 Esther Miller
Global Teams Missionary since 1988
From
United States of America
Missionary to
Malawi
Currently on
Home Assignment
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My main ministry is to worship the Lord, be in His Word and in prayer
daily and share His redeeming love with those around me. I am involved with
a weekly Ladies International Bible Study, Thursday evening Bible Study, lay
leader in the Church, preaching, teaching attending to local visitors and
those from USA, living and working on site at College for Christian
Ministries (CCM) as driver, accountant, nurse and building overseer.
In February 2000 I introduced Daughters of the King by training 18 ladies to be leaders
and teachers of DOK in Malawi. We now have 17 Chapters with over 350 participants and many
more in the training period. Through DOK many ladies have come to know Jesus as Savior and
Lord and are sharing the gospel with their friends. A great evangelism tool and
another way of helping people to grow spiritually.
After the death of my husband in 1987 I came in contact with Fr. Gene Horn and Church
of the Holy Spirit in Albany, Oregon. When I shared with them the vision I had at 10
years of age, they encouraged me to apply to EWM in 1988. EWM affirmed my call to
the foreign mission field and invited me to work through them. I received a Diploma
in Lay Ministry with emphasis on Mission from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in
Ambridge, Pennsylvania in the school year 1989-90. After this I was invited by
Bishop Peter Nyanja to visit Malawi for two months and go on his annual confirmation
tour. We visited 56 villages in 58 days. He then invited me to return and work
in his Diocese. 3 February 1993 was the official date of my ten year (so far) stay
in Malawi.
The main challenge in Malawi is helping people to mature spiritually. As Bishop
Peter has said many times, "Religion in Malawi is 1 inch deep and 5 miles
wide." People receive Jesus as Savior and Lord but fail to grow spiritually
because there is no one close at hand to help them, therefore settle back into the same
old cultural ways. They believe they are "new creatures in Christ Jesus",
but the culture here keeps them from moving on into a deeper relationship with the Lord
and into a more stable Christian life.
College for Christian Ministries opened on 6th January 2003 with 20
students. CCM is the only College in Malawi that accepts students with
lesser education. CCM offers a 1-Year Certificate in Lay Ministries; a
2-Year Certificate in Missions and Evangelism; and a 3-Year Diploma for
Ordination.
By Mid-Term the Students were delighted at what they are learning and how
they are doing and are personally challenged to do even better. So far, they
have led 99 people to meet Jesus: two weeks at Mtandire and Chinsapo
Villages and will be going to Kauma Village for two weeks. Next term they
will go two by two to follow up and begin weekly fellowship groups for
discipling the new converts. Our Dean writes, "Esther, we are in the middle
of the beginning trickle of a sovereign move of God!"
- To support Esther's ministry in prayer and receive updates about what is happening in
the field with a regular newsletter, email your name and address to newsletters@global-teams.org, or write or
call the office.
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