Scott Brown discusses the impact and legacy of missionaries in Malawi, beginning with the arrival of David Livingston in the 1800s. These missionaries laid a foundational belief in the existence of God, simplifying modern evangelism as there is no need to convince people of God's existence. Instead, the focus is on conveying the necessity of approaching God through Jesus Christ. Additionally, any remaining moral values in Malawi are attributed to the groundwork established by these early missionaries.
Well, I'd like to talk about the impact of the gospel, the impact of missionaries going into culture. So here in Malawi, you know, in the 1800s, David Livingston came here, opened the way for really a flood of missionaries. What's the legacy? What's been the impact of those missionaries coming? Oh yeah, I praise God for those missionaries that He sent years ago.
Those missionaries, they laid a foundation whereby, on one hand right now, if I go on the street doing evangelism, I don't have to convince a guy the existence of God. That's a given that God exists. The only thing I need to do is now to convince the guy that you can't come before this God the way you are with your sins but only through his son Jesus Christ on the other hand is if there is any good morals remaining in Malawi it's because of the foundation that this man made for us.