WHAT

Malawi Christian Mission is an integrated auxiliary of Skills Applied For Evangelism (SAFE) a non-profit organization based in South Daytona, FL. SAFE provides the necessary services for non profit status as well as many other time-consuming
operations of Malawi Christian Mission.
deductible.

WAY First, Tim and Dawn need your prayer support.

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contributions to Malawi Christian Mission are tax

Tim and Dawn's main objective in their service in Malawi is to help the churches become
autonomous, self-governing churches that will need no missionary to function, This objective will be addressed in several ways. The women in Malawi have very little opportunity for education because they are not encouraged to go to school when they are young. In most cases, the women are responsible for taking care of the needs of the family and nothing more. Dawn hopes to spend much of her time teaching

No one would question the importance of the involvement of the Lord in reaching the lost. Without His help in this mission, all that we labor for is in vain. Tim and Dawn sincerely believe that with the proper prayer support in place, all other forms of support will follow. Second, they need your encouragement. Regardless of one's background, religion, or
educational level, it is difficult for anyone to
remove themselves from their own culture and enter

MaIawi

into a world that is entirely foreign. For this reason,

and sharing with the women in the villages. She

plans to teach the women Christian virtues as well as share with them the joy of life that comes through serving Christ. Tim's responsibility will be leadership training. Many of the men who are leading the churches in Malawi do so with a willing heart and a joyful spirit, but they lack true knowledge of the Scriptures. Therefore, the majority of Tim's time will be spent in leadership training classes and leadership seminars. This kind of training will help the people of Malawi to take a greater role in the governing of
their own churches and will allow Tin and Dawn to

it is important that the churches in the US be supportive to missionaries by encouragement. Writing letters, making phone calls, and sending care packages are all ways in which missionaries can be encouraged by their brothers and sisters. Lastly, Tim and Dawn need your financial support. They have dedicated theirlivesto reaching people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are depending solely on the Lord and His Church to helpthem in accomplishing this task. Jameschapter two says that faith without action is dead.
Missionaries without support are useless. We urge all who see the need, please respond with your prayers, your encouragement, and your finances.

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Mission

Make checks payable to MalawiChristian Mission

Send your tax deductible funds to:

work toward the goal of allowing leaders to lake full leadership of their own congregations.

Malawi Christian Mission

PO Box 4186

South Daytona, FL 32121-4186

WHY "There is no greater cause than the cause of
Jesus Christ. There is no other reason in this world
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that Dawn and 1 are giving of our lives to this

mission than to share the revelation of Jesus Christ

Phone (904^ 255-6960

to the people of Malawi. Therefore, let everything we say, everything we do, everything we hope for, imagine, and dream be of glory for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ."
Tim Yates

Tim and Dawn Yates

WHO Tim and Dawn Yates are both graduates of Johnson bible college with a degree in Bible and specialty in Missions Dawn is originally from Altoona, PA where she
was a member of the First Church of Christ of Altoona.

WHEN

After graduating from High school in 1989,

Dawn worked for a year. She entered a contest of the Pennsylvania Christian Teen Convention and she won a summer mission trip and went with Christ in Youth to the Dominican Republic. It was in the Dominican Republic that the Lord placed in Dawn's heart the desire to serve in a third world country as a missionary. She realized how fortunate she was to have such a vast opportunity to hear the Gospel of Hope, while others in the third world have very limited access to the Gospel. From this point in her life, the desire to return to the mission field grew stronger day by day. Therefore, in the fall of 1990, Dawn enrolled at JBC to,prepare
herself for full-time service.

WHERE Malawi is a small country in southeast Africa

with a land area roughly the size of the state of

Pennsylvania (approx. 46,000 sq. mi.)

With a population of 8.9 million, the population density is about 243 people per square mile,
compared to an advantage of 68 persons per square
mile in the US.

Tim is originally from Sullivan, IN where he attended the Dugger Church of Christ in Dugger, IN. He spent his senior year of high school in Louisville, Ky where he attended the Portland Avenue Church of Christ and graduated from Portland Christian High School in 1989. In the fall of 1989, he began his studies at David Lipscomb University and transferred to Johnson Bible College in the spring of 1990. Not long into the school year of 1990, Tim and Dawn met on the campus of JBC. They soon
discovered their common desire to serve the Lord
on the mission field.

The life expectancy of a male or female is 47 years, due in part to rampant disease as well as the general harsh conditions under which Malawians
must exist.

Tim went on a summer missions trip with Tccn

Missions, International to Jamaica to work with

Fortunately, there are only two basic languages in the country of Malawi. The official language is English and the secondary, more widely spoken language is Chichewa. Tim and Dawn will use an interpreter white they learn the Chichewa language.
Malawi has undergone many political and

Youth With A Mission (YWAM) during the

summer of 1989. It was in Jamaica that Tim first

In the summer of 1991, Tim traveled for JBC in

"Declaration", and Dawn traveled in "Front Page", both summer traveling teams. After their summer apart, they desired to spend the rest of their lives together in a combined effort on the foreign mission
field.

developed the desire to become a missionary. The lack of education and the abundance of poverty is what had the greatest impact and influence on his
decision. At the invitation held at the end of the

commerical changes since the establishment of the new government and is, no doubt, continuing to change daily. As the social conditions change, so do the spiritual and physical needs of the people.
There are Christians in Malawi who are anxiously

awaiting the coming of a missionary.

