Dedza, Malawi … In early April Scott Gordon, then Treasurer for the Malawi Project and Mike Ferris, Treasurer for the Green Valley Church of Christ in Noblesville, Indiana made a trip to Malawi with two major objectives in mind. One was to survey a number of the programs currently underway and receiving support from the Malawi Project, and the second was to attempt to complete negotiations for the purchase of approximately 25 acres of land just south of the capital city of Lilongwe. The purpose of the land purchase is to open the way to establishing an international school in Malawi in cooperation with churches in Malawi, the Green Valley church in America, and the Sunset International School in Lubbock, Texas.
A turn of events suddenly changed the whole picture and its outcome. A new plan was offered, and with the help of the Dzidalire Development Agency a plot of land was made available near highway M-1 approximately 40 miles south of the capital. This land was actually under the jurisdiction of Tribal Authority, and an upon learning the plans and purpose of the international school a plot of land approximately 175 acres in size was quickly donated in order to house the school.
Although the American team was led to the land from the south and west side, and it was first viewed in an easterly direction, there is actually a road that reaches highway M-1 from the land. M-1 is the main highway through the nation of Malawi, and Dedza is the first district and major training center south of the capital. The following pictures present the trip to see the land and the signing of agreements that made the land transfer a legal document.
1st line: Approaching the Property and a Warm African Greeting
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2nd line: Excitement of the Moment and … "Where is the Road?"
3rd line: Follow the Oxcart Tracks … The Land is in the Distance
4th line: How Much Farther? It is close now!
5th line: "Yes", it is Just Near!
6th line: I See the Land!
Remaining lines: Seven Signing the Agreement
