Visit to Maputo in June

MOVED! is planning to visit Maputo from 16 June 2011 to 19 June 2011 to render support and training to two long standing friends, Pastors Mboene and Machel.

We will leave on 16 June 2011 by Greyhound bus at 0645 from the Mac Donald's Bus Stop in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, arriving in Maputo at 17:15. The return trip is on Sunday, 19 June 2011, leaving 0645 from Maputo and arriving in Johannesburg at about 17:00. The bus fare will be R550 return per person.

We will stay at a guest house run by Dave and Rhoda Restrick in the Laulane area of Maputo, between the Airport and the bay. They are 5km from the airport, about 200m off Avenida Julius Nyerere (Julius Nyerere Avenue). The cost of accomodation is $10 per person per night, or R75 per person per night.

We will have to see to our own meals, so we will do some grocery shopping and visit the market in Maputo on Friday, 17 June 2011. The costs of this is dependant on available budget, what we buy, and our preferences. We will also try to visit the beachfront when we are done shopping at the market place and shopping centres.

It almost goes without saying but we will have morning prayer and devotion sessions every morning.

You may be asked to pray, or read a bible passage or share some insights or a testimony with the group.

Although it is winter, anti-malarial prophylaxis is advised, and also bottled drinking water is advised.

Other expenditure could be a love offering to the 2 churches in Maputo, and pocket money.

On Saturday 18 June 2011 we will present:

1. A training seminar to interested people on Foundational Principles of Sharing Your Faith.
2. The showing of the Jesus Film, followed by a discussion on how this movie can be used to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Any travelling in and around Maputo will be by local taxis, so that missionaries can be exposed to local travelling conditions and transport methods- this training is valuable if one is serious about doing long term missionary work in the future.

Please remember to bring along any personal medication etc. It is winter, so evenings may be cold, but mosquito activity will be lower than what we are accustomed to.

Dress code is casual, but ladies please wear dresses or skirts when attending church. Men, please wear long pants and preferably a shirt and tie when attending church. On the beach or in the city you may dress as for any modern city dweller. At the Base after hours you may be casual.

The usual warnings regarding ethical and principled behaviour applies: please do not do anything to discredit your Christianity, or to bring the our name or that of the church into disrepute.

Existing MOVED! members will be given preference if space becomes limited, but christians who have a missionary calling may certainly request to join us.

If you are coming from outside the Johannesburg area, then your transport costs will be different, and you may need a visa if coming from another country.

God bless you, and hope to see you there!

Dr David Crawage