Young Leaders in Malawi
Wednesday 7th May 2014Last year, The Boys’ Brigade and Church of Scotland World Mission Fund Project raised an incredible £12,000!
Two BB young leaders, John Armour and Liam Boath, made the long trip to Malawi to see how the money raised is being used, and also to hear how ‘roundabout power’ will benefit local communities. Liam reflected on the incredible experiences of their ten days spent there…
The 10 days in Malawi have been the most eye opening of maybe my whole life. I learned that you can trade in more than money, that being thrown in at the deep end and thinking on your feet means being confident in sometimes terrifying situations. That it doesn’t matter where in the world you go – a smile means the same thing, and that very often the people that have the least, smile the most.
That striving for “perfection” is pointless and that in life there is no us and them, but everyone is the same. I have seen what we here in Scotland would consider harsh poverty just accepted as life, with an attitude of ‘If you have eaten today then there is no real need to worry about anything else’. I met some truly amazing, funny, clever and inspiring people, I might have been taking the training out there but I learned more than I could ever teach.
Read more from John and Liam’s African adventure on the WMF blog: bbworldmissionfund.wordpress.com
