The Begarly’s ministry is not about numbers it is about individuals whom God has granted the capacity to know and serve Christ. Each person that God has granted life he has also empowered and granted the wonderful privilege of ministry. Mark and Helen Begarly have taken up the call of missions in the spiritually and economically depressed country of Zimbabwe Africa. With God in their hearts and the powerful call of ministry upon their lives the Begarly’s have forged a ministry that calls the nationals of Zimbabwe to pick up the Great Commission and minister to their own people.

The Begarly’s primary objective is to Train and Release nationals for ministry within all the ministries of their mission in Zimbabwe. With a population of 12 to 13 million people, half of that number are 18 years old and under and 45% are 15 years old and under. With these figures the call to ministry and youth ministry in particular is clear. Taking up God’s call and challenge, the Begarly’s entered Zimbabwe in August of 1996 and began constructing Hunnington Retreat Center (Christian Youth Camp). Future Construction Projects.

In 1997 the Begarly’s began teaching Morals and Ethics in a farm school and from this developed the HRC Morals and Ethics Scholarship Program. At the heart of this program is the aim to help students grasp the Christian morals and ethics of the Scriptures and continue on with their High School Education. Many students do very well in the primary education but lack the funds to carry on into their High School Education. With unemployment at around 70% the drop of student enrollment is at an alarming percentage. Seeing this the Begarly’s started the HRC Student Support Program in 1999. This program helps keep students in school who have lost all hope of gaining a High School education.

Mark and Helen Begarly - Missionaries to Zimbabwe Africa.

Hope is not found in educational opportunities alone but in spiritual and social development opportunities as well. In the small town of Chinhoyi, the Begarly’s saw the lack of social and spiritual development within the youth culture and began what is called the CYC Program or Chinhoyi Youth Club. CYC seeks to develop youth in discipleship, Social interaction, Spiritual growth and evangelistic outreach.

Developing programs without community involvement is a shortsighted ministry. Because the heart of the community is the Church. Preaching of the Gospel is of the greatest importance. It is here that the Begarly’s minister not only to the youth but are able to interact with the adults in five congregations around the community and understand the concerns of the parents about their youth.

In the past missions has focused primarily on overseas ministry development. Due to the nature of the HRC mission approach, ministry stateside must now play an equal role in the overseas mission out reach. Michael and Heather Boschert are the Minister of Outreach and Development creating a vital link between the supporting churches in the USA and the work in Zimbabwe.

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