Outreach in Malawi

Dallion Chitekwere (above picture) serves with Fishers, Trainers and Senders. They believe in equipping and training lay people to share the Good News of the Bible with everyone eager to listen.

This work has developed into the establishment of big and small listening groups all-over Malawi. There are more than 130 active groups we know of.

They use GRN's Bible-based bridge materials, together with the audio Bible, to teach each other the content of the Bible.

During October Dallion, accompanied by FTS colleague Lameck, re-visited some of these groups in the Lake shore Area.

• To see how the audio players with accompanying picture sets help to bring transformation in the lives of people - if at all.
• To service and repair playback devices being used,
• To facilitate follow-up discussions in case people had any questions about what they've learnt,
• To make sure the users still remember how to use the materials,
• To train new people on how to use the mp3 players and picture sets.

Children are able to share Bible stories with each other by using the pictures in the flip chart books - even when the teacher is busy or has gone somewhere.
They were also excited to see that the number of children attending both Sunday school and village kids clubs are on the increase.



Dallion passionately believes in Proverbs 22:6 that says: "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
The children of the world need: love, guidance and most of all protection - more than ever.     

Please pray with us for the millions of children left vulnerable in this world.


Here Dallion demonstrates GRN materials in a village  church.

One pastor said: "I'm glad to receive these materials, because our church will be empowered together with our fellowship and even my family, also me as a person."




"A new user of these Bible-based programs, a young Sunday school teacher said:
"This Audio Bible player and picture books will make my work easier, as children in my Sunday school will be able to hear and see pictures of the story at the same time as I will be teaching them.
"I believe also that their attention will be drawn to the extent that they will be inviting others to join us."

Members of Kalimam’njira Bible study group said:
"We have been helped a lot by these materials since we received an audio Bible and LLL books for the first time in 2017. When we started gathering, we were using the Bible only of what we had heard from other people. Some of thóse people could read, while some could not read the Bible themselves. But as of now the audio Bible and LLL books are helping us in such away that we are sharing with one another what we hear from the materials. Everyone who cannot read and write can still hear the right Bible teachings. It is also very easy for us to teach others using these materials."

WHAT'S BEEN RECEIVED ARE CHERISHED
Dallion and Lameck also found that the amount of materials, especially the mp3-playback devices that were lost, stolen or damaged, were few in comparison to the amount that are actively in use. Most were well-used and needed a good service. It shows that the tools are much appreciated and treasured.

Thank you to all our donors who contributed towards this outreach and also sponsored new materials. New end-users were equipped and old and tattered materials could be replaced.

Pray with us for blessed souls during this Christmas Season!

Colin the Companion Cub
-  our new Alzheimer's therapeutic tool "live" 
   
You can now listen to or download the Colin Companion Talks from the GRN-website:
https://globalrecordings.net/en/program/66717

The music has been prepared with great care and tuned to 432Hz by performing artist Joshua Prinsloo (below).
As you can see Colin kept a close eye on proceedings.
        

Our print partner, Kim, saw to it that the accompanying Colin smart cards


and Colin Glove guides

were printed in time; she also managed the manufacturing of 50 demo pairs of fleecy glove guides. In the picture on the right above I was priviledged to pose for a photo with Colin to show off these brand new therapeutic tools for people living with Alzheimer's.

If you're interested in any of these therapeutic tools, especially in Colin as a partner for a family member living with Alzheimer's, you may contact Melody at melodybrits@globalrecordings.net.

Click here for more information about this unique project content.
The project is a joint effort by Global Recordings Network Southern Africa,
Home of Creativity and Megavoice.
Home of Creativity wrote the script for us. We created and prepared
the audio content, while the hardware: soft toy and "Colin's voice box", are both supplied by Megavoice.
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A Song of Encouragement
- for you this Christmas season, because you matter.

    
Above: Marié du Toit and pianist Bram Potgieter

Especially during turbulent times we need an extra portion of faith in something and "Somebody Bigger than You and I".

We originally recorded this song as a bonus track to go with the performing artist's personal testimony:
Marié du Toit lives with Bipolar Mood Disorder. Though we hope to release this testimony soon, we think this song is a good piece to encourage you, wishing you the closeness of the Lord, the love of family and friends, and peace beyond understanding during this festive season.

This has been a year that brought exceptional challenges. Despite these challenges you were a partner in prayer. Some of you were able to still contribute towards this work over and above our expectations. We want to thank you with this song and hope it provides you with a quiet moment of peace and assurance ... you will hear that we left it to a robin to have the last word on this.