Papalala Za Ongwala (the wings of the Eagle)

All of the proceeds from the sale of Shirley's paintings go to the Eagle Wings Christian Family. Eagle Wings is Chiomba Nkhanga  in Chchewa.  Eagle Wings is made up of a very small group of Christians, who support five local Malawian missionaries and their families in their work. Eagle Wings is not a charity organisation, instead it aims to help Malawians to become self sufficient. https://www.facebook.com/wingsofmalawi/

Isaiah 40:31 “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles they will run and not grow weary they will walk and not be faint.”

Sunday
Jun152025

Giving with love

 

Encouraging Testimony from Our regular donor Robyn - thank you Robyn 
  
Robyn’s giving 
When I was much younger and in a nominal Christian family,I didn't know about mission, 
When  I came to know Jesus's in a real and personal way, the holy spirit planted a deep longing inside me. To bring the gospel of Jesus's christ, and relief to the hardships of life. To distant and harsh lands.   
I found a spiritual home, In rainworth gospel mission. A little church where there was sound doctrine and teaching. 
I knew my offering was for  the costs of maintaining the church.  Also for mission to Sudan,(named Sudan United mission. Everyone contributed what they could.  Our pastor recently 
passed away. 
I still have a beautiful friendship with his wife whom is now 99 years of age and lives caloundra . She gave EWM a one off gift. 
When I meet Shirley and later Judy - and Veronica,I was filled with a passion to give, all i could to support. Towards the ministries of Eagles wings pastors. To bring hope and new life in christ to the Malawian people. 
What really cemented my desire to give to Eagles wings,  was the fact that my friend Shirley was born in Malawi. She knows the people and the culture and customs well. She is a woman of Christian integrity who, denies herself to give, all she can to bring her people to Jesus's. And to aid in relieving their suffering. 
Also I know that there are no administration costs as with other big ministries.  
That Judy’s heart is also in this ministry and Veronica. That every dollar goes to where it is meant to go. Where it is most needed.   
It also meant a lot to me that eagle wings pastors are native born Malawian. 
They are able to relate to their own people, far better than an outsider ever could.   
So I love. Supporting Eagles wings gives me great joy and I know I am greatly blessed by giving to this ministry the 7th poorest country in the world.     
Recently I was privileged to buy pastor steven Land.
I received an e mail of Thanks that brought tears to
My eyes. May God have all the Glory
.March 2025

Encouraging Testimony from Our regular donor Robyn - thank you Robyn   
Robyn’s giving 
When I was much younger and in a nominal Christian family,I didn't know about mission, When  I came to know Jesus's in a real and personal way, the holy spirit planted a deep longing inside me. To bring the gospel of Jesus's christ, and relief to the hardships of life. To distant and harsh lands.   
I found a spiritual home, In rainworth gospel mission. A little church where there was sound doctrine and teaching. I knew my offering was for  the costs of maintaining the church.  Also for mission to Sudan,(named Sudan United mission. Everyone contributed what they could.  Our pastor recently passed away. I still have a beautiful friendship with his wife whom is now 99 years of age and lives caloundra . She gave EWM a one off gift. 
When I meet Shirley and later Judy - and Veronica,I was filled with a passion to give, all i could to support. Towards the ministries of Eagles wings pastors. To bring hope and new life in christ to the Malawian people. 
What really cemented my desire to give to Eagles wings,  was the fact that my friend Shirley was born in Malawi. She knows the people and the culture and customs well. She is a woman of Christian integrity who, denies herself to give, all she can to bring her people to Jesus's. And to aid in relieving their suffering. 
Also I know that there are no administration costs as with other big ministries.  That Judy’s heart is also in this ministry and Veronica. That every dollar goes to where it is meant to go. Where it is most needed.   It also meant a lot to me that eagle wings pastors are native born Malawian. They are able to relate to their own people, far better than an outsider ever could.   
So I love. Supporting Eagles wings gives me great joy and I know I am greatly blessed by giving to this ministry the 7th poorest country in the world.     
Recently I was privileged to buy pastor steven Land.I received an e mail of Thanks that brought tears toMy eyes. May God have all the Glory.March 2025

 

Saturday
Jun142025

Pastor Kennedy and Kondwani Banda

Pastor Kennedy and Kondwani. Banda

Central North near Zambia

 

 

Most villages here are the people whose religion closely resembles African Traditional Religion (ATR), which allows drinking alcohol and marrying multiple wives.

 

Through my door to door preachings and sharing the word of God

, a number of families have now accepted Jesus as their Savior.

