2. 2015

Malawi

A missionary trip to the country of Malawi.
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This church was distinctly lacking in seating, but that didn't seem to slow anyone down one bit. Here a child listens to Bro. Joe from the front row.
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This church was distinctly lacking in seating, but that didn't seem to slow anyone down one bit. Here a child listens to Bro. Joe from the front row.

2015MalawiJoe Bates

  • Bro. Joel leads service, with Bro. Henry interpreting into Chichewa.
  • Many of the local Malawians take advantage of modern technology to save our preaching and singing for posterity.
  • This church was distinctly lacking in seating, but that didn't seem to slow anyone down one bit. Here a child listens to Bro. Joe from the front row.
  • Bro. Ray preaches with Bro. Joel interpreting at Bro. Luca's church near Lilongwe.
  • Bro. Ray preaches with Bro. Joel interpreting at Bro. Luca's church near Lilongwe.
  • Sis. Ashley fans herself while listening to Bro. Ray's preaching.
  • This man's bare foot shows the years of heavy toil under the hot African sun.
  • Bro. Luca, the pastor of this church, speaks at the end of service, with Bro. Joel interpreting.
  • Sisters from the church prepare a lunch for everyone present.
  • Leah hands out candy to all the kids in the church.
  • Leah hands out candy to all the kids in the church.
  • A small frog rests in the direct sunlight in a tree branch.
  • A small frog rests in the direct sunlight in a tree branch.
  • Ladies carry their goods in large baskets on their heads, wandering down a dirt road past the church where we had service Saturday morning.
  • A pair of boys relaxes in some slight shade before church services start on Saturday morning.
  • A young boy pushes a bicycle wheel down the road, with a local repairman at work in his shop in the background.
  • Men carry rather large loads of charcoal on rickety bicycles, headed for a market a few miles down this dirt road.
  • Bro. Mitch and his daughter, Sis. Naomi Fairweather, finding some shade prior to Saturday morning's service.
  • Some boys say hi as Ashley and Tracy walk past.
  • A church dedication is a big project in Malawi, and usually means the host church will feed everyone who comes from other areas. These ladies were hard at work hours before sunrise, cooking enough food to feed hundreds of people. This is their kitchen.
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