AGENDA FOR August 2012 MMN CONFERENCE (updated 8/11/12)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012

	3:30 - 7:30 P.M. Registration
	5:30 - 6:00 P.M. Gathering
	6:00 - 7:00 P.M. Dinner

7:00 - 8:30 P.M. Welcome; Worship - Rev. Tom Sheffield - Presbytery of Denver

	8:30 - 8:45 P.M. Gathering Activities
	8:45 P.M. Instructions for the next day
	9:00 P.M. First Timers Orientation - Malawi 101 - Judy Henderson, Jim Nussbaumer

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2012

	7:45 - 8:30 A.M. Breakfast
	8:45 - 9:10 A.M. Worship & Prayer led by Rev. Vasco Kachipapa (Moderator - Nkhoma Synod, CCAP)
	9:10 - 10:00 A.M. Keynote - Rev. Davidson Chifungo - General Secretary - Nkhoma Synod CCAP

	10:00 - 10:15 A.M. Break
	10:15 - 11:00 A.M. Living as Disciples in the Global Neighborhood: Presbyterians and the UN - Mark Koenig
	11:00 - 12:00 Noon Workshops for: 1. Light A Village (Providing light to remote households via central solar charging) - Paul Sigmund 2. Basic Malawi Culture - Helen Zimba, Rev. Chifungo 3. "Malawi's Present Health Crisis: How partners are and can help the church hospitals continue to respond." - Dr. Martha Sommers & Bob Ellis

12:00 - 1:00 P.M. Lunch - Hosted Tables by agencies

	1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Roundtable Discussion "Malawi Political Situation" - Mark Koenig, Rev. Chifungo, Rev. Kachipapa, Rev. Kay Day
	2:00 - 2:45 P.M. Report from the Denomination - Bob Ellis - PC(USA)

	2:45 - 3:15 P.M. Break & VIEW & DISCUSS DISPLAYS
	3:15 -4:15 P.M. Workshops for: 1. Opportunities for Solar Power and Water Treatment Systems - Doug Roszel 2. Women's Issues - Rev. Kay Day 3. Scholarships - Todd Petitt & Rev. Chifungo

4:15 -6:00 P.M.
Break & outdoor time - hike, Zip Line?

	6:00- 7:00 P.M. Dinner
	7:00 -7:30 P.M. "Stories from Malawi from your Regional Liaison" - Nancy Collins
	7:30 - 8:30 P.M. Short "What We Are Doing" stories
	8:45 - 9:00 P.M. - Closing Vespers

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2012

	7:45 - 8:30 A.M. Breakfast
	8:45 - 9:15 A.M. Worship in Outdoor Chapel - Rev. John Anderson, Trinity Presbyterian, Arvada, CO.
	9:15 - 9:30 A.M. Break - movement to Lodge
	9:30- 10:10 A.M. Rev Kay Day

	10:10 - 10:20 A.M. Break
	10:20 - 11:00 A.M. Dr. Martha Sommers
	11:00 - 12:00 NOON Plenary Round Table Discussion "Advanced Malawi Culture (money)" - Rev. Kay Day, Rev. Chifungo, Rev. Kachipapa, Helen Zimba

	12:00 NOON - 1:00 P.M. Lunch - hosted tables by Speakers
	1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Plenary Roundtable - "What Makes a Great Partner?": Tom O'Meara, Rev. Kay Day, Rev. Chifungo
	2:00 - 3:00 P.M. Workshops: 1. Irrigation & Agriculture (Drip irrigation without electricity & the current crisis in Malawian soil fertility) - Paul Sigmund 2. Education in Malawi: - Judy Henderson, Rev. Kay Day, Rev. Chifungo & Rev. Kachipapa 3. Language: Chichewa and Chitumbuka - Caswell Mhango

3:00 - 3:15 P.M.
Break

3:15 - 4:15 P.M.
Plenary Round Table Discussion - "Solar" - Paul Sigmund, Doug Roszel, Rich Keller

4:15 - 6:00 P.M. Break - time outside, hike?

6:00 - 7:00 P.M. Dinner - cookout

	7:00 - 7:30 P.M. - General Meeting of the Malawi Mission Network
	7:30 - 7:45 P.M. - Special Prayers for Partners/Missionaries and laying on of hands - outdoor ampitheater
	8:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Casual talks with Mission Co-workers

SUNDAY, August 26, 2012

7:45 - 8:30 A.M. Breakfast

9:00 A.M. Worship - Rev. Mark Plumb, Fountain Park Church, Cranberry Township, PA

Depart to Airport

SPEAKERS:

