Category: News

From my daily reading this morning:

“Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.” Mark 10:28–30

How often we have proved this to be true!

Earlier in the chapter the rich young ruler went away “grieved” for he was unwilling to forsake his many possessions in order to follow Christ. It’s tragic when a soul is lost because the cost of trusting Christ as Saviour is too much to pay, but equally tragic when a Christian forfeits the deep joy, present recompenses and ultimate rewards of total commitment to Him as Lord.

What a rich and diverse family the child of God has who is willing to follow Christ. A particular blessing for those who have left anything for the Gospel’s sake.

What will you leave?

Seems the flight cancellation notice was indeed a technical glitch.  We are safely boarded, best (cheap) seats in the house, and soon to get underway.

Tiyeni!

I had a very encouraging phone call with Bro. Harold earlier this week when he told me that the response to the latest literature distribution has been quite overwhelming.

Since I returned from Malawi on 24 June Harold estimates the number of genuine SMS/telephone enquirers to be around 50. The really encouraging thing is that these enquiries are originating from almost every district in the country, including places which we have not even visited. The ever-increasing challenge is how best to follow these up.

Some are enquiring about the way of salvation, and others are looking for further supplies of tracts to distribute themselves. Particularly sought after are the “What happens to a person after they die?” and “If you go to hell it’s your own choice” tracts.

The supply of 150,000 tracts which arrived in Malawi in early June is almost exhausted!

Zimene Zimachitika

Kupita kuGehena

Our website www.goodnewsmalawi.com has had a much needed overhaul.

It is still a work in progress, but please feel free to have a look – and remember to “like” our Facebook page too.

Thank you sincerely for praying concerning my recent short visit to Malawi – my second of this year, so far. It has been good to see the literature work moving forward, and we continue to be really encouraged by the number of contacts generated – some expressing interest in salvation and others looking for supplies of literature to distribute themselves. As mentioned in previous correspondence, we estimate that around 500,000 items of Gospel literature have been published and distributed over the past couple of years, and we praise the Lord for making this possible, and for the promised blessing upon His Word. I will shortly be turning my attention to the publication of the 2016 Gospel Calendar, and the next edition of Exploring God’s Word which I hope to ship to arrive in good time for my November visit, DV. 

I’d like to request your prayers for journeying mercies and blessing upon a further visit to Malawi. Last evening I completed an enjoyable series of Ministry Meetings with the assembly at Saltash, Cornwall and set off this evening from London Heathrow.

There are a number of practical issues to sort out in anticipation of our outreach visit in August, and I also hope to progress several small projects to help various vulnerable individuals who were adversely affected by the storms earlier this year. And I will, of course, be seeking to engage in further open-air preaching and literature distribution.

Gail and Philip remain at home again on this occasion.