Malawi Project

180,000 Tracts Prepared for Departure

180,000 Tracts Prepared for Departure to Malawi Indianapolis, Indiana … With the departure of the next shipment of supplies to Malawi a total of 180,000 tracts will be included on the shipment. These tracts were written by John Thiesen and translated into two languages for Malawi. This will bring to 400,000 the total number of […]

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Tragic Accident Claims Two

Lumbadzi, Malawi… In an early morning automobile accident on August 17, two members of the staff at Mtendere Village were fatally injured. Ruth Chisale and Grace Phambana died at the scene. Grecian, the administrator at Mtendere Children’s Home, and driver of the car, was in critical condition at a Lilongwe Hospital. Ruth (Ruthie) had worked

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Prostitute HIV Positive

So Many Cases of HIV among Malawian Prostitutes So Many Cases Like 21-Year-Old Dyna Senga Bay, Malawi… “The gardener came running, explaining that a young woman was at the gate looking for help. He had advised her today was not the day for Clinic at the Gate, unless this was an emergency. He told me

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BUV In Minutes

    Thondwe, Malawi…    “I was amazed at how easy it was to assemble the BUV’s.  In just a matter of moments the group of men had snapped them together. The vehicles are unlike anything I’ve ever seen, half-motorcycle and half car.  They look like they have the versatility to do multiple tasks in a place like

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Peacekeeping Slows Library Completion

Senga Bay, Malawi … In 2008 the Malawi Project committed funds to assist the Malawi Paratroop Battalion in the construction of the only public library in the Salima-Senga Bay part of the country. Construction moved slowly since many of the members of the battalion, including its commander, were called away into other African nations on

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Malawi Faces Shortage of Drugs

     Lilongwe, Malawi… As one of the poorest countries in the world Malawi is almost always short of the basic elements of life; food, electricity, transportation, good water, medicines and medical supplies to name just a few.         A recent report from the Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) states the public hospitals are so

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Cholera and It’s Consequences

What is cholera?     "Cholera is an acute illness that can bring death if not treated quickly. It is caused by an infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrato cholera. Although the infection can be mild and without serious symptoms, it can also be extremely serious and severe. Approximately one in 20 infected persons

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Ndhala Goes Home

Senga Bay, Malawi … Ndhala was full of smiles when Samantha Ludick told him he could return to his home village of Makanjila on the other side of Lake Malawi. It had been seven months and finally his leg had completely healed. Ludick reports, "He explained to me how happy he was for he had

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Facts about Africa

I. Africa, as the second largest continent on earth, has 11,699,000 sq miles, 22% of the world’s total land mass.         A. 15% is considered desert.         B. 10% is tropical rain forest.         C. 35% is savanna/grasslands.         D. The rest has ocean or mountain climates. II. There are over

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Land Beyond Imagination

    Dedza, Malawi … In early April Scott Gordon, then Treasurer for the Malawi Project and Mike Ferris, Treasurer for the Green Valley Church of Christ in Noblesville, Indiana made a trip to Malawi with two major objectives in mind. One was to survey a number of the programs currently underway and receiving support from

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