Since Alan just returned from Malawi, we are providing excerpts from his final report in lieu of his normal articles we publish on Saturdays …
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A Final Report for 2015 on Malawi.
I am now sitting in my office in Denver, living with all the comforts of home, but still vividly remembering the trials and difficulties of my sojourn in Malawi. It is distressing sometimes when I consider that our brethren there will never know or experience the comfortable lives we have here. Yet they are happy and content living much the same quality of life most of our brethren we read about in the Scriptures did. Our “conveniences” have only existed for a short time and are not essential to life or even to our happiness. But they certainly make life easier and more enjoyable.
I wanted to discuss something I did not take the time to describe while I was there. Malawi is facing a crisis and our brethren there will soon be in its grip. In January, the floods in Southern Malawi were so severe they made the news even in America. That flooding not only destroyed homes and took lives, but also washed away most of their crops. Later this same year, other parts of Malawi suffered from drought. Many of the brethren I worked with this trip made mention of the coming hunger that will afflict them. ...
Not every church in Malawi is facing a drought. They can be doing the same things they are asking
their brethren in America to do and I reminded them of these truths. For this and other reasons I
am not yet requesting any help. First because we don’t yet know the scope of the problem or the
response Malawi will receive from the rest of the world. Second, because it is important to give
them an opportunity to get involved in this work. ...
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For more,
1) click on Malawi_2015_Report_7 (pdf) to display the full report
2) select the "more… > Malawi" menu item to see the report, associated pictures, and previous reports.
3) select the "Topics > T" menu item to see articles on the topic of "Thankfulness", and "C" for "Church Benevolence".
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A Final Report for 2015 on Malawi.
I am now sitting in my office in Denver, living with all the comforts of home, but still vividly remembering the trials and difficulties of my sojourn in Malawi. It is distressing sometimes when I consider that our brethren there will never know or experience the comfortable lives we have here. Yet they are happy and content living much the same quality of life most of our brethren we read about in the Scriptures did. Our “conveniences” have only existed for a short time and are not essential to life or even to our happiness. But they certainly make life easier and more enjoyable.
I wanted to discuss something I did not take the time to describe while I was there. Malawi is facing a crisis and our brethren there will soon be in its grip. In January, the floods in Southern Malawi were so severe they made the news even in America. That flooding not only destroyed homes and took lives, but also washed away most of their crops. Later this same year, other parts of Malawi suffered from drought. Many of the brethren I worked with this trip made mention of the coming hunger that will afflict them. ...
Not every church in Malawi is facing a drought. They can be doing the same things they are asking
their brethren in America to do and I reminded them of these truths. For this and other reasons I
am not yet requesting any help. First because we don’t yet know the scope of the problem or the
response Malawi will receive from the rest of the world. Second, because it is important to give
them an opportunity to get involved in this work. ...
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For more,
1) click on Malawi_2015_Report_7 (pdf) to display the full report
2) select the "more… > Malawi" menu item to see the report, associated pictures, and previous reports.
3) select the "Topics > T" menu item to see articles on the topic of "Thankfulness", and "C" for "Church Benevolence".