Their faith originated from the Scriptures that we find in the book of John 14:6, 1 John 1:9, Romans 10:9, and John 1:12. The words from these books made them realize that Jesus is their Savior.

 

It is with joy that am able to travel by motorcycle with my grandson driving

Due a stroke I’m

Unable to walk far.

 

I really love sharing the word of John 14:6 and Romans 3:23 with people, and other parts of the Bible. So that they may realize that we are all sinners and need to repent in order to receive salvation.

Thank you so much, for encouraging and supporting not just myself but my wife kondwani. As we carry on doing what God calls us to do each and everyday sharing Jesus.

From Pastor Kennedy

 

Saturday
Jun142025

Julius and Edina Damson June 2025

 

Pastor Julius Damson Nsanje district. Southern tip of Malawi

Firstly I want to thank God for allowing me and my wife Edina to be chosen to be His servants it is by Grace.

Through the support from Westside COC through Eagle Wings Ministry I have achieved and reached Gospel in different ways like:

1; Ministering prison I reached over 400 inmates and 208 saved, out of this number 115 Baptized.

2; I do always go to hospital to pray for the sick most days as it’s only 5 min from my home. Many have been healed .

CHURCH

we have started New Churches

With the Motorbike It is easier, to travel to

our planted Churches in

Mozambique.

my favorite Scripture is telling gathering and individuals about love of God John 3; 16 Because I'm ministering to people in poverty and the hungry.

So the word of God is only hope for an hopeless people.

Appreciate

I really appreciate receiving monthly amount.

Testimony

I want to thank God for the powerful message God gave me to recently .

Teach a Muslim family they surrendered their lives to Jesus

to me this is a big miracle.

Speaker and Motorbike

To have motorbike it helps me travel easier to reaching about 35 kilometers from where I live , so with Speaker I can preach to thousands. 

Challenges

1: Ministering in rural areas as I do It's always a challenge 84% of people in the church relay to supported by pastor which is not possible.

Plan in future

In ministry:

My plan is to

start Bible training school for leaders so that they can take over other churches.

2: preaching the Gospel particular in the villages. Over the border.

 

My future

In between preaching is to go in to farming with both animals and Crops.

 

Request

By the grace of God I'm asking well wishers to continue Supporting EWM so that we can continue Reaching unreached -

so that I stand on my own and supporting the ministry and the same time supporting people in need. 

Finally'

I and Edina my wife thank God for allowing us to be in rural areas where through EWM we can be willing servants for Christ.

 

Saturday
Jun142025

Written by Pastor Steven How he was recruited to EWM 

Pastors Steven testimonyhow he joined Eagle Wings.

 

To begin with it is me as human who even today I confess my human weakness for indeed I really had not understood God's small begins.

I did not expect Eagle Wings to carry us to this point.To our human frail weakness i failedto understand God's plans and choice of people to use I did not expect this mission to do greater things.

At first we received Twenty thousand

It was a monthly cheque -

 

For me it was like madness to quit a government post to resign and go to pursue a theological course a thing which many people laughed and called me all sorts of names and said my children would pick food from hospital bins to eat.

 

The other amazing thing is how Julius got me.When Julius started phoning about his intention to visit my house in Mzuzu from Blantyre I started resisting him not to come because I and my wife had no sugar and bread to welcome him.

( in Malawi you are obliged to offer food and tea)

He kept phoning.

my wife who was not keen

As she was embarrassed by us having no food and tea.

One

Sunday morning

he arrived in Mzuzu and informed us he was in town .

 

Preach at one of the Baptist churches

At our house we had no breakfast but proceeded to church where I gave him to preach and he did but was hungry and tired .

We together went home and spent two days with us .

 

So God used Julius to travel to me to be part of this mission.May God bless him ,he is such a humble and godly determined to do that which God wants him to do.

 

In short I confess I must not despise little begins especially Godly programmes which He can start from any point and using anyone whom He devinely chooses.

Later we meet Our dear Coworker in Christ pastor Ed Marshall from Australia.

I started respecting Gods call while still struggling to understand where God was leading us to.

 

With Ed together with our wives it was very memorable fellowship

Ed taught us many things- I got my first bicycle from this mission.

Ed tried to teach us to swim also we travel by engine boat far into the lake.

It was myself,Julius, and late brother Hassan with our wives. We were encouraged to start a bigger wider evangelism in our respective places.

Our First Lake visit an experience in life we never expected.

