| Past Updates |
| Zowe |
March 2006 Update
Dear Friends,
I am writing with a quick update on what has been happening in Zowe the last couple months. Christy has suffered from a couple bouts with
Malaria and had to be hospitalized. She is doing better now thankfully. During the illnesses the community truly supported Christy and Melissa.
They would walk to the hospital to visit and help cook meals for Christy - a true blessing! During her latest trip to the hospital Melissa
commented on how they would not have been able to get Christy to the hospital if it hadn't been for the bridge that Giving Heart was able to
fund before the rainy season.
Christy and Melissa have also started to sell maize in the community at a subsidized rate. The drought has impacted the community's stores of
maize and the going rate for maize is too expensive for many of them. From donations sent to us for food security Christy & Melissa are able to
purchase the maize and sell it at a reduced rate to those most in need.
Thank you for your continued financial and prayer support. Please keep Christy and Melissa in your prayers!
Dear Friends,
I am writing with a quick update on what has been happening in Zowe the last couple months. Christy has suffered from a couple bouts with
Malaria and had to be hospitalized. She is doing better now thankfully. During the illnesses the community truly supported Christy and Melissa.
They would walk to the hospital to visit and help cook meals for Christy - a true blessing! During her latest trip to the hospital Melissa
commented on how they would not have been able to get Christy to the hospital if it hadn't been for the bridge that Giving Heart was able to
fund before the rainy season.
Christy and Melissa have also started to sell maize in the community at a subsidized rate. The drought has impacted the community's stores of
maize and the going rate for maize is too expensive for many of them. From donations sent to us for food security Christy & Melissa are able to
purchase the maize and sell it at a reduced rate to those most in need.
Thank you for your continued financial and prayer support. Please keep Christy and Melissa in your prayers!
December 2005 Update
Dear Friends,
I am writing you to bring you an update on what has been happening in the Zowe Community, Malawi. Many exciting things have happened
since my last writing in July. As you can see in the picture to the right, the health clinic is complete with solar power on the roof. There is room
inside for both educational and health care activities. The clinic celebrated it's grand opening the weekend of December 9th... click here for
the rest of the update.
Dear Friends,
I am writing you to bring you an update on what has been happening in the Zowe Community, Malawi. Many exciting things have happened
since my last writing in July. As you can see in the picture to the right, the health clinic is complete with solar power on the roof. There is room
inside for both educational and health care activities. The clinic celebrated it's grand opening the weekend of December 9th... click here for
the rest of the update.
July 2005 Update
I am writing to once again to thank you for your support and prayers. The trip to Malawi proved to be amazing and fruitful. My concerns and
anxieties before departing, of course, were for naught as I was welcomed wholeheartedly and my skills were put to good use. I was housed with
two other women, Melissa & Christy, who...click here for rest of update.
I am writing to once again to thank you for your support and prayers. The trip to Malawi proved to be amazing and fruitful. My concerns and
anxieties before departing, of course, were for naught as I was welcomed wholeheartedly and my skills were put to good use. I was housed with
two other women, Melissa & Christy, who...click here for rest of update.
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February 2007 Update
The children are all eager to learn in spite of the poor conditions such as no desks, cracked chalkboards, and no school books. Melissa is
planning to buy at least copies of the Science and Social Studies books for herself because the school only has one science pupils book (no
teachers guide) and no teacher’s or pupil’s books for social studies! Recently Melissa brought in world maps to teach them about the
oceans, continents, and directions. They are still praying for Malawian teachers to be sent by the government who are properly trained and
fluent in the local language, but for now no one has come in spite of Mughogho and Mr. Mbale (the headmaster)’s efforts.
The building for the school breakfast project is progressing well and hope to start the program within a month or two. Melissa has taken a
wonderful lead on this program. She will also be doing nutrition surveys on the children and the families that participate in the program.
Christy’s women’s project has gotten off to a great start. This past week her group of eight women, which includes a girl who just finished
secondary school and a grandmother with others in between, met three times to cook scones (rolls) and mandazi (fried donuts) to sell around
Zowe and Euthini. Christy and Martha (the youngest member) went on Thursday to sell the breads at the traveling market in Euthini. Christy
stood with the other vendors yelling, “scones, scones, scones, pano, pano, pano (here, here, here) 5 kwacha” to all of the passing
customers. Christy’s group is meeting again to cook breads to sell at the school football match. Cooking and interacting with these women
has been exciting. Bethany and Melissa have both helped assist with the baking and have enjoyed watching the women become so
enthusiastic about their project.
Their maize is growing and the rains have been strong. The mangoes are about finished but thankfully there is also a mulberry tree next to
their house so the children are able to hang from those branches eating fruit. Their berry stained hands are always at their door sharing their
rewards and asking for water to wash up.
Please continue to keep all of the projects in your prayers, and thank you so much for your support it is a constant encouragement to them in
the face of many daily challenges.
Click here for some photos.
The children are all eager to learn in spite of the poor conditions such as no desks, cracked chalkboards, and no school books. Melissa is
planning to buy at least copies of the Science and Social Studies books for herself because the school only has one science pupils book (no
teachers guide) and no teacher’s or pupil’s books for social studies! Recently Melissa brought in world maps to teach them about the
oceans, continents, and directions. They are still praying for Malawian teachers to be sent by the government who are properly trained and
fluent in the local language, but for now no one has come in spite of Mughogho and Mr. Mbale (the headmaster)’s efforts.
The building for the school breakfast project is progressing well and hope to start the program within a month or two. Melissa has taken a
wonderful lead on this program. She will also be doing nutrition surveys on the children and the families that participate in the program.
Christy’s women’s project has gotten off to a great start. This past week her group of eight women, which includes a girl who just finished
secondary school and a grandmother with others in between, met three times to cook scones (rolls) and mandazi (fried donuts) to sell around
Zowe and Euthini. Christy and Martha (the youngest member) went on Thursday to sell the breads at the traveling market in Euthini. Christy
stood with the other vendors yelling, “scones, scones, scones, pano, pano, pano (here, here, here) 5 kwacha” to all of the passing
customers. Christy’s group is meeting again to cook breads to sell at the school football match. Cooking and interacting with these women
has been exciting. Bethany and Melissa have both helped assist with the baking and have enjoyed watching the women become so
enthusiastic about their project.
Their maize is growing and the rains have been strong. The mangoes are about finished but thankfully there is also a mulberry tree next to
their house so the children are able to hang from those branches eating fruit. Their berry stained hands are always at their door sharing their
rewards and asking for water to wash up.
Please continue to keep all of the projects in your prayers, and thank you so much for your support it is a constant encouragement to them in
the face of many daily challenges.
Click here for some photos.