One runs short of words to describe the enthusiasm of a group of people who has just been taken by surprise with receiving something they never expected. The Malawi Project team has supplied Sacred Promise Clinic with medicine ranging from anti-malaria drugs to antibiotics. The drugs come just in time, since there is a religious […]
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Almost Anywhere, First World … Alarm bells ring out for an emergency at the nearby fire station while firemen dressed in emergency gear scramble for the trucks. An ambulance speeds out from the station the building, as firemen climb aboard fully outfitted units. Down the street policemen in full gear scramble to their cruisers, and
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Malawi, Central Africa … It all started with a disastrous fire in a managed forest in northern Malawi ten years ago. A careless employee had left a fire unattended, and a very destructive wild fire followed. The businessman who employed the careless worker was held responsible. He approached the Malawi Project with an idea, and
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Malawi is divided into three major political regions namely south, center and northern region. Each region is dominated by one or two tribal groups of people. For example, the Yao and Lomwe tribes are mainly found in southern part of the country. The Chewa and Ngoni dominate the central region while the Tumbuka and Tonga
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Austin, Texas … Almost everywhere one goes today the number of kids on laptops, cell phones, computer notebooks, and other electronic devices overwhelms the senses. They’re off in another world of tweeting, texting, Facebooking… communicating with a friend in some other place, and some other realm. Enter a young man from Austin, Texas who is
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Thondwe, Malawi … Among the people of South Africa there is a saying, “Tlala e lala tlas’a sesiu”. Translated to English the proverb is, “Famine sleeps under the basket used for grain.” This perceptive saying can be found in the book, Wisdom from Africa by Dianne Stewart. The saying means the food basket may be
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Indianapolis, Indiana … A few weeks ago a number of informative and colorful flyers were completed to help those interested in the Malawi Project to have a wider view of the many and varied programs being carried out by the Project, and its supporters. These flyers not only outline information about the Malawi Project, there
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Community Day Secondary Schools Near Zomba, Malawi …In an attempt to improve the education of the children of Malawi in December 1999 the Malawi Ministry of Education Science and Technology announced a “revolutionary” policy to create a new system of schools. Almost overnight it converted scores of Distance Education Centers into Community Day Secondary Schools
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Few people in the world have a greater respect for books than do the children of Malawi. Books are learning, learning is education, and education is their only escape from the poverty that grips sub-Saharan Africa. With books they can learn to care for themselves and grow to be independent, self-functioning, successful and productive citizens.
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We recently received a letter from Ben Hayes, Director of the Namikango Mission Bible School , near the city of Thwonde, Malawi. This is a letter to you, our contributors, volunteers, friends and prayer warriors. Thank you for helping Ben Hayes and many others touch the lives of the poor. Dick Stephens One of the unique
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