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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On the Outskirts of Zomba, Malawi … Emails of concern flowed in after the story of young Fredson’s unsuccessful appeal for a wheelchair in late 2011. He had crawled to the warehouse at Thondwe but found it empty of chairs. In the subsequent story Wilson Tembo expressed deep concern with having to turn down his
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Thondwe, Malawi … Life is difficult in the nation that registers 171 on the poverty line of 187 nations. Cars are a commodity most will never afford, and even a bicycle is something only a few can purchase. Most walk everywhere they go. For some, and especially those who work in fields of ministry to
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Update!: Textbooks are delivered! Zomba, Malawi … Excitement was everywhere, and a jovial environment engulfed this small community west of Zomba. Songs rang out among the students of the Nankhunda Primary School, and elation revealed the mood where even an old newspaper causes one to want to sit down and read. These students, like most
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Reaching Inside the Prison System The Bible gives us the follow instructions about those who are in prison, “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” (Hebrews 13:3) “to open eyes that are blind, to free captives
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Early Morning in the Village Makupete Village, Malawi … It was early Sunday morning and, as is the custom in most Malawi villages, Mrs. Bether Zakaliya and her children were up before daylight. There was water to fetch, wood to cut, a meal to prepare and all of it had to be done before going
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