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We are overjoyed to sharethe adventure our family ispreparing to embark on aswe step into what we believeGod is calling us into. We are
excited and honored for theamazing opportunity Godhas given us to share Hislove and provision with thosewho so desperately need it.
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GREETINGS F AMILY AND FRIENDS!
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familyM I S S I O N A R I E S T O M A L A W I
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The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is
upon me, because the Lord has
anointed me to preach good news to
the poor. He has sent me to bind up
the brokenhearted, to proclaim
freedom for the captives and release
from darkness for the prisoners
Isaiah 61:1
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Lighting a Fire in the DarknessGod has set our hearts on fire for the people of Africa, specifically in Malawi. We will be moving there to alignourselves with the work already happening with Iris Ministries . We will be caring for orphans, feeding the widows andtheir children, raising up pastors, teaching new farming techniques and much more. As a family, we will also be part of a team who will help facilitate short-term mission trips. We are writing to share the vision God has given to us andto express our desire for you to be a part of our journey.
A little about us… Daryl recently stepped out of a thriving career in sales to follow the leading of the Lord, and as afamily we are following suit! Rebekah recently resigned from a much-loved position working with ExtremeProphetic. Now the whole family is preparing for the next phase. We have four children, our oldest being Averi who is17 years old, our son Joshua is 15 years old, son Jonathan is 14 years old and last but not least is 9-year-oldCaleb. Averi graduated this year and is currently working with Extreme Prophetic as an assistant in the resource
department. After much prayer, Averi decided to stay in Arizona to pursue her education in the arts as shecontinues in the work she is doing with the ministry, which she enjoys very much. Joshua is very dedicated to his icehockey career and will also be staying behind with family. He is already dreaming about college and his future. Theywill both be visiting us and we look forward to their first trip being next summer if not sooner. Jonathan will be joining us in Malawi. He will continue his education on the mission field, and is considering online classes for his higher education. Jonathan has a very compassionate heart and looks forward to sharing his love with all of the Africanchildren. Caleb, our youngest, will also be moving with us to Malawi. He had the privilege of traveling to Malawi withDaryl this winter for three months, and he is very anxious to return. He found new discoveries and adventure therethat he had not known before. Among Caleb’s favorite things to do while there was to hunt for the queen termites,
play tag with the other children, and home schooling. It is truly a new chapter for us all!
Iris Ministries was started by Rolland and Heidi Baker in 1980. They have launched almost 10,000 churches andcare for over 2,000 orphans at bases in 11 countries around the world. One of those bases is in the southern part of Malawi close to the village of Bangula.
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Malawi is a country of 14 million people. 45.8% of the people are under 14 years of age. Life expectancy is 43 years. It is said that almost 50% of children born will die before they turn five. Approximately 12% of the people in Malawi have AIDS. The minimum wage for a DAY’S work is $0.75 (yes that is 75 cents). A 50 kilo bag of maize costs between $25and $45, depending on the time of year, and it will feed a family of 4 for almost a month if it is supplemented withother foods. A man that works 40 hours a week will get paid $12/month. That is half of what he needs to feed his
family. No necessary medical care, no school fees for the children, and no clothing. As you can see, the need istremendous.
There are 53 orphans living on the base in Malawi, the newest is just 6 weeks old. His mother died in childbirth and thefather is unknown. We will have the honor of participating in loving, caring for and teaching them all. We hope to seeeach of them grow up into the man or woman that God has designed them to be. Our desire is to see them go out into society with God’s mindset and values, lighting His fire of love and destiny in every person they come in contact with.
There are 6 full time missionaries on the base in Malawi. The base directors, David and Joanna Morrison
(www.morrisonafrica.com), have three beautiful children close to the same ages as our own children. LeRoy andCindy Metzger (www.leroycindy.com) along with Sue Silva (www.irismin.ca/silva) work in the school with the orphans,serve in the jail ministry, and help many widows in the area. Matt Smith (www.irismin.ca/mattsmith) is in charge of construction on base and works with many of the boys, teaching them English and being a mentor. Thesemissionaries are all very passionate about the Lord and love to see Him touch the lives of those they minister to!
Some of our main responsibilities in Malawi will be: facilitating short-term mission trips to the Iris base, teaching anddiscipling the Bible-school pastors, serving in the jail ministry, and working with the children on base as well aschildren in the surrounding villages. We will also be helping with the monthly feeding program where we feed
approximately 3,400 families per month. We have a strong desire to help people become self sufficient in practicalways, such as starting small businesses like chicken farming and bakeries, and teaching more efficient farming practices. With the necessary funding we will be able to do all of this and more.
We are taking our move day by day, trusting in the Lord for all of our needs and truly walking by faith, not b y sight.We believe we will be leaving sometime between late August and early September. The plan is to fly into South Africawhere we will purchase a truck ($11,000 purchase + $8,000 taxes and import duty) from Iris Ministries. The truck willmake it possible to travel from village to village as well as facilitate short-term missions.
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We will then drive up to Malawi, which will take approximately four days. We are also planning on building a home on theIris base, which will take approximately five months and $30,000 to complete. Our projected monthly budget will be inexcess of $4,000 per month. This includes required medical insurance, food, fuel, travel and ministry expenses. As wemove forward in faith, please prayerfully consider partnering with us by sending financial support.
We wholeheartedly believe that prayer changes EVERYTHING! We will need a lot of prayer coverage for our
preparations, move, travel and settling in. Prayer will carry us through and we believe that is the key to a successfulministry and family. If you partner with us through prayer, we will keep you updated with specific prayer requests andneeds as they arise. We cannot wait to share all of the exciting miracles and testimonies that are birthed from your prayer. And we invite everyone to check in on us by visiting our website at HeartFireIntl.org . You can even sign up toreceive notifications and updates automatically.
We can all be a small part in making a big difference in the lives of those that God wants to touch. We thank you for all you have done to encourage us on! We appreciate you taking the time to read our letter and for prayerfullyconsidering the needs. Please feel free to write, call or email us with any questions. We are extremely excited about thisnew ministry opportunity and hope you will join with us to ignite God’s fire in the hearts of those who do not know Him
yet!
GOD BLESS YOU!
With much love,
Daryl and Rebekah Martin Averi, Josh, Jon and Caleb HeartFireIntl.org
Financial donations can be mailed to either:
Freedom Gate Church Extreme PropheticFGIM/Outpost of Freedom PO Box 1017 1730 E Warner Road # 10-110 Maricopa, AZ 85139Tempe, AZ 85284
Please attach a note with your check saying “Malawi” to assure your donations will be tax-deductible. A receipt for your giving will be sent to you at the end of the year.Donations can also be made through PayPal by visiting our website.