NEWS FROM MALAWI
BOLERO
Ever loving greetings in the Wonderful Hope of Israel. Thank you a million times for the whole Bibles. May the Creator bless the hands that give! There is a simple rule of conduct taught in nearly every Christian school. When in doubt, always ask yourself, "What would Jesus do?" It works with five year-olds and with University professors. Prime Ministers and Presidents have been known to go by it. But it would never have been so popular but for one thing: Jesus Christ is a real person to those who know the Gospels and he is a person who really does meet every human need.
--Bro. Luke Chawinga
Brethren at Bolero waiting to receive their Bibles
CHIRINGA PHALOMBE
I am happy to announce that in June we baptized six Brothers and Sisters here at Phalombe, Manyamba Ecclesia, and we now have 36 Brothers and Sisters who are baptized .
I was very glad you sent me the Holy Bible and Bible Basics, with Gospel News magazine. As you now know, we have other new members who wish to have three Bibles and three Chichewa Bibles.
--Bro. Kennedy Ndaweza
DZALEKA
The Ecclesia at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp near Lilongwe where there have recently been a number of baptisms. Whilst Bibles and some books have been supplied in English and CHECHEWA, they are in need of many more.
KASUNGU
My warmest greetings in our wonderful hope in Christ. I really thank you for the Holy Bible, New European version with commentary. May the Almighty God bless this work. We are all fishers of men as Matt.4:19, "Jesus said unto them, Follow me and I will make you fishers of men." The signs of the times are always stimulating. I appreciate in whatsoever you provide me which makes me strong. Psalm 17:5 says, "Uphold my steps in your paths, that my footsteps may not slip."
If possible, others with whom we share to good news with would also like to have those "New European Version" Bible.
Thanks a lot for the pamphlet you sent to me concerning news from around the world and how it links with the Bible. This really shows that each of us around the world has our own difficulties and we face our own challenges, but whatever these are we can approach this feast with confidence, believing that our Father is faithful and will fulfil all those things which He has promised and through our Lord Jesus Christ, under any circumstances, He will continue to care for us. As Romans 8:18 says, "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." So let us remain faithful to Him, that by grace He will welcome us into this rest.
--Sis. Bertha Khonje
Sister Bertha at home
Our currency has been devalued by 49%. With this devaluation the Postal Box fees have been raised from MK7,000 to MK20,000. This is too much for me to afford. Closing this box means closing all communications with brethren and sisters all over the world. The more I read Gospel News, the more I communicate with people. We are now experiencing a tough life as prices of all commodities have gone up with no salary increment.
The world is now favouring those who voted. Subsidy fertilisers are purchased by those who have voting cards. No voting card, no subsidy fertilisers. No one can cheat to have a voting card of his or her friend because there is a photograph, photo size on the voting registration card. Subsidy fertiliser is still at MK500, while at the counter it is at MK12,000 (the current price).
--Bro. Harmony Ntchalachala
MZUZU
Many thanks for a mailbag of books with the Chichewa edition of Bible Basics this will really help us in our preaching campaign. Here many women would prefer Chichewa books to English ones.
Again thank you for the recent Gospel News. We learn more from Gospel News, especially activities that take place in different ecclesias worldwide. We become very much motivated by that.
Jesus asked a question of the twelve disciples "Will you also go away?" As usual, on behalf of them all, Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we have believed and know that you are the Holy One of God." (John 6:68-69). What made some of his disciples go away? They were offended by what Jesus had said, that they eat his flesh and drink his blood. Did they hear him right? No, if they had heard him right, they wouldn't have gone away.
However, the twelve understood Jesus well and so they remained with him. We know this by the answer that Simon Peter gave: "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." Even Jesus made himself very clear: "It is the Spirit that gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life." Other disciples went away because they failed to grasp the meaning of Jesus' words, `Eat my flesh and drink my blood.'
--Bro. Sylvester Tembo
NENO
I will shortly be in very close to Mozambique so Bible Basics in Portuguese will be needed for distribution; the first five were distributed I will be telling you how everything is going on along the border of course. There are other people of our faith there who I will meet.
--Bro. Amison Liwawa
NKHOTAKOTA
I write to inform you that the Christadelphian Ecclesia here in Nkhotakota, Malawi, is
growing tremendously and transforming lives of many believers who have strongly believed in our teachings, so the hand of God is upon us. But the brothers have faced challenges because of following our faith.
As the Ecclesia is growing I as a leader (brother) have come across various hardships faced by our brothers and sisters in Christ. The brothers and sisters who have joined our church from other churches have been hit by different emotional stress which in turn would affect their spiritual health later on the health of the church. The brothers and sisters were under bursary support in their churches as well farm inputs which were given to them.
--Bro. Leonard Chaunga
SALIMA
I am very thankful for the tireless work you do in bringing the Truth to the multitudes of the world through many ways, one of which is by writing and printing scriptural pamphlets and books, Bible Basics being the most widely circulated. As I wrote a month ago, I received two cartons of recently published "Mfundo Zoonadi Zenizeni Za Bukhu Lopatulika" which is a translation of Bible Basics into Chichewa. Thank you very much and may the good Lord bless you for the wonderful saving work you are doing.
--Bro. George Mayimba
SALIMA
A few years ago it was possible for C.A.T. to buy a few baby goats for some brethren. Looking back, a few made a success of this project, for others it did not work out so well. The picture shows Bro. Austin Nyirenda's goats which have provided him with milk, meat and manure for his garden as well as eating garbage. At the present C.A.T. is no longer financing this project.
Bro. Austin Nyirenda's goats
ZOMBA
Thanks a lot for providing us with the magazine, Bible Basics, the New Testaments NEV, The Real Christ, The Real Devil and now the complete English language NEV Bible.
"The Real Devil" is a really helpful book which starts from the history of the idea of Satan. It made me understand the satan in the book of Job and I have now come to the conclusion that the satan in this book were the friends of Job. Also according to Job 42:7-10, after Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite were forgiven by Job and did what Yahweh told them to do was the time that Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.
I have started my preaching program alright. Today I was at New Gift Private School where all went well. I started with Noah and the Ark to compare it with the days in which we are living. I want to inform you that due to the devaluation of kwacha by 49% means that I can get a good Bike at 30Kw.
--Bro. Samson Banda
