Full Service in Africa
Jun 3rd, 2008 by alanramsey
Hello everyone,
God has given me the incredible opportunity to go on a short term mission trip to Malawi, Africa. I, along with 4 other team members leave on June 4 for the continent of Africa. I will return on June 20 just in time for Operation Backyard!
Malawi is a landlocked country located in southeastern Africa. It is bordered in the North and East by Tanzania, on the east, south and southwest by Mozambique and to the west by Zambia. It is rated as 160 of 171 poorest countries in the world with the average income being $600 a year. It also has over 1 million people affected by HIV/AIDS and continues to increase.
We will be staying with a local pastor and his family in the capitol city of Lilongwe. We will meet with local pastors and missionaries to have fellowship with and learn more about following Jesus from the believers in Malawi. Part of our time will be spent preaching and proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ while teaching teenagers about the physical and eternal benefits of sexual abstinence and purity. We also will spend 3 days being the hands and feet of Jesus while ministering to orphans and adults in an AIDS clinic.
Please pray for that God will do His work in us and through us as we glorify God by pursuing the Christ life and engage the world. I will try to give weekly updates here on this blog. Check back in on occasion to read about my journey with Christ in Malawi, Africa. Grace to you who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.