My team of 7 college students (3 men, 4 women) will be leaving May 17th for the country in Malawi in southeastern Africa for 5 weeks. It's a land-locked country with a very large, very beautiful lake. It is one of the poorest countries in Africa and the most underdeveloped in all the world. Struck by AIDS, unemployment, and an economy sustained by international support, the majority live in mud huts and most work on the tea, tobacco, and sugarcane farms. Yum :) Search "Malawi" on wikipedia. It's pretty accurate for the most part.
Our goal is to assist some current missionaries there, Matt and Rachel Floreen, who are sent by Grace Community Church (Grace Ministries International, GMI) and are alumni of Master's. The Floreens are partnered with another missionary couple, the Biedebach's, who pastor a church in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. We're going there to serve them.
One of the ways we're going to do that is by sorting through all the Christian ministries there. Surprisingly, the country is filled with professing Christians (many are Catholic or non-evangelical, however) and an overwhelming amount of missions agencies and other Christian organizations. The Floreens want us to go to these different ministries and interview them, discerning whether they are helpful or not and if the Floreens can refer people to them and utilize them.
So be in prayer for me and my team and I'll keep you updated on our progess :).
Thanks friends!
