Malawi Partnership

EBBC will beholding its Graduation ceremony on November 25, where 16 students are graduating – 8 students from the English program and 8 students from the Chichewa program. (Received November 11, 2022.)

Update: Recent ministry reports (April – June 2022) for Malawi, as well as a report for the Widows’ Goat Program, are recently made available on the Reports page. (These reports were written by a Malawian brother, who also works as an employee of Bath Road Baptist Church in Malawi to help with our connection to some of the ministries there.)

Malawi — the warm heart of Africa. A beautiful country nestled between Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, Malawi is home to 18 million people. The country is one-tenth the size of the province of Ontario and is one of the poorest third world countries in Africa. With an economy supported 50% from foreign investment, the people of Malawi are in large part dependent on others for their survival. Being dependent by necessity, Malawians appreciate the foreign investment and benefit significantly from it through the provision of food and education programs, health care including HIV/AIDS care, water provision, etc. Life expectancy for Malawi was recently updated (2017) and for men is now 61 years of age, with women living slightly longer, to 63 years.

Mosques are visible in many villages, along with stately Roman Catholic churches. The Jehovah’s Witnesses are located in many towns as well. Protestant denominations represented include Presbyterian, Pentecostal and Baptist.

The Malawian people are warm and friendly in the marketplace and very respectful people. Always anxious to be optimistic and convey a sense of hope, the greeting of “how are you” is routinely answered by “I am fine. And you?” Rarely will a Malawian share how they are really feeling without some additional questioning.

Recently the EBCM, in partnership with Bath Road and other supporting churches and individuals, launched the Jesus Film Project. This project involves the showing of the Jesus Film in many villages using a battery-operated projector and portable screen. At each showing, the local pastor preaches and the church has an opportunity to get to know people in the surrounding community. In 2018, over 13000 people saw the Jesus Film as a result of this initiative.

Each year people from our congregation join teams travelling to Malawi. They teach at a conference for pastors and wives, visit some Widows’ Clubs, visit other building projects we are involved in and teach at local villages. Read up on some of our work in Malawi by clicking the links below.

Watch as our Christian brothers and sisters prepare food for the conference in this video.

Donations to Bath Road Baptist Church for the work in Malawi can be made through Emmanual International:
Canadian donors:
1. Go to the Emmanuel International Canada website (https://www.eicanada.org/)
2. At top of webpage select WAYS TO GIVE
3. Select Donate to a Project
4. Scroll down to Select A Country
5. Then select the type of support
EI Canada will issue a charitable donation tax receipt that satisfies Canadian CRA regulations.
USA donors:
1. Go to the Emmanuel International Mission website (https://www.eim-us.org/)
2. At top of webpage select WAYS TO GIVE
3. Select Donate to our Projects
4. Scroll down to Canada (Malawi)
5. Then select the type of support
EI USA will issue a charitable donation tax receipt that satisfies USA IRS regulations.
Thank you for your support this year, and for your understanding of these changes. We continue to be fully invested in the work in Malawi, including our support of the Evangelical Baptist Churches of Malawi, the Evangelical Baptist Bible College, and the goat program, and we deeply appreciate your ongoing support. If you don’t see the specific project you would like to donate to, please be patient as it will take us some time to have all options available online, or contact us with further questions.
Sincerely,