Empower Missionary Sally Bryant recently returned from her annual trip to Malawi, where she had the opportunity to train teachers in an under-resourced school, and see how the love of Jesus is transforming a Muslim village. Here is her report: What a difference a person of peace can make! I have just returned from Malawi … Read more
Sue Kerrigan and Jeanette Wheeler recently returned from a two week trip to Malawi, where they taught in two locations: Nkhata Bay and Mulanje. The trip began with four days in Nkhata Bay, where Sue and Jeanette taught Created to Belong, Healing from Trauma, and our new Women’s Health Seminar, which covers a wide range … Read more
Empower Missionary Sally Bryant will travel to Malawi and South Africa this July. Malawi desperately needs the work of Empower. Read on to learn about the amazing progress we’re making there and how you can be a part of positive change for women and girls. “Educate a girl, and you educate the community.” Malawi has … Read more
Editor’s note: Here in the United States, discussions about theology, particularly about what the Bible says about women, about marriage, and equality, can get heated. But many times, sincere people come to different conclusions and “agree to disagree.” In part, that is because women in the west, even those in “traditional” hierarchical marriages, are mostly … Read more
Empower Minister Sally Bryant is currently in Malawi, where she was invited to speak at the Denominational General Conference. This is her seventh trip to Malawi. She sent the letter below telling of her experiences and observations. The beauty of a ceremony to consecrate new bishops stands in sharp contrast to an ancient and horrific … Read more
Linda Ikeda recently returned from Malawi. Here is her report. I arrived home recently after a 35-hour return journey from the beautiful country of Malawi, Africa. I want to thank you for all your prayers and support as I prepared, participated and returned from this endeavor. This was my tenth trip to Africa, my third … Read more
Linda Ikeda and Sue Kerrigan are back in Malawi this week, seeing first-hand the effectiveness our “train the trainers” model. Linda reports that she and Sue, along with new partner Ann Lo, have visited ten villages in two days, where graduates of the Created to Belong and Healing from Trauma workshops have trained others. The … Read more
Children who lose their parents go through unimaginable trauma. The loss of the person they’ve just begun to attach to, especially at a tender age, interrupts their emotional and intellectual development. Those left to care for them are often traumatized as well. In areas devastated by the AIDS pandemic, poverty, hunger, and other challenges, trauma … Read more
Linda and Sue arriving in Malawi after 30+ hours of travel Dear Family, Friends, Supporters and Prayer Partners, I am safely home and rested from my 17 day trip to Malawi, and want to thank you for your prayers, support and “atta girls”! There were a total of eight flights and I can’t even tell … Read more
Thank you for your prayers for Sally and Aimee as they changed planes in Nigeria. They were really needed, as you will see in Sally’s account below. Click to read Sally Bryant & Aimee McKone Trip Report as a pdf or continue below (a bit harder to read):
Dear Friends, Family and Prayer Partners, We are joyously and safely home from Africa thanks to your prayers! Considering that we had 8 flights where multiple things could go wrong with each one, we had very few glitches-one suitcase that arrived a day late, and one delayed flight which meant we missed our connecting flight … Read more