Lebanon, Indiana … All was quiet as the evening shadows crept across the empty parking lot at the old beige factory building. Inside Across a long row of pallets lined each side of the long narrow warehouse. Tall pallets stood silent waiting the scheduled day. This would be container # 342 destined for Malawi in […]
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“Have you ever been excited with a pencil?” “Have you ever thanked God for that simple piece of wood, clay, and graphite?” If you have never expressed appreciation for something as simple, yet as important, as a pencil. Perhaps it is long overdue. “Wow, you are crazy,” you might say. “Thank God for a pencil.” “That is
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Demotte, Indiana … They are not numbers, objects, or targets. Nor are they figures, records, or numerals. What they are, is expectation, anticipation, and freedom. They are promise, prospect, and possibility. They are dreams, wishes, and goals. They are the future, the end of the long, long road, and they are overwhelming the present with
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Born on the 27th of December 1979 Wilson would be the 6th, and last boy, of 7 children in his family. Home was a farm on the eastern edge of the Kasungu National Park in Malawi, Central Africa. In 1983, a year after the birth of Wilson’s youngest sister, the family moved to his father’s village in
Lebanon, Indiana … At a recent luncheon meeting the Rotary Club of Lebanon, Indiana recognized the work being carried out by the Malawi Project with the donation of a big check for $1,000.00. Pictured from left to right are Ken Keene, Bookkeeper, Dick Stephens, co-founder, and Jim Messenger, Treasurer. The check was for presentation purposes,
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Lebanon, Indiana … Nearing the end of the year three shipments of supplies were making their way to Malawi. For some people the number 13 signals bad luck. But for the people of Malawi, this number will be seen as a blessing from God. Thanks to Kristy Scott and the staff and contributors at World Emergency
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Kanthonga Village, Malawi … It is nearly time for the rains to begin. Heavy rains. Torrential rains. Rains that spread a muddy surface across the landscape, and all over anyone unable to stay distant from the water-drenched surface. For Joseph, it has always been a bad time. While the dust of the dry season had
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Adams County, Ohio … It seems help often materializes just when it is needed. This was certainly the case after a recent trip to Malawi uncovered a desperate need in one of the hospitals. The “desperate need” part is not unusual. When working in one of the poorest nations on earth almost everything is in short
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On September 12 a news item on the website reflected the goals Dan Brewer, a board member for the Malawi Project, had set early in 2013. The goals were set quite high, but Dan had concluded if you don’t set high goals, you never challenge your full potential. ( https://www.malawiproject.org/dans-goals-in-focus/ ) With slightly more than two months
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Lilongwe, Malawi … In Malawi, rains come in late October or early November and continue nearly daily until late March or early April. Sometimes the rain comes down in torrents, making travel and work nearly impossible. River’s fill, water rushes to exit the country, and its value is quickly lost to further value. Then, after
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