Malawi, as a Covid infection could cause serious disruption to travel arrangements.
Recently Stephen posted about Nthawi ya Baibulo, the Chichewa version of Bible Time. We were greatly encouraged to receive the first fully designed lessons! Though there remains a significant amount of work, we are excited about the potential of the curriculum.
Since translation and publishing work is a big part of what we do at SALT, I thought it might be helpful to give an idea of the steps that we have to take to get to the point of publishing translated material.
We are asking for prayer concerning our ongoing vehicle reliability problems in Malawi. Regular visitors to this blog are aware that we have been struggling with vehicle troubles for quite some time.
Although Stephen & Jim have been frustrated not to be able to travel as they had planned, nevertheless they have witnessed the Lord’s over-ruling hand.
On Saturday afternoon they had a “chance meeting” with a Christian Malawian couple at the B&B where they are staying. In conversation it became clear that they are able and willing to help with several practical aspects of the work we are engaged in, and we thank the Lord for the opportunity to meet them. It’s amazing to see how the Lord often brings some blessing out of our frustrations.
Jim & Stephen would appreciate prayer for the remaining days of their trip, and for safe and trouble-free homeward travel on Thursday (DV)
Yet another breakdown has interrupted their plans and prevented them from visiting projects in the Central region during the past week.
On Tuesday the entire team is due to meet for a meeting to review progress and plan for the future. There are many matters ro discuss. Please pray that this will be a very fruitful meeting.
Yet another trip has been interrupted by a breakdown and Brother Stephen asks that we pray particularly about the persistent vehicle trouble that has beset the work for some time now. This has resulted in a lot of stress and much wasted time.
Stephen had been having problems with his Isuzu truck vehicle for a couple of years, but 3 years ago, it overheated and had been in the workshop since. It has had a replacement block and cylinder head, but it’s still overheating and unable to be used.
Brother Jim has arrived safely to join Brother Stephen for the remainder of his visit to Malawi.
The purpose of the visit is to encourage the workers here and to review the various activities and programs which the Trust supports. They will will spend Lord’s day with the assembly at Bethel (Blantyre), moving to Zomba district Mon-Wednesday, where they will visit the site at Saidi and some cyclone victims. Then they plan to travel to Lilongwe and Dzaleka (Central Region) for the latter part of the week to review the work among street kids and refugees respectively.
Please pray for journeying mercies, insight and much wisdom, Continue to pray that the Lord will abundantly bless the many souls who regularly hear the Gospel.
Brother Stephen asks that we join in giving thanks for journeying mercies and a safe and uneventful arrival in Malawi on Friday morning.
He aims to spend the next three weeks encouraging the workers there, reviewing SALT’s various programs, and making plans for the months ahead, in the Lord’s will.