 

We had no reliable phones this time to send reports but used to travel to internet cafes It was not long before Shirley advised me to pray and find someone else to be part of this team-

 

God showed me Kennedy Banda who was my student at a Bible school who lived miles from me and who also had problems in understanding about this.He lived and ministers for God but without support from church just as I had.

 

Many churches in the Baptist Convention don't support pastors because they are too

Poor.

 

God prepared Eagle Wings just months after my quitting from government and started ministering at a poor grass thatched church at sonda walking five kilometers to and from.

 

At this church is where I converted the first four members as Faiwel Mhone,his wife Teleza and their son in law Etta.Mhone confessed he had cheated people by giving them charms for business of witchcraft After coversion Teleza said they lived with peace and never fought as before as her husband was also not faithful in marriage

 

As Eagle Wings grew and relief money to buy maize-

 

When Shirley and Judy visited Malawi in 2017 this grass thatch church had grown to a good number of members because I could now use bicycle to reach more lost souls and I baptised more members at this church than elsewhere.

 

When I moved to Chitipa in 2017 Eagle Wings helped me to minister to another grass thatch small church

Eagle Wings helped cross international borders into Tanzania minister to swahir speakers through an interpreter.

Also In Zambia -

At a Tanzania church Shirley and Judy gave bibles to that church and there I led two prominent village chiefs to Christ in addition to others notably believers I trained to lead that church

 

I had opportunity to preach to inmates at Chitipa prison cells where I won prisoners to Faith

 

If I was to write everything Eagle Wings has done I would not be off road to say this mission led by our sisters in Christ has raised us from zero to where we can use motor bikes and our messages are heard because we can give them a testimony that cannot be comprehended.

 

Eagle Wings has arranged several reunions for us from North to South and through these reunions we have shared our experiences and challenges to help one another cope with those challenges

 

Eagle Wings has not only supported us alone but also bought food share to the needy in our churches / the first beneficially was a beautiful experience of giving with joy.

 

Eagle Wings has helped me plant a church in Tanzania and Zambia a thing that would not happened

2024 a motorcycle extremely grateful .

 

Eagle Wings Baptist Church is so unique for people get encouraged and hold on to the biblical teaching.

 

Also solar panels and speakers. Written by Pastor steven

 

Saturday
Jun142025

Malawi Eagle Wings The Work of Our Lord Jesus, all Glory to Our God.2025

 

Eagle Wings Malawi. (EW - supporting Baptist Pastors) 2025 report

 The Pastors and Veronica were grateful for Westside’s support and the gift of the three portable PA’s.  Ps Julius is using his PA to preach amongst the Mozambique refugees in his area.       Ps Steven rides his bike with the PA on the back, very slowly and he stops to speak with the people whenever there is an opportunity. 

Pastor Julius:   Prison ministry.   Esinat released three weeks ago.  She went back to prison last week to preach and is a new Born again so her message to  Prisoners was so powerful - lady in middle 

My program are as follows on 14th February we will have all night of prayer;  on 22nd February fasting and prayer and on 2nd March open air preaching 

all to reach both Malawian and Mozambique refugees

Shirley indicated that as reported in the January Prayer Notes,  Julius was able to give food to 200 people due to the funding received from Australia.

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Pastors Stephen and Kestina:  One of my prison converts in 2022 has passed on. He was a dedicated member after his release in October 2022.    I took his funeral. Recently

Seven EW church baptisms on Sunday. 

Four new members one of whom belonged to Zion church 

One woman belonged to Christ Pentecostal church which pays (money) for regular church attendance.  Eagle Wings Church is so unique for people get encouraged and hold on to the Biblical teaching.

Also a non-believer died and I was requested to preach on that funeral and that was to my advantage to preach to chiefs and counsellors who received the message different from a fake message. 

Kestina and I visited patients at hospital. 

Kestina is sharing  with two ladies she encounter on the road.

Today Sunday I preached to twenty members at my church EW Baptist and went to the river baptizing two. See photo.

Thank you for your prayers.  Eagle Wings Church grows steadily.  Pray God gives us Bibles both to church and community Bible study.

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Pastor Kennedy:  He has been steadfast in spreading the gospel through door to door. He has been asked to preach at different times.

Kennedy was also given some $ to feed the hungry -71 people and what an amazing job.  

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Pastor Charles:  Odita Charles wife iwas in her village (cyclone village) taking care of her dying Grandmother. Odita says it is pitiful with server hunger.  This is Charles looking after his youngest  Rightrous Whom is missing her Mum.

Pastor Charle has lots of work with so many churches under his leadership. 

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