Base Developments

Planned Developments For The Future (“the wish list”):

  • Agricultural development involving irrigation
  • Maintenance garage for servicing vehicles and carpentry shop to train people in community
  • Warehouse for short term storage of relief food for distribution.
  • Pastors’ office and meeting room on Iris property near Lilongwe for central region ministries
  • Soap making factory/facility
  • Bakery
  • Basketball court

Developments and Infrastructure on the Iris Africa Ministry Base Since 2003:

  • 17 hectares of property owned by Iris Africa in Bangula.
  • 3 bore holes with 20,000 litre water reserve capacity
  • Electricity including 200 Kva transformer and 45 Kva back up generator power.
  • 3 dormitories for pastor students (including 1 women’s dormitory)
  • 2 classrooms for Bible school students
  • Pit toilets with showers and clothes washing station for pastor students
  • 6 homes for children with 2 central kitchens – one for each group of 4 homes.
  • Morrison’s house with small garage for vehicle maintenance
  • Missionary house (4 individual apartments for missionaries)
  • Guard house and brick security wall around property
  • Container storage (6 x 20’ containers and 4 x 40’ containers) with loading dock and lift crane
  • 3 Primary school buildings for classes pre-school to grade 8, teachers offices, library, resource room and computer lab.
  • Administrative office (for director, operations manager and administrator)
  • Satellite internet
  • Kitchen, eating area, and large hall for church services and assemblies
  • 2 playing fields with soccer goal posts
  • Demonstration fields growing maize, vegetables, and fruits
  • Vehicles:  4 Pinzgauer trucks, 2 Steyr 4 Ton trucks, 1 Toyota Dyna lorry truck, 5 Yamaha 200cc motorcycles, 1 Toyota Surf, 1 Toyota Prado, 1 John Deere tractor, and 1 Pinzgauer ambulance.
  • Irrigation pond (also used to ‘cool off’ and for children’s swimming lessons)
  • Iris Africa has provided metal roofing for 34 Partners In Harvest churches throughout Malawi.
  • Iris Africa Malawi also owns land near Lilongwe (central region) and in Chilumba (northern region).  In Chilumba there is a pastors’ office and meeting room, and church.
  • Bore hole on Lilongwe property.
  • Visitor accommodation at Iris base (sleeps up to 20 people)
  • Staff house for Timothy Makwalo and his family (director of Bible school)
  • Electricity sub station (for directing electricity to developments on extended property)
  • Aquaponic Fish Farm (with breeding tanks, grow out tanks, and vegetable growing tanks)
  • Missionary Housing – house for Daryl & Rebekah Martin and their family.
  • Distribution base with storage facility, drop toilets, church shelter, and conference stage.
  • Outdoor children’s playground.
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