On July 12 a group of eight from Westminster will travel to Embangweni, Malawi for a two week mission trip.  The church’s involvement started over twenty-two years ago when Hots Easley answered a call from missionaries, Frank and Nancy Dimmock to come to Lesotho, Africa.  Since that time Westminster has sent ten teams to Malawi with the most recent going in 2004.  The call from another long time missionary, Martha Sommers, came in September 2010, when she asked, “could WPC send a new generation to Embangweni?”  This time, Trey and Kim Dubose, answered the call and started planning towards a trip for summer 2012.

The relationships built over the past twenty two years have been an essential part of planning this trip.  Just as Westminster is known in the Greenville community for being active in mission, we are known in Africa as well.  In addition to the hands on work done by our members, WPC has also helped build the Kalikumbi medical clinic, supported the Deaf School, Ministry of Hope, and Embangweni hospital.  This trip could not have been planned without the help of our PCUSA missionaries who have all lived in Embangweni, but now live in other parts of Malawi and in Lesotho, Africa.

As we travel to the “Warm Heart of Africa,” we invite you to follow the mission trip from this blog.  Our time there will include working in the hospital and Deaf School, leading Vacation Bible School and (we hope!) visiting the Kalikumbi clinic.  We also ask that you keep the people of Malawi and us in your prayers.  Tawonga chomene – We thank you.

Here we are last Sunday in church, from left to right top row; Kim Dubose, Susan McLarty, and Trey Dubose, middle row; Cara Dubose, Ellie Dubose, and Ellis McLarty and bottom row, Ben Dubose and Jack Dubose.