Rev. Davidson Chifungo Rev. Davidson Chifungo is the General Secretary of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod. Rev. Chifungo grew up in a small village near Nkhoma. He was educated at the Africa Bible College in Lilongwe where he graduated in 1997. He and his wife, Phoebe, entered the mission field by serving in rural Mozambique for seven years among people who had been refugees in Malawi during the Mozambique civil wars.	In 2000, he was ordained by the CCAP in Malawi but continued to serve in Mozambique. In 2004, he left Mozambique to be part of a Christian Organization called Veritas College where he served as a program manager. His main task was to train lay leaders for Bible interpretation, application and communication. This is an international, interdenominational organization, specializing in "Integrated Leadership Development". Rev. Chifungo was elected to the position of General Secretary of Nkhoma Synod in 2007 where he leads the ministry of CCAP in central Malawi. Davidson and Phoebe have three daughters: Thoko 11, Thandi 6 and Temwa 4. The has continued his education and has been awarded the Masters of Theology from Stellenbosch in South Africa where he and his wife are both currently studying toward their doctorate degrees.
Rev. Vasco Kachipapa	Rev. Vasco Kachipapa is a pastor of CCAP, NKhoma Synod. He is currently serving a church in the city of Lilongwe, M'buka Congregation and is also serving as the moderator of the Nkhoma Synod for the second term. He is married to Madalitso and they have three children, two girls and a boy. He is also serving on the Malawi Board of Directors for Ministry of Hope.
Paul Sigmund Paul Sigmund leads project activities for a group sponsored by Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church in New Jersey, and will be making his 4^rd trip to Malawi, Africa this September.> After graduating as a Chemical Engineer with degrees from Lehigh University and the University of Michigan, Paul spent 25 years working for Union Carbide Corporation, leading process technology development employed in oil refineries and natural gas plants. He is currently restoring a 200 year old farmhouse and barn, enjoys photography, rebuilds antique tractors.	Working in partnership with Ministry of Hope (MOH) Paul has built swingsets for the kids, and a gravity based irrigation system to facilitate creation of a feeding center vegetable garden, in remote Malawian villages. Last year he initiated the “Light-a-Village” program, which seeks to bring light to villagers via battery operated lanterns charged in central solar facilities, and returns this year to expand that program. Paul has also been investigating techniques to address the rapidly declining soil fertility devastating Malawi and finally, would love to initiate a biodiesel production venture with MOH.
Doug Roszel Doug retired in 2007 after 35 years as an Information Technology professional and consultant. Doug and his wife Flora Mae are members of First Presbyterian Church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. They both currently serve as members of the church’s Mission Committee. Doug and Flora Mae have a son, Loren; a daughter, Larissa; and four grandchildren, Brooke, Haley, Noah and Jenna.	Doug’s passion has always been to help those in need through a variety of mission programs and activities including Habitat for Humanity. Doug became involved with both the Living Waters for the World and Solar Under the Sun mission ministries in 2010 when he attended training for each program. He has made three trips to Haiti to complete numerous site surveys and assessments and to install solar-powered water treatment systems. Doug is an instructor for the Solar Under the Sun training at Ferncliff Camp outside Little Rock, Arkansas and the Living Waters for the World training at Hopewell Camp and Conference Center near Oxford, Mississippi. He is currently on the board of directors for Solar Under the Sun.
Nancy Collins Nancy Collins was appointed regional liaison for East Africa in June 2009. Previously, she served in Cairo, Egypt, from January 1998 until January 2009.	In her new role, Nancy facilitates PC(USA) relationships with partner churches and institutions in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia. She also provides support for PC(USA) mission personnel and is a resource for U.S. congregations who are in a relationship with one of our partners in the region. Nancy’s special focus is on the evangelism, leadership development and church-growth work of PC(USA) partners in those countries.
*Rev. Catherine (Kay) Day* Kay was appointed as a PC(USA) mission co-worker in July 2009 and serves in Malawi at the invitation of the Blantyre Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP). She is the synod chaplain, a companion and minister to fellow ministers who each serve (due to a severe clergy shortage) an average of four congregations. She also prepares continuing education opportunities for ministers in the synod. In addition, Kay is the administrator of the Chigodi Women’s Centre and serves as facilitator for the Blantyre Synod partnership with the PC(USA)’s Pittsburgh Presbytery.	Kay has been involved with Malawi since 1995. She started as a host for visitors from Malawi in Pittsburgh, then became the chair of the partnership committee with Malawi and made three short-term mission trips there. In 2007 Kay spent a year in Malawi, teaching at Zomba Theological College where she was able to model pastoral care for the seminary students. She also served as a facilitator for visitors to Malawi from Canada and the United States. Kay holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, a Master of Divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and a master’s in English from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh.
*Dr. Martha Sommers* Martha Sommers is a family physician at Ekwendeni Hospital in Malawi. She is under appointment to minister with the Synod of Livingstonia. She has been under appointment since 1997; first as a mission volunteer, and then a PC(USA) mission co-worker. Martha is one of two long-term doctors at Ekwendeni Hospital, which is known for their community health work, success in emergency triage and treatment of children under five, being a Baby-Friendly hospital, and being the main clinical site for the Synod's College of Health Sciences.	Martha worked as a long-term volunteer for the PC(USA) in Embangweni from 1997 to 2000 and as a mission co-worker at Embangweni and Ekwendeni from 2001 to present. “I’ve grown so much by journeying with Malawian friends,” says Martha, “:and thank God for how they have picked me up when I have tripped, made sure I was not alone with illness, and taught me to enter into grief and grab joy. Martha received a bachelor’s degree in microbiology with a minor in theology from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana in 1986. She earned her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990 and followed this with family practice residency at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.
Mark Koenig The Rev. Mark Koenig is the director of Presbyterian ministry at the United Nations. He has over 30 years of experience in minisry, serving congregation, the Presbytery of the Western Reserve and the General Assembly Mission Council. He was on the staff of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and was its coordinator from 2007 to 2010.
Richard Keller Richard Keller is a veteran sales manager with over 35 years experience in the solar PV industry, 21 years as the Solarex/BP Solar Regional Manager in Colorado and the last 11 years as a Senior Account Executive for Ameresco Solar, one of North America's largest wholesale solar component distributors.	His experience includes PV system design, installation, project logistics, sales, service and training. Mr. Keller has been a member and former director of the Colorado Solar Energy Industry Association since its formation in 1985 and is also a member of both the American Solar Energy Society and Colorado Renewable Energy Society. He has been to Malawi six times, each trip bringing some solar systems components for local applications with a partner congregation there.