Blessings to All

The 2015 Partnership of Hope Mission trip to Malawi is near.

In 6 days the 2015 Partnership of Hope mission team will be leaving for Malawi. The 2015 team is vastly different than the past, as the team is made up of 5 team members, ranging in age from 16 to 75.  The smaller size, may create more opportunities to create closer relationships with our brothers and sisters in Malawi.

 Ankeny First United Methodist Church has provided funding for 3 bore holes in 2015. Also funds were provided to help with material cost on a new Mafikeni church. The Church will also be used as a nursery school and Women’s Empowerment Center. Mafikni is the location of the bore hole that our Brothers and Sisters from Lenox funded in 2014.

The team in schedule to visit the Bethany Circuit again. (2011 the last time we were there)

As usual, the Tailoring School will have their graduation ceremony on July 4^th.  Two days will be spent on the farm.

It will be exciting to see what surprises God has in store for the 2015 team.

To see the miracles that have taken place with.

Providing Clean Water:

2015 will be the Ministry’s 13^th borehole. (11 by AFUMC and 2 by Lenox UMC) That provides safe water to anywhere from 36,000 to 65,000 people who did not have access to safe water. It is hard to comprehend how many lives are being saved by just having safe water.

Tailoring School:   

The 2015 graduation class from the tailoring school will be 16 students. Since AFUMC involvement with the tailoring school, this will make about 69 students that have graduated. That is 69 women who now have a skill to provide for their families.

The Farm:

2010 the farm was a vision

2011   A borehole was put down.

2012   Farm house was built, and 1st crop was harvested

The Church structure was some poles with some thatch on the top for a roof was to praise the Lord

2013   A new church was in existence, (constructed from bricks made on site). The original borehole was converted to a solar pump, which allowed more acres of crops to be irrigated.

2014   2nd bore hole installed.  The farms assistance manager’s house was completed.

2015 will be very exciting to see how all of the above material actions have many people into the Kingdom of God.

God Bless

Len Pallas