Well, I've done it again. I've changed our blog. I wanted something new and different and the more I looked around, the more I found. There are some really cute designs out in cyber-world. I have chosen one from HOT bliggity BLOG.
I don't plan on changing our blog again anytime soon because every time I have changed it, things are mixed up, in different places, and/or just aren't there anymore. So, I think this one is here to stay for a while.
On another note, I will be adding some pictures soon of happenings at the college and academy. Lately our internet has been super slow, so it's a pain (and almost impossible) to upload anything.
Thank you for reading our blog.
We love you and miss you,
LeAnne (for all 5 of us)
Well, I have changed our background once again. I can't seem to find something that I like and something that Sam doesn't think is too girly. So I found this one from Leelou Blogs. I'm still having a hard time trying to get everything in the right place, so bear with me.
LeAnne
I am trying to update our blog by changing the background and I have been looking around the internet and I stumbled across Shabby Blogs and they have a background called leanne so I had to use it. Well, it's not working as well as I thought it would, so please be patient with stuff moving around and all. So, that is why our blog doesn't look like it used to.
Love in Him,
LeAnne
Just wanted to let everyone know that Amber Elizabeth now has her own blog. We spent most of the day today (Saturday) finding backgrounds and learning about blogging. We had a really good time together. Please check it out when you get a chance: www.soaringamber.blogspot.com.
LeAnne
Is there hope for Africa?
Africa's most abundant natural resource is paradox - a land of one people, yet many peoples where colonial fragments and post-colonial ideologies collide; a land where businessman and leper stand on the same street corner; where house and hut co-exist; where traditions are more abundant than money; where indescribable poverty, disease,and hunger are guised by smiles, welcomes, and song; where the gloom of the past is slowly being supplanted by the gleam of hope as it peers through the horizon of the emerging century. One hundred years ago, there were only 7 million Christians in Africa. Now there are some 300 million! Villages which once shunned Western Christians are now welcoming them as teachers, pastors and friends. This welcoming attitude, combined with exponential growth of Christianity, the Church's response is at a critical juncture. The need for godly leaders in all of society, combined with the urgency of lending hands in the battle against AIDS, orphans, and hunger, is staggering. Yet there is hope for Africa -- the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our best opportunity is now!
The Necessity of Education
In the 1970s, many African Christians called for an end to western missions in Africa; that is, except for one area - higher level education from a Biblical perspective. The ministry with which we serve is only one of two degree granting institutions in the entire nation! Furthermore, its holistic Christian model set against relevant academics is rare on the continent. Because Malawi is stable, Africans from many other nations attend ABC. Graduates from African Bible College receive an education comparable to a western Bible college, yet remain in Africa for their own transforming impact. Our graduates have gone on to exemplify the "cultural mandate" by becoming government officials, pastors, missionaries, school headmasters, radio station managers, journalists, teachers, college lecturers, medical personnel, businessmen, etc. Our aim is to train those Africans who will most impact Africa. In light of this, our family teaches a variety of courses.
