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THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE 17
JANUARY 2011
ALAWI
The miracle of
AFTER A CENTURY of dramatic growth, Churches of Christ focus on unity and the need for urban ministry.
BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD | THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
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Though Malawi is increasingly urban, the majority of its 15.4 million people live in villages like this one in the country's Central Region, near the Mozambique border.
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PHOTOS BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD
Wanga. ” In Chichewa, it means “Hear
me for my praise,” he says.
Nyasulu and his fellow preachers
take those words literally In boisterous
harmony, they belt out the lyrics, their
voices echoing across the mission’s
campus — and clear up to heaven.
The preachers come from across this
nation in southern Africa to study in
Namikango’s ministry training program.
Twice each day — 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. —
by its war-ravaged neighbors.
Though poverty, famine and AIDS
take countless lives here, the country
remains among the most densely popu-
lated in Africa.
Malawi has a significant Islamic popu-
lation — and once had a Muslim presi-
dent — but religious conflicts are rare.
No less miraculous is the growth of
Churches of Christ among the gentle
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they gather on woven floor mats for a
time of devotion and prayer.
Another student, Gift Kapitawo, flips
to his favorite song, “Come with a
happy heart.”
“We should be happy in our hearts,
because of the son of God,” Kapitawo
says. “We should be singing.”
Malawians have reason to rejoice.
Their nation, known as “the warm heart
of Africa,” has enjoyed peace unknown
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Nyasulu, flips through the well-worn
pages of a paperback hymnal until he
finds No. 234, “Mundimvere Mbuye
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McMillon, Lynn. The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 68, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 2011, newspaper, January 1, 2011; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509300/m1/17/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.