We are Headed to Malawi

It was sometime in June, I was 8 months pregnant and the only move I was thinking about was moving to a bigger house. As always God had a more exciting plan. We got the mail and there was a newsletter from Teen Mission International (TMI) with a short blurb on the back requesting help at their base in Malawi Africa. They were specifically requesting volunteers with plumbing and welding experience as well as anyone with medical skills… Here we are God, send us. It just so happens that Robby is a journeyman plumber with welding experience and I am a nurse.

Robby and I have always talked about doing missions work of some kind. I grew up going on summer mission trips with Teen Missions. I have helped build orphanages, refurbish summer camps and build dorms for Bible colleges. After getting my nursing license I went on several medical missions as well. Mission work has always been part of my life and has been a desire of Robby as well. So when we heard/read the call in that newsletter we decided that we could not turn down such an incredible opportunity!

We have said yes to TMI and are choosing to leave June 2020 to move for nine months to serve and support their missionaries in Malawi. We are still in the planning phase and have many questions about what we will do and what everyday life will be like. Many questions will be unanswered until we get there! But we have started the prep work; we have bought a sea-can to store all of our belongings in while we are gone,

we have put together a budget of expenses for the 9 months we will be gone as well as all the equipment and expenses such as passports and visas and airfare, and I am starting on all the paperwork for the passports for all the girls and myself!

I am starting this blog as a way to update anyone who wants to follow along as we take a step of faith to see what God has for us in Africa! I will update a few times as we prepare with prayer requests and our planning but the real fun will happen in June when we actually leave!

We have already been so amazed by how God has been planning this trip before we even knew we were going. Our greatest need right now and going forward is prayer so we are asking for you to partner with us.

Some things that we need prayer for:

1. We need to remodel our master bathroom, it’s just studs and a cement floor right now. Robby is incredibly handy and capable of this task we just need to find/use our time wisely to get this done.
2. We are looking into what to do with our house when we are gone, do we rent it, do we use it as a furlough home for other missionaries?
3. We have no guarantee of our jobs being available when we get home. We are not worried about this but just seek prayer that God will provide.

Thank you for reading and praying! -Robby and Marissa