Glammis girl returning to Zimbabwe on two-month mission trip

Last year, Marlee Roy travelled to Zimbabwe on a mission trip for two-and-a-half weeks.

 

Inspired by the work being done there, the 25-year-old from Glammis is returning May 7, to work in the mission field for two months.

 

“I think this is what I want to do with my life,” says Roy, “become a missionary.”

 

A hairstylist, who lived in Barrie and Peterborough, Roy returned to Glammis two years ago, and is staying with her parents, Petra Muschalle and Roger Roy.

 

Last year, she travelled with Mission Zimbabwe on a short-term, two-and-a-half-week trip. Working at the Village of Hope, she helped at an orphanage and a school for sponsored children.



Marlee Roy (centre, back) of Glammis, with a group of children during her mission trip to Zimbabwe last year; photos courtesy of Marlee Roy

 

“Our team did home repair, Vacation Bible School and worked in the school and people's homes,” says Roy. “It was an awesome mission trip. I loved working with the kids. We did community outreach in poverty-stricken areas, offering feeding programs and basic education.”

 

The team also worked in Vimbainesa, an under-developed area, helping in an orphanage and helping the people obtain chickens and pigs to raise for food and to sell for money.

 

This year, Roy will be travelling with Mission Zimbabwe for the short-term trip, and then staying on for another six weeks, working with other missionaries and mission teams there.

 

She says her parents are excited for her, but anxious.

 

“My dad is a bit nervous that I'm going to be on my own after the mission team leaves,” she says, “but he has come to terms with it. My mom is supportive and excited but she's going to worry.”

 

Roy says she is excited and nervous about the adventure, but firmly believes this is what she needs to do to be successful in life. She appreciates prayer letters she has received from family and friends, which she takes with her to read during her time in Zimbabwe.

 

Cost of the short-term mission trip is $3,000, she says, but she is not sure how much the other six weeks will cost. “God will provide,” she says. “I'm not going to worry about it.”

 

She has been fund-raising over the past year, including a spaghetti lunch, and selling bracelets.

 

And she is hosting a Rummage Sale, Saturday, April 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Kincardine United Church, with special appearance by Buttons the Clown who will be doing face-painting.



Marlee Roy (C) of Glammis, with a group of children during her mission trip to Zimbabwe last year