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Mozambique Exploratory Visit October 17 – November 4, 2006

Mozambique Exploratory Visit October 17 – November 4, 2006. Mozambique Exploratory. Why explore a new mission field at a time when we are being forced to withdraw missionaries and cut back programs in many parts of the world?. Mozambique Exploratory.

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Mozambique Exploratory Visit October 17 – November 4, 2006

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  1. MozambiqueExploratoryVisitOctober 17 – November 4, 2006

  2. Mozambique Exploratory • Why explore a new mission field at a time when we are being forced to withdraw missionaries and cut back programs in many parts of the world?

  3. Mozambique Exploratory • Why explore a new mission field at a time when we are being forced to withdraw missionaries and cut back programs in many parts of the world? • Even in times of budget stringencies, we continue to follow the call of God.

  4. Mozambique Exploratory • Why explore a new mission field at a time when we are being forced to withdraw missionaries and cut back programs in many parts of the world? • Even in times of budget stringencies, we continue to follow the call of God. • Any new work in Mozambique will be carried on with existing funding and manpower from neighboring Malawi.

  5. Mozambique – location in Africa North and east of South Africa & Swaziland; east of Zimbabwe; borders on south of Zambia and Tanzania; surrounds Malawi on three sides, south, east, and west.

  6. Mozambique Factbook

  7. Mozambique Factbook • Slightly larger than the state of Texas; twice the size of California

  8. Mozambique Factbook • Slightly larger than the state of Texas; twice the size of California • 1,500-mile coastline on Indian Ocean

  9. Mozambique Factbook • Slightly larger than the state of Texas; twice the size of California • 1,500-mile coastline on Indian Ocean • Major waterway, Zambezi River, divides country into north and south.

  10. Mozambique Factbook • Slightly larger than the state of Texas; twice the size of California • 1,500-mile coastline on Indian Ocean • Major waterway, Zambezi River, divides country into north and south. • 19.7 million people

  11. Mozambique Factbook • Slightly larger than the state of Texas; twice the size of California • 1,500-mile coastline on Indian Ocean • Major waterway, Zambezi River, divides country into north and south. • 19.7 million people • Ethnicity: African 99.7%; European .06%; Euro-African .02%; Indian .08%

  12. Mozambique Factbook • Slightly larger than the state of Texas; twice the size of California • 1,500-mile coastline on Indian Ocean • Major waterway, Zambezi River, divides country into north and south. • 19.7 million people • Ethnicity: African 99.7%; European .06%; Euro-African .02%; Indian .08% • Life expectancy at birth: 39.5 years

  13. Mozambique Factbook • Slightly larger than the state of Texas; twice the size of California • 1,500-mile coastline on Indian Ocean • Major waterway, Zambezi River, divides country into north and south. • 19.7 million people • Ethnicity: African 99.7%; European .06%; Euro-African .02%; Indian .08% • Life expectancy at birth: 39.5 years • Prevalence of HIV/AIDS: 12.2%

  14. Mozambique Factbook • Slightly larger than the state of Texas; twice the size of California • 1,500-mile coastline on Indian Ocean • Major waterway, Zambezi River, divides country into north and south. • 19.7 million people • Ethnicity: African 99.7%; European .06%; Euro-African .02%; Indian .08% • Life expectancy at birth: 39.5 years • Prevalence of HIV/AIDS: 12.2% • Population below poverty line: 70%

  15. Mozambique Factbook • Slightly larger than the state of Texas; twice the size of California • 1,500-mile coastline on Indian Ocean • Major waterway, Zambezi River, divides country into north and south. • 19.7 million people • Ethnicity: African 99.7%; European .06%; Euro-African .02%; Indian .08% • Life expectancy at birth: 39.5 years • Prevalence of HIV/AIDS: 12.2% • Population below poverty line: 70% • Religion: 50% traditional African religion; 25-30% Christian; 20-25% Muslim (mainly in the north)

  16. Mozambique Factbook • Slightly larger than the state of Texas; twice the size of California • 1,500-mile coastline on Indian Ocean • Major waterway, Zambezi River, divides country into north and south. • 19.7 million people • Ethnicity: African 99.7%; European .06%; Euro-African .02%; Indian .08% • Life expectancy at birth: 39.5 years • Prevalence of HIV/AIDS: 12.2% • Population below poverty line: 70% • Religion: 50% traditional African religion; 25-30% Christian; 20-25% Muslim (mainly in the north) • Official language: Portuguese

  17. Mozambique Exploratory Team

  18. Mozambique Exploratory Team • Bill Meier, Malawi missionary based in Zomba, heads team, and has made several previous visits to Mozambique.

