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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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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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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Indianapolis, Indiana … “There is no competition among lighthouses,” is a phrase often quoted by those who work for the good of humanity. This theme has been put into practice in recent months as the Malawi Project turned to its major medical supply contributors for help in the establishment of a clinic in the new
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Austin, Texas … When a visitor enters a Malawi school, especially those schools in rural trading centers and village areas, they will almost always be struck by the lack of desks, teaching supplies, chalkboards, pencils and paper, chairs, and library and textbooks. The question is immediately asked, “How can children possibly learn without supplies?” The
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It’s not like other soap factories, nothing the size of Ivory, Dove, or Irish Spring. It does not compare in scope and distribution to Zest, or brands like Soft Soap. It’s just a little hole in the wall operation, working on a shoestring in Norcross, Georgia. It’s just a few dedicated people who are making
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“International Day of the African Child,” has been recognized on June 16 each year since 1991, when initiated by the Organization of African Unity. It is an effort to focus to the problems being faced by children on the African continent. For many children in Malawi, especially those who live in the village areas, there
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Most citizens of Malawi receive little more than three years of formal education. Students can only hope to remember the content; the only person with a textbook is a teacher, and classes can have anywhere from 75 to 200 students per teacher. But, it doesn’t have to be that way; Recently, Brielle, a teenager working
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Age is No Restraint from Serving Pensacola, Florida … On a warm, sunny, fall afternoon she sat in her living room, clutching a hand-made wire galimoto, and described how this gift had been given to her, by Malawi children, because of what she learned, and did, after reading about a wheelchair organization helping third world
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Mkutu Village, Malawi … The crowd was growing, and it was evident it was an important event for the area because of the number of government, local, and tribal dignitaries who were arriving for the program. It was the ground breaking for the new hospital to be constructed north of Dedza near Mkutu Village. The
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