Malawi

General Information

  • Area: 118,484 sq km
  • Population: 19,129,952 (2020 estimate)
  • Capital: Lilongwe
  • Main Religion: Christianity(77.3%), Islam(13.8%), Traditional faiths(1.2%)…
  • Official Language: English, Chewa

Challenges for Prayer

  1. Most leaders in Malawi are church members. Pray God would help them act with wisdom, humility, and long-term plans based on biblical principles.

  2. Pray that churches might be better equipped to face AIDS with helpful ministries.

  3. Pray for Bible translation and availability.

  4. Pray for new models of training that work for poor pastors and those who cannot leave homes and families for study.

  5. Pray for a persistent witness of love to Muslims throughout Malawi.

Source: Molly Wall, Pray for the World, 2015