The other night a group of Christian missionaries organized a loud rock concert on our soccer field, not far from our house. It was past our bed time, but the anomalous music intrigued us so we ventured out to investigate. Even though most of the villagers here are already Christian, missionary activity is still common, however the rock concert approach was a novelty. With large loud speakers and flood lights strapped to their Landover, these missionaries were well equipped to draw a crow in any rural African setting and they put on quite a show, with music, dancing, theater, and even some ballet with costumes and large flags. The spectators consisted mainly of our students and neighbors, who were glad to see us and eager to translate. For them this was just a party and pleasant surprise. Two of the missionaries, a Cuban and English couple, are based semi-permanently in Moz, and the other 5 foreigners were Americans on short term visits, along with about ten Malawians. We told them about our experiences as Peace Corps volunteers and they told us about their religious work. As they prayed for our success we realized that even if our messages and methods may differ, we are all driven by a deeper belief in service and the inherent value of all people and the desire to see a more fully realized humanity here in Africa.
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