A Call to Serve Malawi
POSTED ON Jan 19, 2010 / UPDATED ON Jan 27, 2011
Chris Adare and friend in Malawi
Chris Adare, of Spokane, Washington, discovered God’s calling for his life on the other side of the world.
Chris first encountered Children of the Nations in 2006. Chris, then a student at the University of Washington, attended University Presbyterian Church. “That church,” he says, “has a program that sends college students to different ministries around the world during the summer, but the students don't get to choose which ministry. I signed up for the program and was sent to Malawi as a COTN Intern.”
“God used that summer internship to show me His calling in my life,” Chris says. To fulfill his calling, Chris chose to return to Malawi.
After graduating from UW in 2007, Chris again partnered with COTN, spending one year as a Global Intern in Malawi—a position which he helped to define. Chris was also a vital part of the Village Partnership Program and school tutoring programs, among other responsibilities.
“During the first year,” he says, “I found in myself a deep passion to serve the children in Malawi who have lost their parents and, with them, any hope of a good life. I committed to another year to continue to grow as a servant of Christ in the place that He has put on my heart so that I might be able to bring Christ's hope to these kids.”
Now, after two years as a COTN Global Intern, Chris is transitioning to a different role. He is joining the Africa Windmill Project (AWP), an organization whose primary focus is to teach farmers how to construct wind-powered irrigation systems. AWP is currently partnering with COTN to set up pilot projects in Malawi’s Mgwayi village.
Along with helping to construct these irrigation systems, Chris will be “training communities in sustainable agriculture practices, which are aimed especially at providing nutrition to the sick and malnourished.”
Children of the Nations rejoices to see Chris striving to fulfill God’s calling. Please join us in praying that God would give him the same passion in his new ministry that he has shown while serving with us.
To learn more about AWP, visit their website: www.africawindmill.org.