In May of 1992, Dawn and Tim were married in Altoona, Pennsylvania. After a short honeymoon, they spent the summer working at Camp Christian in Bums, TN, where Tim was grounds keeper and Dawn was head cook. They returned to JBC in the fall where they began to prepare for a missions internship. In the summer of 1993, they spent 2 1/2 months in Malawi, Africa.

summer by Teen Missions, Tim went forward to dedicate himself to becoming a full-time missionary.

While in Malawi, Tim and Dawn experienced first-hand what full-time missionary work was like. Dawn taught all the women's classes during the week and Tim taught all of the men's classes as well as preaching every Sunday. It was this experience that led them to consider their role in reaching the people of Malawi. The entire summer was filled with the opportunity to learn and grow with the Malawian people. Half-way through their internship they decided to return to Malawi in full-time service after seeing the enormous need for trained leaders. Following graduation in May 1994, Tim and Dawn began to raise support for the work the Lord had prepared them for in Malawi.

"I have no reservation in recommending this WAIT In February of 1995, Tim and Dawn are expecting their first child.

couple as worthy of encouragement and support in

going to the Mission field." David Eubanks, President of Johnson Bible College. "I commend Tim and Dawn to any churches and/or individuals who may consider becoming partners with them through prayer and financial support for their ministry in Malawi." Dean
Davis, Coordinator of Church Relations, JBC.

Lord willing, they hope to be on the field by May ofI995. With the help of the churches here in the US their goals will become a reality.

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To our brothers and sisters at JBC,

Dawn and I would just like to drop you a note about what's going on in our lives andwhat the future holds. As most ofyou know, we are planning on a third member ofthe Yates family in the beginning ofFebruary. We are excited about the gift that the Lord is giving us and the opportunity we have to bring up a child in the
Kingdom.

We are also looking forward to getting back to Malawi, where we spent the summer of 1993. It was a wonderful internship and we are in the process of raising full-time support to return indefinitely. We feel that theLord is calling us to full-time service as missionaries, and we feel the place in store for us is Malawi. We are asking those at Johnson who are ableto support us. Support, however, involves much more than just finances. There are actually three elements of support for a missionary. First is prayer. No missionary on earth candeny the need for prayer support from the church. Secondly is encouragement. Somany missionaries are in desperate need of encouragement from those who caneasily give

it Lastly is financial support. Just as nomissionary can deny the need for prayer
and encouragement, none can do his/herjob withoutthe finances needed. After five years at Johnson Bible College (two ofwhich while we were married), it is easy for us to understand that there arenot a lot ofwealthy people. It is difficult to make ends meet whether you are a faculty member, a staff member, or a student. But we know thatthere are many at Johnson who can support our ministry with one or more of these vital elements ofsupport. Ifyou are able to support our ministry in any ofthese ways, please talk to our forwarding agents, Ron and Karen Williams, or you can talk to one of us. We trust thatyou willbe in prayer for the needs of the mission and will seriously consider whether youcan be a part of the mission the Lord has given us to reach the people
of Malawi.

Thank you for your ministry and your efforts to becomeservants to Christ! May the Lord continue to blessyou in your ministry.
Through Christ Our Hope,
Tim and Dawn Yates

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Upcoming Events.,.
June 19-24

loading the trucks early in the morning from 4 to 9. I will continue working while Tim travels to raise support for us to return to Malawi. As you can see, our schedule for the summer is not booked, so I

won't be lonely all the time.

Dawn's depiction of our return

to Maiawi.

Junior High Camp at Kentucky Christian Assembly. July 4-8

North American Christian Convention.

Yes, we are finally on our way to Malawi, Airica! The

The Lord has truly been blessing our lives. Please continue to pray for us as we begin this new and exciting task in our lives. Thank you to all of you who have blessed our lives through your
kindness!

Lord has opened the doors for

us in an unbelievable way. We were able to re-open the registration with the country and are looking forward to reiurning as soon as we are able to raise the support that
we need. PRAISE THE LORD!

July 17
Ordination service at

Gap Creek Christian

Church.

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Our forwarding agents are
Ron and Karen Williams of

July 18-22
VBS at First Christian

Knoxville, TN. Ron and

Church of Stockbridge,
GA.

MCM BOARD

CREATED
On April 17,1994, the
Malawi Christian Mission

dawn s dialogue
Since graduation in May,
we have both been working

Karen are previously fi"om Richmond, IN. In August of 1993, they moved to Johnson Bible College where Ron is the head of groundskeeping
and Karen is the head resident

board met to organize itself as a governing body for

Christian Church/'Church of

hard to pay our bills and the

rent on our new home. Tim moved us while I was in PA

of a gills dormitory. We're so giad to have tliem as our

lifeline!

