Mission updates and prayer requests from One Africa Team
Missionary Dan and Karen Kroll have temporarily relocated to Lilongwe, Malawi while the situation on the ground is being assessed.
As we sat with our fellow workers from our mission field, we learned much about the situation there. They had come from the place we call “home,” a place which had now become unsafe for us to return.
This week’s post is written by Rev. James Aderman, a pastor who has served congregations in Florida and Wisconsin and is currently retired. Pastor Aderman recently came to Malawi to teach continuing education courses for pastors from Malawi and Zambia.
The topic was familiar. If I had closed my eyes I could easily have imagined myself in a group of WELS pastors in the United States. Continue reading “Worship Wrestling”
“It’s cold, go outside and warm up!” Anyone growing up in the USA Midwest should find that a little strange. Mom would say, “It’s cold outside, come in and warm up.” Inside is warm. Outside is cold in the winter. It’s the opposite here in the middle of Malawian winter.
Temperatures get as low as 45°F at night. All our buildings and houses here are brick and concrete fridges that hold in the cold. But in the dry, sunny winter it’s 70°F and above during the day. So, what do you do? After shivering for a while in my office with my feet on icy concrete, I go out and stand in the warm sun. Everyone here does it. Continue reading “It’s cold, go outside and warm up!”
