by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | BLOG
Jesus teaches us, in The Parable of the Talents, to make good use of what He has given us. In Y-Malawi’s most recent project, that is what we are aiming to do. This project’s objective is to establish a farm with the aim of combating the hunger season in Malawi. Hunger season is a period of time lasting up to several months when the corn flour that Malawians harvested earlier in the year has run out. Since they can only plant corn once a year when it rains the most, they are often rendered hungry if they didn’t harvest enough or it didn’t rain as much.
To aid this issue, Y-Malawi purchased 96 acres of land to plant corn in order to provide nutrition throughout the year. This is part of Y-Malawi’s long-term plan to have the areas we’re ministering in function independently and provide for themselves. We managed to plant our first crop, corn, last year, and with the rains that Malawi received the past few months, the corn is growing well as seen in the picture above.
Our vision moving forward is to plant a second crop after this corn is harvested, using a temporary irrigation system to keep it growing. In addition to this, we have also built a new greenhouse to grow vegetables year-round. Ultimately, both these agricultural projects will allow the people in these areas to be self-sustaining. In Genesis 1:29 God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.” Through these projects, we are putting to good use the seeds and earth that he gave us.
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by admin | Mar 12, 2024 | BLOG
When Y-Malawi works with churches, it also works with the children of those churches by establishing Sunday schools. Y-Malawi presents the opportunity for members of the churches to join programs and Bible studies that teach them more about the Lord and His Word. Once they are part of these programs, they’re able to volunteer at their congregations to take up the mantle of teaching the children’s Sunday school.
Through Sunday school, the children learn about Jesus and Bible stories. The program lays a firm foundation for the children’s faith to be built on so that they can grow in Christ. Just like it says in Proverbs 22:6 “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”
The Sunday school program serves multiple purposes. Along with teaching children the Word of God, it gives the volunteers a learning experience by educating the young ones and also functions as childcare during church services. Owen is a volunteer that received training from Y-Malawi as a prerequisite to teaching the children. Though childcare is culturally a women’s role in Malawi, Owen now teaches Sunday school and looks after the children during the church services. Despite the fact that his role is typically reserved for women, Owen is not afraid to be a trailblazer as he serves his community. As seen in the photo above, this program and Owen’s work brings great joy to both the children and the volunteers. This teaches us not to let the norms stop us from doing God’s work.
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by admin | Mar 11, 2024 | BLOG
Y-Malawi strives to touch all aspects of the family unit. In addition to the Reading Corners for children’s education, the Adult’s Education programs for grown ups, and the economic development programs for a source of income for the family, Y-Malawi also provides counsel for husbands and wives.
Many churches in the village don’t teach in depth about the purpose of marriage, the role that God plays in it, and the Biblical way to go about it. Augustine, a member who attends these marriage counseling meetings, testifies saying “I have lived my whole life without witnessing anybody approaching me with this clear understanding as to how I should live with my wife.” Y-Malawi seeks to change that through this program. Weekly, that change is happening as Augustine continues to say “Thanks to God because Y-Malawi is the only ministry in this community that has taught us clearly from the Bible about the meaning of the marital companionship.”
Something as sacred as marriage must be properly taught and everybody deserves to learn more about it. This program, along with the others previously listed, are all possible because of your support through prayers and donations. Many families are being impacted by the work that God is doing through Y-Malawi and your help.
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by admin | Feb 29, 2024 | BLOG
Can you imagine going back to kindergarten to learn how to read and write as an adult? It may sound out of this world, but when you’ve grown up having learned to do neither, it’s a step in the right direction. Lingson is a brilliant young man in Malawi who has managed to become his village’s headman. Unfortunately, because he never learned to read or write, he felt inadequate as a leader.
Lingson himself said “Being illiterate is like a disease because you miss most important things.” By God’s grace, the Y-Malawi Adult Education Program came to his village and he decided to join. Through this program, Lingson became better equipped as his village headman by taking lessons with other adults to learn reading and writing. In gratitude, he said “The coming of Y-Malawi with Adult Education Program has helped a lot of people, including myself. I can now read and write a lot of things.”
His testimony is one amongst many that Y-Malawi is helping through the Adult Education Program. Since many people are discouraged to return to school after such a long time, this program breaks down the stigma against adult students and gives them the opportunity to begin their learning journey once more. It shows us that it is never too late to begin learning something new.
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by admin | Feb 20, 2024 | BLOG
Proverbs 22:6 says “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” Raising the next generation of leaders and contributors to society is not a task that must be taken lightly. Children are sponges who absorb everything that’s happening around them, and this is what shapes who they will grow up to be. It’s easy to write them off because of their size and naivety, but it’s in their adolescence that they can learn the most.
Reading Corners is a Y-Malawi program that aims to educate the young minds of Malawi in the rural areas. In addition to teaching them how to read and write the basics, Reading Corners also shares the Word of God with these children. Every week, many children gather to hear Bible stories from Y-Malawi volunteers. This program is a safe space for these children to learn more about Jesus. A student from the program, Joyce, said “I am so happy that we can read these stories about Jesus from the Bible.” It’s clear that these weekly meetings are a source of joy for the children.
The school supplies and Bible donations are what make this program possible for these children. In Luke 18:16, Jesus said “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” Children are just as important as anybody else in the kingdom of God and it’s important for us to provide them a way to learn about Him so that as they grow, they’re equipped with His Word.
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