Ctirist missionaries wanting to go to Malawi. The current members are: Walter Halen, Phil Zook, Fred Blaylock, Clarence and Ethelyn Linsenbigler, Rebecca Lowe, and David Legg. Thanks to
each member for their dedication to the work of Christians in Malawi!

for a week spending time with my parents. You can imagine my surprise when I came back to find us in a new place
in Knoxville. We actually

THANKS... Thank you to all of you who have housed us, supported us, loved us, prayed for us, and believed in us. May the Lord bless you as much as you
have blessed us.

have a yard and a porch and a

wild rooster who likes to

wake us up in the morning. Tim has been working on the campus at Johnson and I recently got a job at UPS,

Malawi Cliristia istia

P.O. Box 13198

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Knoxville, TN 37920
615-573-4537

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ITS A.

September
1994

BABY!!!!

If you have not already heard, we are expecting our first child in February of
1995! We are not sure

whether it is a boy or girl, but we know it is coming.

This has an obvious

impact on our plans to return to Malawi. It is not, however, a drawback. We will simply move our target date from March 1st to May 23rd if all goes well. We are excited
and feel blessed that the Lord

glad the first three months are over, though. I'll never complain about having the flu again, that's for sure!! It was good to visit with my family a few weeks ago. It was also good to see everyone at the Altoona First Church of Christ. It is always so refreshing to spend time with the ones who raised you, and played such a big part in your life growing up. Obviously, I had to quit my job at UPS when we found out about my pregnancy. MyjobatJBC ended on the 24th of August, so I'm looking for another job right now since things are going pretty slow for us right now. Please continue to pray
for us and the new bambino

Southeast churches in

Louisville, KY
October 20-23

National Missionary
Convention in Peoria, IL.
MCM JOINS S.A.F.E.
On July 5, 1994, MCM joined Skills Applied For Evangelism(S.A.F.E.). SAFE is a non-profit organization based in South Daytona, FL. The ministry of SAFE is to provide most of the labor normally associated with the forwarding agent. This service is provided free of charge with the exception of
the material costs involved.

Don and Virginia Dugan

are the directors of SAFE and

has given us this child It is also good that we are able to

have our first child in the U.S.

on the way. Thank you to all of you who have encouraged us and continue to encourage us along the way. The task
would be much harder

have become very good friends of ours. I was happy to be able to stay with them the week-end folowing the
North American Christian

Convention in Orlando, FL.

We are anxious to continue

should there be any complications. We hope that in the near

future there will be a third
contributor to the MCM newsletter!

without you and we thank God everyday for each one of you. May God bless you'till
next time!
September

our ministry with the help of

SAFE.

dawn's dialogue
Well, a lot has happened
since our last newsletter, but I

Thank you for the continued encouragement that so many of you have provided for us in the past few months. We only ask that you continue to pray for us. God bless you.

guess Tim has already told you the biggest event in our lives right now... the baby-on-thc-way. I sure am

upcoming Events.,.
September 11
Portland Ave. and
Christian Mission I Malawi P.O. Box 4186

South Daytona, FL 32121

615-573-4537

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November

1994

FYl
Attached to this month's newsletter is a list of items

DAWN'S
DECREE
After traveling from
Florida to Indiana to Illinois

that we will need when we go

to Malawi. We would be

this month, we have returned

to our homestead in
Tennessee. The weather has

extremely grateful to receive these things from individuals

rather than to have to raise

been beautiful. It makes me anxious for winter. I can not wait for the snow to come so I

money to buy them new. Please, if you have or know

someone who has these items

can go out and build a

snowman! This will be our

and are willing to donate

them to the mission, let us

We are extremely thankful

to the Lord, but not for a

know so we do not have to

turkey! We are rejoicing

because we have reached a milestone in the mission!

spend any more of the Lord's money than necessary.

We also want you to know

first winter together that we actually have our own yard, I think that's why I'm looking
forward to it so much.

that this will probably be the

last newsletter we do with

On the evening of October

25, 1994, we received word
from the Titusville First

this kind of format. We will

begin a new series of

newsletters in 1995 with more

Christian Church(FL) that they were going to begin monthly support of MCM. That monthly commitment, along with the faithful support already committed to the mission by many
individuals and churches, amouiitcd to cxactly one
dollar more than we needed

information and pictures to better inform you how things

are going. Please pray for the ongoing success of MCM!

MOfoTHLi PI/ofVoCIAL QOf^L

IMMI
7%-

p3515.00

in monthly support here in the

U.S.

It has been a real blessing to both of us, each time we travel, to see the generosity of the Lord's people. We have enjoyed the fellowship, the sightseeing, the meals, the comfy beds, and the list could go on. Thank you to each of you who have given of your time and resources to help us in our past month of traveling. It has been great!! Before I close, just for those of you wiio arc wondering, yes, my belly is growing to the point where I can barely see my feet, and
the "little one" seems to

There is still a long way to

go in our goal of $3500 a
month for our overseas

already know aerobics! It

59%-

sure is a strange but

wonderful experience! Love you all!

I
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budget, but we are excited

that we have reached the

point where we are not loosing money each month!

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Malawi Christian Mission P.O. Box 4186

South Daytona, FL 32121

615-573-4537