Yao Muslims in Malawi are turning to Jesus.

LitalaFM means “The Way,” and almost every day Amos receives a phone call from a village leader asking him to visit and explain the way of Jesus further.

One listener named Fatima said that many people in her village and listener club were open to the gospel. When asked why she thought this was, she said “Because the voice on the radio was speaking our language.”

Another woman in another village said “I would like to thank you so much, because I used to be a Muslim. In fact everyone here were Muslims, but when we heard the broadcasts we decided to change.”

FEBC only broadcasts in local languages, and for the Yao in Malawi this is Chichewa and a little English. As well as outreach and discipleship programmes LitalaFM broadcasts help and wellbeing content to improve the quality of life for all listeners. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. Our programmes educate on health, environmental, family, youth, marriage, water sanitation and farming topics, to name a few. We also partner with several other ministries and NGOs to bless the nation.

Islam arrived in Malawi and surrounding nations in the 15^th century via Arab slave and ivory traders. The Yao were early partners in these “industries” and embraced Islam as a result. Islam is still a vocal and powerful force in Malawi today, and there are schools, a radio station, and evangelists funded by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Most villages have at least one mosque.

Part of the success of FEBC’s LitalaFM is the establishment of Amos’ Listener Clubs. A leader is identified and trained, a radio is provided, and gatherings grow as the good news is heard. The average Listener Club is 25 people.

“Every time I come to a village I try to teach a new Christian song”  says Amos. “Everyone loves to sing and dance so the songs catch on.” 

‘This is the way, Jesus is the way.”

Amos say Thank you New Zealand. FEBC New Zealand is funding broadcasting and the distribution of special solar-powered fixed-frequency radios which include the full audio Bible in Chichewa for listening anytime.

Donations marked “Africa” or “Where Most Needed” will support this project.