2008 Team

Malawi Medical Team Sept. 5-23.

The Malawi Medical Team will be serving outside of the capital city of Lilongwe with Brian and Anita Biedebach and the African Bible College. The team will set up field clinics in rural villages and use medicine to further the Gospel.
The physical and spiritual needs are great in this country which is one of the poorest in the world.

2008 Team:
Merrychris Andaya
Jim Baxa
Phil Chang
Jeff Dalrymple
Kristil Dalrymple
Geoff Drew
Holly Drew
Lisa Hatter
Tom Hatter
Danny Jacinto
Allen Janzen
Jena Jordan
Chien-Wei Kung
Jenny Lam
David Lanum
Lisa Low
Kara Mia
Jacob Moore
Stacy Moore
Ted Moore
Pam Morse
Brian Smith
Suzanne Taylor
Amanda Yen
Sarah Zannella
Ramona Zimmerman

Boersma Family Website

Greetings from Malawi, the “Warm Heart of Africa!” We are serving in Lilongwe, the capital city at ABC Community Clinic.
Malawi is on the brink. Drought, disease, famine, and corruption are facts of life in this small sub-Saharan country. HIV devastates families in this poorest of countries. ABC Community Clinic exists to provide quality healthcare in a Christ centered environment. We care for the sick, encourage healthy lifestyles, and provide hope to people in desperate need...

Check out the Boersma family website for more: http://www.boersmamalawi.com

We Are Back! Praise be to God!

God has once again proven Himself faithful far beyond anything we could have imagined. Our great Lord put Himself on display in answering our cries to Him in many specific ways. We had strength that really was supernatural; immense joy in sickness (even because of sickness); excitement and desperation to proclaim the gospel; eagerness to serve and minster to our many patients; and awe of our mighty God and His precious gift to us. We cannot begin to express our gratitude to the Lord for all of you and your many prayers on our behalf! He has really used your petitions to avail much! "O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together!" Ps. 34:3

Pictures

The team ladies sporting chitenjes
















Kondi sharing the Gospel
















Kondi & Kwacha our guides and adopted team-mates
















Lisa Fong & Marilyn Wendler in triage
















Patients waiting to be seen by our team
















Dr Jon Scott treating patients at Chirombo















A field clinic at the village of Chirombo















Walter Wood with patient and translator

Charombo

For the last two days we have been working at a village called Charombo, which means a dangerous animal. It has been quite an adventure to work a clinic out in the open with a slight sand storm and herds of cows passing by:). The physical suffering of the Charombo people has been overwhelming; but even so it is striking that they were still joyful, friendly and thankful. Most everyone was dressed in rags, bare-foot and devastated by one sickness or another. They are pagan worshipers who are dying extremely quickly and going to spend eternity in fire that never quenches. They are in need of a Savior desperately. Please pray that God would open their eyes to the truth that salvation is only possible through our Lord and Savior Jesus. Praise the Lord for answered prayer already as we have had many opportunities to share Christ once again and pray with many patients. May God save many for the sake of His great mercy!

Only He is Worthy!

By God's grace, between our two teams we were able to medically minister to 189 people in one day! As the crowds gathered, the gospel once more was proclaimed by a local who is a Christ Seminary graduate. Some of the Sunday School curriculum was also utilized to share Christ with over 500 children! Many seem to think they are Christians, but have not truly embraced a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Please pray that God's Word would take root and there would be a great revival in Malawi. Praise be to God who is alone able to save sinners. "Worthy are You...for You were slain, and by Your blood You ransomed Your people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation..." Rev. 5:9

God and the Gospel

Our God is faithful to have His truth proclaimed! Today, we separated into smaller teams and at two different locations spent the day serving those in need of physical treatment. This provided many opportunities to proclaim the gospel. One of our guides preached to the people who were waiting in line to be seen by a physician, while others were able to pass out tracts and teach children. Please continue pleading with our merciful Savior for the salvation of the Malawian people! To Him who is able to do more than we can ever imagine be the glory forever!

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Sorry about the lack of pictures (we've been having some technical difficulties) more are on the way.