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from the Starfish UK & Malawi Teams.

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Thank you for your continued support of the work of Starfish Malawi. 

This month we are giving you the winners of the sunflower competition run between linked schools in UK and Malawi. 

The most recent report from Bible Explorer is with us and we want to share this with you.  We are delighted to welcome Nelson, a new member of the Malawi team.

We hope you enjoy these snippets of news.

Sunflower Competition

Ngolowindo

The Sunflower Growing Competition started on May 6th 2025, bringing together 9 participating schools from Malawi and the UK. Each school received a packet of sunflower seeds. Regular updates were shared via WhatsApp groups, keeping everyone engaged throughout the competition.

After a thrilling period of growth and nurturingthe competition concluded on July 21st, 2025, and we are pleased to announce that Ngolowindo Primary School in Malawi and Waverley Abbey School in the UK are the winners.  Below are photographs of their sunflowers.

Sunflower competition

Waverley Abbey

The Runners up are Thundu primary school in Malawi and Christchurch in UK.

Prizes and certificates will be handed out at the beginning of next term.

Congratulations to our winners.

Bible Explorer

We are encouraged that over 12,000 primary school children have been taught the Bible this year through this project. 

From September Starfish will be teaching this programme each week in 81 schools in the Salima area.

Please read the full report Click here 

Welcome Nelson

Welcome Nelson Kamphinda who has joined the Starfish team in Malawi to help with the work of the Christian Resources Libraries. He will be working alongside Bornwell.

Nelson will be visiting all the satellite Libraries to hear how things are going and discuss matters with the local pastors.

For full information about the libraries project - please click here

Forthcoming events

Christian Resources Exhibition 15 -16th October 2025

We are exhibiting at this exhibition and would love many of you to be there, not only to visit our stand but to see all the other stands and seminars. It is a marvellous event with much to see.

For your free ticket follow the instructions below

Beckenham Concert Band Christmas Concert in aid of Starfish Malawi 6th December 2025

Please put this date in your diary. We are again being given the opportunity to raise funds from another concert performed by this band. The venue is Unity Church, Rye Crescent, Orpington, Kent. BR5 4NH.

Tickets £15 paid at the door.  

To reserve a ticket please contact admin@starfishmalawi.com

Starfish Annual Dinner 2025 

We are returning to Frederic’s Bistro in Maidstone for our dinner event this year.

The date of 7th October 2025 is confirmed, and more details and menu choices will be available soon.

Please watch out for a special mailing.

"Together, we are making a world of difference, one life at a time."

Mission Direct Video

We have created a video for volunteers to share their trip and their churches with family and friends.

Watch the Video below

The recent clothes distribution.

This was from the second container donated by Barnabas Aid.

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