Send Randy and Sharon to Malawi, Africa!

we have an amazing opportunity to serve in Malawi, Africa!

We want to reach out and thank all of our friends and supporters who generously gave to support our trip to Malawi.  Sadly, as many of you probably already know, we were unable to go back to Malawi last year because of a severe family crisis. 

Last March, almost a year ago, now, our dear granddaughter, Caroline, began to show serious symptoms that her brain cancer might be back.  By early May it became apparent that there was indeed a recurrence.  So we decided to postpone our trip a year to spend as much time with her and with family as possible. 

She fought the good fight, but ultimately, the cancer wore her body out.  She passed into the arms of Jesus on December 22.  We miss her terribly, but we rejoice that she is dancing in the arms of Jesus (she loved Jesus and she loved dancing). 

We have decided that, even through this pain, that God has said yes to a new trip to Malawi.  So we will be joining the teams headed to Malawi to minister at the Grace Center from June 2-June 24.  It will be a long time out of the country and away from family, but we feel clear to do so. 

Randy will be completing the training and implementation of new financial systems (he has been continuing to develop this remotely) and is looking forward to being able to do more with leadership training on this trip. “I left some work unfinished and am excited to go back to get the financial systems completed, but also to do more of the pastoral work that is on my heart and mind.”

Sharon will be focusing on teacher development this year. The schools at the Grace Center are currently focusing on reading skills at all grade levels. Sharon will be working one on one with teachers to evaluate small reading groups and providing instruction on how to improve teaching reading in the classroom. “But my favorite part of Malawi is dancing in worship on Sunday mornings and preaching the Word. That’s what is drawing me back to Malawi!”

Thank you so much for helping us reach our goal for this trip. Our financial goal for this trip is $3500 above and beyond what was raised for our canceled trip last year.  In case you were wondering, all of the gifts you gave last year were set aside in our account for this trip.  We are very grateful for God’s provision and your prayer and financial support.

Thank you so much for praying for us and our team as we prepare to go. If you are able to contribute to our support, we’re very grateful! Thank you so much!

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Thank you so much for your support!

Please take a few minutes to watch the video below and see where we’ll be serving soon!