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Missionworks 2010
Partnership in Action
Your Africa Office
Indianapolis OfficeP.O. Box 1986
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1986
(317) 713-2552
fax: (317) 635-4323
Our Global Partners
EAST AFRICA WEST AFRICA KENYA GHANA
TOGO
CENTRAL AFRICA•ANGOLA
•CONGO (D R C)•CONGO (REPUBLIC OF)
SOUTHERN AFRICA BOTSWANA NAMIBIA LESOTHO SOUTH AFRICA MOZAMBIQUE ZAMBIA SWAZILAND ZIMBABWE
LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT PARTNERSHIP
•Living partnership is not easy
•Should not become an empty slogan
•Means humility, vulnerability, receptivity and patience, willing to share in the lives of other
•Realizing that we “need” others
•A shared discernment of ways in which to do ministry
•Giving and receiving in a spirit of mutual respect; gifts not the same
Partnership meansEmptying some of the excess baggage
Need to initiate a project
Need to control the relationship
Need to dominate
Need to answer the questions before being asked
Need to flaunt the power of the dollar
Filling the empty Bag“I received more that I gave”
Extravagant Hospitality
Spirituality
Attitudes of genuine listening and understanding
Forgiveness
Stories
Joy
Kindness
Culture, customs and ancient knowledge
Balance with God’s creation
Gifts Received
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of Congo
“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together,” Lilla Watson, an Australian Aboriginal woman
Indianapolis OfficeP.O. Box 1986Indianapolis, IN 46206-1986(317) 713-2552fax: (317) 635-4323email: [email protected]
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