  19. Mozambique Exploratory Team • Bill Meier, Malawi missionary based in Zomba, heads team, and has made several previous visits to Mozambique. • Ken Cherney, world missions professor at WLS, former Brazil missionary, fluent in Portuguese, official language of Mozambique.

  20. Mozambique Exploratory Team • Bill Meier, Malawi missionary based in Zomba, heads team, and has made several previous visits to Mozambique. • Ken Cherney, world missions professor at WLS, former Brazil missionary, fluent in Portuguese, official language of Mozambique. • Steve & Sally Valleskey, world board member and former Malawi missionary, representing CME, Committee on Mission Expansion.

  21. Mozambique Exploratory: Rationale

  22. Mozambique Exploratory: Rationale • The LCCA (Lutheran Church of Central Africa) in Malawi has more members than all our other world fields combined.

  23. Mozambique Exploratory: Rationale • The LCCA (Lutheran Church of Central Africa) in Malawi has more members than all our other world fields combined. • Mozambique borders Malawi on three sides, south, east and west.

  24. Mozambique Exploratory: Rationale • The LCCA (Lutheran Church of Central Africa) in Malawi has more members than all our other world fields combined. • Mozambique borders Malawi on three sides, south, east and west. • The borders that divide Malawi from Mozambique are artificial; the same tribes live on either side of the border and cross freely: Lomwe, Yao, Nyanja, Sena, Angoni, and others.

  25. Mozambique Exploratory: Rationale • The LCCA (Lutheran Church of Central Africa) in Malawi has more members than all our other world fields combined. • Mozambique borders Malawi on three sides, south, east and west. • The borders that divide Malawi from Mozambique are artificial; the same tribes live on either side of the border and cross freely: Lomwe, Yao, Nyanja, Sena, Angoni, and others. • During Mozambique’s war for independence in the 1970s, over 1 million Mozambiquan refugees fled into Malawi and Zambia to escape the war, and many became acquainted with the teachings of the Lutheran Church.

  26. Mozambique Exploratory: Rationale • The LCCA (Lutheran Church of Central Africa) in Malawi has more members than all our other world fields combined. • Mozambique borders Malawi on three sides, south, east and west. • The borders that divide Malawi from Mozambique are artificial; the same tribes live on either side of the border and cross freely: Lomwe, Yao, Nyanja, Sena, Angoni, and others. • During Mozambique’s war for independence in the 1970s, over 1 million Mozambiquan refugees fled into Malawi and Zambia to escape the war, and many became acquainted with the teachings of the Lutheran Church. • After they returned to Mozambique, our missionaries have followed them to serve them with Word and Sacrament, but we have no legal standing as a church in Mozambique.

  27. Mozambique Exploratory: Rationale • The LCCA (Lutheran Church of Central Africa) in Malawi has more members than all our other world fields combined. • Mozambique borders Malawi on three sides, south, east and west. • The borders that divide Malawi from Mozambique are artificial; the same tribes live on either side of the border and cross freely: Lomwe, Yao, Nyanja, Sena, Angoni, and others. • During Mozambique’s war for independence in the 1970s, over 1 million Mozambiquan refugees fled into Malawi and Zambia to escape the war, and many became acquainted with the teachings of the Lutheran Church. • After they returned to Mozambique, our missionaries have followed them to serve them with Word and Sacrament, but we have no legal standing as a church in Mozambique. • The purpose of this exploratory is to meet with governmental officials to gain legal status for our church, and to decide where to set home base.

  28. Mozambique Exploratory: Rationale • The LCCA (Lutheran Church of Central Africa) in Malawi has more members than all our other world fields combined. • Mozambique borders Malawi on three sides, south, east and west. • The borders that divide Malawi from Mozambique are artificial; the same tribes live on either side of the border and cross freely: Lomwe, Yao, Nyanja, Sena, Angoni, and others. • During Mozambique’s war for independence in the 1970s, over 1 million Mozambiquan refugees fled into Malawi and Zambia to escape the war, and many became acquainted with the teachings of the Lutheran Church. • After they returned to Mozambique, our missionaries have followed them to serve them with Word and Sacrament, but we have no legal standing as a church in Mozambique. • The purpose of this exploratory is to meet with governmental officials to gain legal status for our church, and to decide where to set home base. • Humanly speaking, the potential for building a strong church like in neighboring Malawi is great.

