“Life in Bangula makes the line between life and ministry much less obvious, if there should be a line at all. Life is full of opportunities for blessing those around us, whether by welcoming people into our home, or by preaching a message about the incredible gift we have in Jesus, or by listening to an old lady tell us about her struggles to find grass to repair her roof before the rains come. Ministry comes in all shapes in Malawi, among the poorest of the poor.

“During the fourth South African Iris Bible school, held for four weeks in June 2005, we found that senior pastors of non-Iris churches continue to be attracted to our school. Even though they have to sleep on thin mattresses on a concrete floor, they come because they have seen the anointing of the Holy Spirit in the ministry of some of our initial students. One returning Baptist pastor actually planted two new churches following his first session with us.

“The Bible school in Zimpeto continues to teach and equip the many pastors and leaders from the middle of Mozambique to the southernmost parts. In addition to training and equipping, it is our desire to impart more of God's love so that these leaders experience personal healing and wholeness. We have developed a course to try to facilitate this very thing. We want them to grasp how to give away that love, particularly to the many orphaned children of Mozambique. To that end, we have some of them discipling small groups of children who live at the center.

“Our third session of the school took place in September/October, with 8 first-time students joining the group. It was very encouraging to see the growth that had taken place in the lives of the pastors that returned for their second and third times. One had planted a youth church in his town, and another had started a Christian daycare.

Much has changed in the year and a half that the Morrisons have been in Malawi. “It has been so exciting to see things expand. Two dorms to house the pastors, a second classroom and a washroom have been built. We are beginning to dig a second well, and just recently received electrical power on the site. Plans are in place to begin an orphan home, and to build a guest house for visitors.

In April/May 2004, John Redworth returned to White River to help teach the second session of the school, alongside local Iris leadership. Seven more courses were taught, including one by a local believer. They were held in the new college facility, purchased only a week prior to the start of this session! Two very small buildings served as dormitories, and the teaching took place in the garage. John writes, "We were very encouraged by those who returned, to hear both of strengthened churches and new churches that have been planted.”

“As revival moves through the land, it is our deep passion as we teach to see solid Biblical roots established and grow deep so that the fruit of revival will not only last but also multiply. Though many of the pastors arrive with little or no previous teaching, they have experienced first hand the miracle-working power of God healing the sick and even raising the dead. With God's love, we are able to teach and pour into these leaders lives the transforming power of the Holy Spirit, so that they can better reach the thousands of new believers, in ways we could not.”

“The Bible school is such a blessing. The school has now graduated three groups of fifty pastors each from the first year program. It is wonderful to watch the pastors learn and grow in their three month time at the Bible school. Following up with the Iris pastors and their families means long drives on bumpy roads which don't often see vehicles. This is a large piece of what we do.