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Frank and Nancy Dimmock, PCUSA mission co-workers
The Liberty Corner congregation became interested in Malawi, Africa, through the Marion Medical shallow well program. When one of our missionaries retired, it was an easy decision to begin supporting the public health work of Frank and Nancy Dimmock in Malawi.
Frank is the health coordinator for the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) and southern Africa regional health consultant for the PC(USA). He coordinates the CCAP’s health management and administration. Frank divides his time between local Malawi responsibilities and a part-time position as the PC(USA) health consultant for southern and eastern Africa. Many of those working in health care in Africa face similar problems and challenges. Frank finds that he is a conduit of ideas between the partners. He calls it “cross-pollinating,” sharing knowledge, experiences, and ideas between the countries, such as patient-retained health booklets that were instituted in Lesotho years ago.
Frank writes, “It has been a tremendous blessing to me personally to visit the countries of this region and establish relationships with the various health providers. I have met quite a few saints of every culture and color working with joy and devotion in some very difficult circumstances.”
Nancy, who was raised in Congo, the daughter of Presbyterian missionaries, supports Frank’s ministry with hospitality while raising their (now) seven children. LCPC member Pam Bowman and her family can attest to the warmth of hospitality in their lively, happy, growing household. When Nancy visited LCPC, she told the story of how Alifa came to be part of their family, a 2 1/2 year old orphan weighing just 12 pounds who was literally rescued from the brink of death. Now number seven, “Isaac, the child of our old age” has been rescued and adopted into the Dimmock clan. Nancy began a crisis nursery for infants in her home in 2002. In March 2004 it was incorporated into the Ministry of Hope, a community based orphan care program, with Nancy as director of the new infant section.
The Dimmock children are Nathan, Moses, Jessica, Kate, Andrew, Alifa, and Isaac.
Nancy visited Liberty Corner in 2002.
Some information is taken from the PC(USA) website. To learn more about the Dimmocks and their work in Malawi, including their letters, see the PC(USA) website.
Statistics: Malawi
Total Area: 36,300 sq. mi. (slightly smaller than Pennsylvania)
Population: 10,548,250
Languages: English, Chichewa (official), other languages are important regionally
GDP per capita: $900
Literacy: 59% (male 73%, female, 43%)
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim
Life Expectancy: 37 years
(Statistical information is from the PCUSA 2004 Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study) | 
