An area slightly smaller than Texas or the Province of Saskatchewan, Botswana includes both the great Okavango Delta in the north and the vast Khalahari Desert in the center and southwest. It supports an enormous variety of wildlife and vegetation and contains a remnant of the San or bushmen tribes.

Botswana continues to enjoy a stable democracy and good economy. Diamond mining is the largest contributor to the GDP, with beef production in second place. Efforts are underway to diversify the economy and to localize positons held by expatriates.

Most of the people, largely Tswana by tribal identity, live along the eastern side of the country where the rainfall is the greatest in this arid country. Symbolic of much of the nation is the capital Gaborone, which has grown from a village to a major city since independence in 1966.

Botswana is the historic land of David Livingstone's early ministries. Though nearly two-thirds the population of 1.5 million identifies itself as Christian, less than thirty percent are affiliated with any church. One-third of these are part of the many African Independent or "Spiritual" Churches.

AIMM personnel assist in Bible teaching and leadership training of African Independent Church leaders as invited. AIMM workers also help in Christian education, religious education, youth work and address issues surrounding HIV/AIDS. AIMM and Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) work jointly in Botswana as Mennonite Ministries Botswana.