Stories of Hope and Empowerment from Malawi
It’s Never Too Late
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...
Let The Little Children Come To Me
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...
Boundless Love
Do you ever hear God calling you, but you feel like you don’t have the resources to respond? Oftentimes, people are called, but hold themselves back out of fear of inadequacy. Moses was like that when the Lord called him to free His people. In Exodus 4:10 he said...
Walk the Talk
Proverbs 14:23 says “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” Faidon is a Malawian man who has embraced this principle perfectly. Like the majority of Malawians, Faidon and his family rely on subsistence farming, which is farming for you...
There’s Always Room for Improvement
One of Y-Malawi’s greatest testimonies is the Vocational Training Center (VTC) located in Nkhotakota. What started out as a way to train a few Malawians of a useful skill they could use to make money and sustain themselves has now turned into a booming success. The...
Children Are The Future
Can you imagine coming second place in a race where there are one hundred other participants? That’s what Caroline did! Caroline is a Malawian girl in standard 6 (4th grade). She is among almost one hundred other students, yet she was ranked as second best according...
Homework As A Blessing
Have you ever considered something as simple and mundane as doing your homework as a blessing? To these girls, it is. Girls in Malawi face many obstacles in their pursuit of education. The weight of household responsibilities falls fully on them which leaves little...
Leading By Example
Hebrews 13:7 reminds us to imitate the faith of our leaders, but in a world where not all leaders are good spiritual mentors, it’s important that we follow those who remain in the Lord’s Word. Such leaders can be found in Dwangwa, an area that has several villages and...
Jesus Had a Job Too
In the same way that everybody goes to work every day, so did Jesus! He was a carpenter who did wood work for a living. Y-Malawi’s Economic Empowerment Program works to provide that same opportunity of a sustainable job for Malawians. This program helps many Malawians...
A Matter of Faith
Maybe you never thought about it, but God was the first farmer! Y-Malawi partner Fishers Trainers and Senders includes teaching Farming God's Way in their Bible study curriculum. This innovation teaches class members different agricultural methods that they can...
Serving the Least of These
Churches and Bible study groups are working together for the good of individuals in the community. One example of this is seen through the testimony of a man with cancer. In a Malawian village, having such a serious and persistent illness is sometimes seen as taboo....
Potential to Possible
Like many women in Malawi, Gloria was dependent on her husband for an income. She had the potential to make money of her own, but didn’t possess the resources to do so. Then Gloria joined Y-Malawi's Economic Empowerment program. In the program women are empowered to...