by admin | Mar 21, 2025 | BLOG
Many children in Malawi have the desire to go to school and get an education. Unfortunately, there are many obstacles that stand in the way of that goal. A few of the biggest obstacles include a lack of food, tuition, school uniform, and shoes. Fatuma, a young girl, was facing these same struggles as she tried to attend school. Her family didn’t have enough food to go around and they didn’t have the money to buy her a school bag and the mandatory school uniform and shoes. Despite these obstacles, though, she continued pursuing an education, doing what she could to make ends meet.
Upon seeing her lack of basic needs as well as her drive for school, Y-Malawi managed to provide some of what Fatuma was lacking. As seen in the photo above, Fatuma received a school bag to carry her books and supplies in, a uniform and shoes to wear to school, and bags of corn flour to prepare food with. The corn flour is used to make nsima which is Malawi’s staple food; these bags of flour are able to sustain Fatuma’s family for quite some time.
It’s incredible that Fatuma continued to strive for her goal to receive an education despite the obstacles that stood in the way. There are many children like Fatuma who want to build a future for themselves, but lack the resources. In providing where we can, Y-Malawi strives to give hope so many more like Fatuma can continue working towards their aspirations. Fatuma demonstrates a great example of perseverance. We can follow her example and do what is instructed in Galatians 6:9 which says “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
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by admin | Mar 6, 2025 | BLOG
Reading Corners play a crucial role in helping children develop a love for reading, improve literacy, and grow spiritually. These dedicated spaces provide a safe and inspiring environment for learning and faith-building. Recognizing the importance of faith in a child’s upbringing, we recently provided 60 Bibles to 60 children in the Chimutu area. Our hope is that these Bibles will guide them on their spiritual journeys, helping them grow in faith as they grow physically.
As Proverbs 22:6 reminds us: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.” By investing in Reading Corners and providing children with access to books—especially the Bible—we are shaping a future generation that is knowledgeable, faithful, and compassionate. We encourage more communities to embrace these spaces, ensuring that children not only grow in literacy but also in faith, hope, and love.
These children now have the opportunity to learn about God’s Word, understand His teachings, and apply them in their lives. As they continue reading and reflecting, we believe they will become beacons of faith in their communities, spreading love, kindness, and Christian values wherever they go.
Let’s continue to nurture young minds through the power of reading and faith!
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by admin | Dec 17, 2024 | BLOG
In Mathew 28:19-20, Christ commanded us to go into the world and make disciples. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” However, recently we have seen how people are coming together in the name of the Lord.
A new Bible study center has just been launched in Chimutu area. People are testifying that their lives are changing, they are learning new things together as they embody the love of God towards one another. The chief of this area mentioned that, “This development has never been here before. As a chief I had nothing to attract people to come together, but Y-Malawi has taught us that only Christ can bring unity and solidarity in the community.”
We thank God that lives are not the same!
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by admin | Jul 22, 2024 | BLOG
In 1 Corinthians 3:6-9, Paul discusses the harmony in which he and another evangelist, Apollos, work. Though the church in Corinth is dividing themselves based on who follows who, Paul clears that up explaining that they are “co-workers in God’s service.” Paul identifies himself as the planter of the seeds while he characterizes Apollos as the one who waters them. Yet despite these categories, Paul gives all the glory to God, saying He’s the one who actually makes things grow. Similarly, Y-Malawi and all who support this ministry work in tandem with one another, planting and watering seeds, but at the end of the day, it’s God who makes things happen. That is why, in Ecclesiastes 11:5-6, we are encouraged to continuously plant seeds.
Y-Malawi’s Economic Empowerment Program provides a way for anybody to plant seeds by giving many Malawians the opportunity to make a living and support themselves. One such instance is found in Bezita’s story. Bezita, a young mother, was struggling to make ends meet. She had no consistent source of income, leaving her constantly lacking essential living materials. At the beginning of 2024, she was given capital to start a business by her sponsor who began supporting her through the Y-Malawi sponsorship program. Not only does this program give sponsors a way to aid and support people who are unable to do so for themselves, it’s also a channel through which sponsors can plant the seeds for people to become self-sustaining.
The business that Bezita started had been going well until her baby became ill and she could no longer devote as much time to running it. Seeing this issue, Y-Malawi stepped in to assist with the business as well as the baby, giving Bezita the time and space she needed to reassess her source of income. She decided to modify her business, which had been selling cloth (chitenje), to then sell rice–an endeavor that was better suited for her lifestyle as a mother of young children. Currently, her goal is to use her profits to buy more land so that she can grow her own rice, expanding her business.
Despite the bumps along the way, the growth seen in Bezita’s testimony is found in the testimonies of many others who are a part of the Economic Empowerment Program. Her story is a testament to how much a little can go a long way. The seed planted by her sponsor when they gave her capital was watered and taken care of consistently, resulting in a completely transformed life. She said “I can now support myself and my family. This is a thing I could not do in the past.” What seeds are you planting?
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by admin | Jun 22, 2024 | BLOG
Y-Malawi runs a program called Mother Groups that is composed of older women from villages in Malawi. They are assembled towards the purpose of aiding younger women and girls by counseling and educating them on various subjects about life, including taboo topics many people don’t discuss. These women also look out for girls in troubling situations in order to do what they can to help them.
As such, when a Mother Group learned that a young girl, Flora, had been sold into marriage by her parents, they immediately responded in trying to rescue her. Flora was 13 when she’d been forced into a marriage with a 36 year old man. Along with his two other wives, she looked after him and the household by bathing him, cooking meals, cleaning, and caring for the children. Before long, Flora became pregnant, adding to the difficulties she was already facing. It was at this point that Y-Malawi was alerted and one of the Mother Groups intervened.
The Mother Group presented Flora’s case before the village chief and then approached the local pastor for help. They both agreed that Flora was too young to be married and joined the effort to rescue her. Because the man had paid Flora’s parents for her hand in marriage, he refused to let her go unless his payment was returned. So with the help of these two figures of authority, the Mother Group convinced Flora’s parents to return the payment, and Flora was taken out of the marriage.
Now at 14 years old, Flora is a mother as well as a student. With the help of Y-Malawi, she has returned to school and is currently doing well. Y-Malawi provides her housing, food, school supplies and pays her tuition. Recently, when visited by a mission trip team, Flora testified that in the midst of her hopelessness, the Y-Malawi Mother Group saved her, renewing her hope and happiness. She went on to say “I had never known love. I could not believe that these people would care for me and my child. My life has now changed. I know what love is. When I graduate school, my dream is to help others in the same way that the Mother Group has helped me.”
Flora is 1 of over 600 girls that Y-Malawi’s teams and groups have rescued from similar situations over the past 8 years. These groups are providing education, resources, and encouragement to more than 1,500 young girls who have had children through childhood marriages or abuse. Through programs such as the Mother Groups, these girls are being given a new hope and a better chance at life.
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