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Outreach 2015

Darkness descending

Darkness falls very rapidly here – only 15 or so degrees south of the equator, dusk lasts maybe 20 or 30 minutes and then the light is gone! Only darkness remains.

These nights, the constant beat of the village drums seem to welcome us home, yet solemnly reminds us that this land is enveloped in another kind of darkness – just as pervasive, but altogether more serious.

The drums are inseparably linked to dark and often physically dangerous practices which are traditionally performed at this time of year – rites of passage to bring the young men and women to majority and full participation in the affairs of the village. They remind us of the importance of spreading the only message which can deliver from darkness and spiritual bondage into glorious light and liberty.

Two more team members travel today – Euan and Sarah should be enroute as I write. Ramona and Victoria should arrive on Sunday, and Ruth and Deborah on Monday, Lord willing. Then the work begins in earnest. Please pray for them as they travel, and for us all as we distribute the Word of God.

Malingaliro

Watchful eyes and open ears!

Post author By Stephen
Post date 7 August 2015
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“The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,
And his ears are open unto their cry.” Psalm 34:15

Frankly, I find the context of this Psalm a bit difficult to comprehend – the title tells us that it was when David “changed his behavior before Abimelech” – a euphemistic way of saying that he acted like a raving madman in order to convince his enemies that he was no threat to them, thus escaping the very imminent danger facing him.

Hardly the behavior of a man trusting in his God – the dignified manner in which we might expect a king in waiting to behave! But then, how often do we act in self-reliance, how often fail to behave as sons of the King?

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What will you leave?

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?

Outreach 2015

Acts 19:20

“So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.” http://ref.ly/Ac19.20

Just catching up on my reading on the bus – this verse is a real encouragement to all who engage in the spread off the Gospel.

The past months have produced many responses to the distribution of literature in Malawi, and doubtless many more have been touched by the Word but not responded to us. As we embark upon another intensive period of literature distribution, we can have no doubt that the Lord’s Word will not return unto Him void.

Pray on!

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All aboard

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!

Outreach 2015

Not a good start!

Got a message about 30 mins before leaving home to say flight cancelled!

Been assured it’s just a technical glitch :-\

We’ll see when we get to Dublin.

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Malawi Gospel Outreach Trip commences tomorrow

Post author By Stephen
Post date 3 August 2015
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We begin our Gospel outreach trip to Malawi tomorrow, God willing. Gail and I will set off from Dublin in the evening and the rest of the team will assemble in Malawi over the course of the next few days. We should all be in place by this day next week.

We will very much value your prayers for safety, and particularly for the Lord’s blessing upon the word that we will be distributing. We will be fewer in number this year, however we have prepared around 15000 Seed Sower texts and we hope to distribute all or most of these, along with the most recent edition of Exploring God’s Word magazine.

Please also pray for help in the presentation of the Word of God at various open air meetings which will take place as well as planned meetings in several village locations, and for a planned whole-day Children’s outreach, when we expect a large number of children to attend..

If you’re interested in following the progress of the trip, we plan to post regular updates at www.goodnewsmalawi.com/mgo2015

Yours in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Open air preaching

Open-air preaching in Malawi seldom fails to attract a crowd. While some make a nuisance from time to time (mostly drunks) usually people listen carefully and reverently.

A large crowd of people listened as we preached and have out Seed Sower texts at Thondwe market.

A small boat was the pulpit when we visited Kachulu, a small fishing town in Zomba district.

Still more listening to the Word of God at Njuli.

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Overwhelming response to literature distribution

Post author By Stephen
Post date 24 July 2015
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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!