Latest News September 2023
Julian's visit in July
The problems facing people are not easing up. During his visit Julian spoke with village families facing real hunger in the coming months, some of whom are surviving now due to the generosity of family members. He was unable to buy fuel for the vehicles because of national shortages of both diesel and petrol, meaning that some of the planned travelling had to be cancelled. And he witnessed many people struggling with huge increases in the day-to-day cost of living.
The team led by John has managed to buy and store over 650 x 50 kg bags of maize in preparation for helping the poor in the church when the crisis of food shortages becomes more intense. We praise God for this.
The principal work of the Church of the Disciples of Jesus in Malawi, supported by SaltMalawi, remains the preaching of the gospel and the making of disciples who are taught to put into practice the teachings of Jesus. Julian accompanied John and Charles in visiting the churches in the district of Chikwawa in the south of the country. They taught a group of church leaders, some of whom had travelled on foot for over 12 hours in order to reach the gathering. This area was one of those badly affected by Storm Freddie as previously reported.
The church at Lengwe Chikwawa celebrating in dance and song |
The district of Chikwawa with the Shire River |
Leadership Training 2023A major part of Julian's visit was spent training leaders, many of whom have had little or no schooling. The group pictured here which met on the farm are principally from the district of Dedza. Julian was greatly encouraged by their ability to understand the teaching and from the reports of the work they do in establishing groups to study the Rooted in Jesus course that he had taught on previous visits. We give God thanks for the positive way in which Julian, and the teaching he brings, continues to be well received by the village at Tsumba, for the encouragement of the leaders who live sacrificially in order to bring the gospel to many new places, and for the growth of the work generally. |
The leaders of churches in Dedza district after teaching at the Village of Light |
