Bibles are available in the main languages spoken by the people of Malawi and Mozambique, and in several of the less common languages. The problem is that very few people have any hope of ever having one of their own. Building up a small ‘library’ of Bibles for a rural Church is one way we can help.

Only about 1 in 4 Malawians receive any health care and in rural areas the situation is usually much worse. This means that diseases which could easily be treated are often fatal for children and adults alike. This small gift would enable staff in one of the Church’s rural clinics to give 23 children six month’s vital treatment against worms which causes pneumonia and many other critical problems.

Many pastors, ladies’ leaders, youth workers and others in leadership positions are faithfully teaching congregations and groups with few if any study materials available to them. Books received when leaving Bible College, or at a Leaders’ Refresher Conference will probably be the only ones they ever have!

It is thrilling to see the work being done by many of the Church planting evangelists, often in difficult and remote locations. Only the Lord can plant and build His Church but He gives us the privilege of supporting an evangelist for a month with a gift as small as £37.

A cycle can make a huge difference to a pastor and the congregations he serves, particularly in a country where there is little public transport and great poverty.

This is a Christmas gift which will bring help to many people!

In a land where doctors are few and clinics far apart, ZEC’s rural Health Centres provide a vital service...but they need more trained staff. Each nurse takes a three year training course and a gift of £74 will cover a month of that.

Home based income generating projects can lift a pastor’s family out of desperate poverty. A good quality sewing
machine is a gift which provides lasting help with clothing and income.

We are likely to have our Christmas services in fine buildings whilst most people in Africa will worship in the most basic surroundings. They can usually manage to fire bricks and build walls but the cost of corrugated iron sheets for a weatherproof roof has risen greatly in recent months and is beyond most congregations. We can help to provide a Christmas gift that will last for years!

The evangelical Church is growing rapidly and needs well-equipped leaders but very few Churches can raise even part of the £700 annual fees required to send a student to the Evangelical Bible College of Malawi. Any gift we are able to give can help to provide Bible training for a Church leader.