In March all of the first and second year students go on mission trips to all corners of the globe. We are very excited because we have been chosen to be part of the team of 15 which is going to Mozambique to partner with and bless the extraordinary work being done by Heidi and Roland Baker and Iris Ministries (www.irismin.org).
Heidi and Roland moved to Mozambique (one of the poorest countries in the world) in 1995 and established an orphanage to care for around 80 orphaned children. Since then they have been on a remarkable adventure with God, which has seen them open many more orphanages so that they now care for thousands of orphans in Mozambique and the surrounding nations. At the same time they have also planted over 5,000 churches in Mozambique and the surrounding nations and they have seen thousands of lives transformed by the power of God.
During our trip we will be based at Iris Ministries’ Pemba base and we are expecting to be involved in:
- caring for the children
- serving and blessing Iris Ministries’ staff, missionaries and bible school students, and
- preaching the gospel and ministering in the local villages (this is likely to involve trekking and camping out in the bush!!)
We are very excited to have been given this opportunity and we can’t wait to experience firsthand all that God is doing in Mozambique.
If you would like to partner with us and sow into what God is doing in Mozambique, you can do so:
- by praying for Iris Ministries and the success of this trip – to find out more about Iris Ministries you can visit http://www.irismin.org. We will also post some specific prayer points on our blog in the run up to our trip; and/or
- by making a donation towards the cost of the trip – the total cost of the trip for the two of us is $6,400. If you would like to make a donation you can do so at https://www.ibssm.org/?action=donate&target=missions&student_id=208108 or e-mail us at timemily@live.com.
Guys it is so exciting to hear all that you are up to. What an amazing opportunity to be serving alongside Heidi Baker!!! Am I right in thinking that Emily has a heart for Africa?