donating used laptops

Here in the States, we're swimming in laptops. These small, portable machines are an amazing tool, one that I'm sure most of us use to work, pay bills, and communicate with loved ones. 

Over in Malawi, laptops aren't as plenteous. But God, in His kindness, has provided a way for us to change that. 

Brian Biedebach, one of the Grace Church missionaries we'll be serving , is in need of used, workable laptops for the expanding seminary in Malawi.  He wants 20 laptops, enough for one classroom.  So if any of you have a used laptop that is still in good shape (meaning it has no power issues and runs smoothly enough), would you consider donating it?  If you donate, our IT folks will wipe it clean of all your personal data, load it up with bible software, and Team Malawi will deliver these laptops to the Seminary in Malawi. 

Because laptops are so important, and so popular here in the states, I'm sure many of us have a second, or even a third, laying around your house, accumulating dust. Why not find that discarded laptop, give it a quick dust-off, and send it to Malawi? You'll be helping men train for the ministry. I can't think of a better use for your discarded laptops.

If you're interested in donating, email me at coreywilliams07@gmail.com  so we can figure out how to get your laptop to our IT people. 

In Christ,

Corey

The Floreens

For our entire rip to Malawi, we'll be staying at the home of Grace Church Missionaries Matt and Rachel Floreen. Rachel will be cooking for our team of 26 (start praying for her now!), and Matt will be helping direct many of our team's service projects.

To get to know Matt and Rachel, check out there website http://africastories.com/  There you can learn a lot about the Floreen family and what they do in Africa.  You'll also see some amazing pictures of the Malawi countryside. And for regular updates on what the Floreen's are doing, (this'll give you a decent idea of what life will be like for our team once we get to Malawi), read Matt and Rachel's blog, Africa Stories: Living and Serving in Malawi.  Here's the link: http://africastories.com/blog/

Now enough of my writing.  Hit up those links and dive into Matt and Rachel's! It's good stuff.

 

Welcome!

Welcome to the official blog of the 2011 Malawi Missions trip!

My name is Corey Williams and starting today, I’m going to regularly update this blog, keeping you — especially you dear parents of our Malawi team members — informed on what’s happening with team Malawi.

Between now and our June 28^th departure, I will be posting important information like meeting times, schedule of events, and — if I may speak in grandiose terms —  virtually everything you’ll need to know about our upcoming trip.

Once we get to Malawi, I will update this blog every day, letting you know exactly what our team is doing to serve the body of Christ in Malawi.

But before we get started, a little bit about myself. I’ve served on 180 staff for 3 ½ years now. For the past year, I’ve co-shepherded South Santa Clarita’s Bible study with Jeremiah Kirberg. I’m a script writer for the radio show, GRACE TO YOU. You may have heard of it. I’ve taken several mission trips in the past to some pretty interesting locations (Jamaica, Honduras, China). From the moment this trip was announced, I’ve felt a desire to go to Malawi and I can’t think of a better group to serve alongside of than the teenagers of 180!

Now, back to those all important details. For today, I’m posting a link to the CDCs web page on Malawi. There you’ll find all the necessary health information an American traveler needs for a trip to Malawi. Make sure you read it thoroughly and consult your doctor to see what he suggests.

Here’s the link:

 http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/malawi.aspx#vaccines 

Also, let me  remind all of you that the next Malawi meeting is for both parents and students on May 15^th.  Between now and then, check this blog regularly for updates, information, maybe even a little insight into the team leaders and our beloved missionary families in Malawi: the Biedebachs and the Floreens.

For the glory of the Savior,

Corey