  29. Mozambique Itinerary

  30. Mozambique Itinerary • Oct. 17: Leave Houston IAH 7:55 a.m. flight.

  31. Mozambique Itinerary • Oct. 17: Leave Houston IAH 7:55 a.m. flight. • Oct. 18: Arrive in capital Maputo 8:10 p.m. for three days of talks with governmental officials.

  32. Mozambique Itinerary • Oct. 17: Leave Houston IAH 7:55 a.m. flight. • Oct. 18: Arrive in capital Maputo 8:10 p.m. for three days of talks with governmental officials. • Oct. 21: Commercial flight to Nampula.

  33. Mozambique Itinerary • Oct. 17: Leave Houston IAH 7:55 a.m. flight. • Oct. 18: Arrive in capital Maputo 8:10 p.m. for three days of talks with governmental officials. • Oct. 21: Commercial flight to Nampula. • Oct. 22-25: Four days of exploring the countryside near Nampula as possible base of mission activity, and meet with local officials and contacts.

  34. Mozambique Itinerary • Oct. 17: Leave Houston IAH 7:55 a.m. flight. • Oct. 18: Arrive in capital Maputo 8:10 p.m. for three days of talks with governmental officials. • Oct. 21: Commercial flight to Nampula. • Oct. 22-25: Four days of exploring the countryside near Nampula as possible base of mission activity, and meet with local officials and contacts. • Oct. 26: Drive overland to Cuamba, half the distance to Lichinga.

  35. Mozambique Itinerary • Oct. 17: Leave Houston IAH 7:55 a.m. flight. • Oct. 18: Arrive in capital Maputo 8:10 p.m. for three days of talks with governmental officials. • Oct. 21: Commercial flight to Nampula. • Oct. 22-25: Four days of exploring the countryside near Nampula as possible base of mission activity, and meet with local officials and contacts. • Oct. 26: Drive overland to Cuamba, half the distance to Lichinga. • Oct. 27: Drive Cuamba to Lichinga.

  36. Mozambique Itinerary • Oct. 17: Leave Houston IAH 7:55 a.m. flight. • Oct. 18: Arrive in capital Maputo 8:10 p.m. for three days of talks with governmental officials. • Oct. 21: Commercial flight to Nampula. • Oct. 22-25: Four days of exploring the countryside near Nampula as possible base of mission activity, and meet with local officials and contacts. • Oct. 26: Drive overland to Cuamba, half the distance to Lichinga. • Oct. 27: Drive Cuamba to Lichinga. • Oct. 27-30: Three days of exploring the countryside near Lichinga as possible base of mission activity, and meet with local officials and contacts.

  37. Mozambique Itinerary • Oct. 17: Leave Houston IAH 7:55 a.m. flight. • Oct. 18: Arrive in capital Maputo 8:10 p.m. for three days of talks with governmental officials. • Oct. 21: Commercial flight to Nampula. • Oct. 22-25: Four days of exploring the countryside near Nampula as possible base of mission activity, and meet with local officials and contacts. • Oct. 26: Drive overland to Cuamba, half the distance to Lichinga. • Oct. 27: Drive Cuamba to Lichinga. • Oct. 27-30: Three days of exploring the countryside near Lichinga as possible base of mission activity, and meet with local officials and contacts. • Oct. 31: Drive overland to Zomba, Malawi, for debriefing with Africa Mission Committee and writing of Mozambique proposal (Nov. 1-2).

  38. Mozambique Itinerary • Oct. 17: Leave Houston IAH 7:55 a.m. flight. • Oct. 18: Arrive in capital Maputo 8:10 p.m. for three days of talks with governmental officials. • Oct. 21: Commercial flight to Nampula. • Oct. 22-25: Four days of exploring the countryside near Nampula as possible base of mission activity, and meet with local officials and contacts. • Oct. 26: Drive overland to Cuamba, half the distance to Lichinga. • Oct. 27: Drive Cuamba to Lichinga. • Oct. 27-30: Three days of exploring the countryside near Lichinga as possible base of mission activity, and meet with local officials and contacts. • Oct. 31: Drive overland to Zomba, Malawi, for debriefing with Africa Mission Committee and writing of Mozambique proposal (Nov. 1-2). • Nov. 3: Fly out of Blantyre, Malawi, to home.

  39. Pray for God’s blessingson the exploratory visitand on the spreadof the gospelin the land of Mozambique

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