Hello and welcome to the Malta Village Project!
What is The Village Project?
The Village Project is an initiative of Team Malta where we seek to find partners to adopt villages in the country of Malta. When a group adopts a Village, they commit to pray for that village and "do our utmost to cover this Local Council area in prayer during our partnership".
What do you mean by a "village" and "Local Council Area"?
A village is a small town, and most people in Malta live in a village. There are often surrounding areas which are small communities in their own right, and under a different name, but are technically part of the village, like suburbs. Each village and its surrounding communities fall under the jurisdiction of the village's Local Council and so we use the term "Local Council Area" to include the village's surroundings too.
A Local Council is a government-funded committee elected by the area's inhabitants, and the head of the council is the village's mayor. The council is charged with caring for the area; maintaining the roads and environment, providing services to the community, dealing with local problems, and initiating projects for the community's benefit.
So how can I get involved in the Village Project?
Well, you could adopt a village to pray for, or, even better, act as a contact person and help a whole group get involved! This could be your church, your Sunday School class, intercessory group or a similar group you may be involved in. We prefer to have a group of people adopt, rather than one individual, as this way there are more people praying for the adopted village.
Tell me more...
- To know what a village adoption would involve, have a look at the Adoption Form which the group would be asked to sign.
- Interested in being a contact person or having your group participate in the Village Project? Have a look at the Procedure usually followed to get things going.
- Investigate Malta and the villages there by looking at our list of villages - several areas on the list have more info available, just click on them. Have a look at our Links to websites about Malta.
- If you have any comments or questions, or if you are interested in adopting a village, please contact us.