Malawi (MNN) — Drought constricts Southern Africa. The U.N. World Food Programme is rallying support to bring aid to Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia. All three of these countries declared a drought disaster after the El Niño weather pattern reduced rainfall by 20 per cent this year.
To add to the challenges Malawi in particular faces, there has also been unrest in neighboring Mozambique, where Islamic State insurgents exist.
But the nation needs more than just rain and peace. That’s why Mission Cry is preparing to send believers Malawi a shipping container full of Bibles and Christian resources.
Resources distributed in Malawi bless local believers. (Photo courtesy of Mission Cry)
Jason Woolford, president of Mission Cry, says they are getting reports that extremist groups are causing problems again in Malawi, threatening attacks and death.
“Our leader on the ground there is saying that he needs the container sooner than later, because every time that this happens, people are being killed or martyred for their faith. He said, many times they’re being hurt or killed for a God that they can’t even read about as a Christian, because they can’t afford a Bible,” says Woolford.
“Just a few days ago, he had emailed our team and said, ‘Please pray for our people. Also pray because our students at the seminary need Bibles and Christian literature.’”
Mission Cry has sent Christian resources to more than 175 countries around the world. It’s a global operation that you can be a part of today.
“People need to pray, first and foremost, that we can get and continue to send the Word of God to places like Malawi,” Woolford says.
Would you consider sponsoring the Malawi shipping container? Woolford explains that since Malawi is a landlocked country, it costs nearly double the normal amount to send a shipping container.
“To get this to Malawi is $20,000. And that sounds like a lot. But when you think about us giving a half a million dollars’ worth of free Bibles and Christian books, that amount seems a whole lot smaller,” Woolford says.
Visit missioncry.com to learn more and sponsor the shipping container soon heading to Malawi.
Header photo from Malawi courtesy of Mission Cry.
