The water tank on the orphanage property has been leaking for some time. They have tried patching the leak multiple times, but it still leaked, so a new water tank was purchased! It takes a lot of manpower to lift a water tank up this high! Eventually, we’d like to get a metal water tank […]
We, at Blessings for El-Shaddiah Inc (BESI) could not be more excited to announce that the Secondary School at The El-Shaddaih Orphanage is open and operating! This school, in addition to the already functioning primary school on campus, means that all of our children can remain at the orphanage, safe and secure, throughout their education. […]
One of the challenges in helping an orphanage is not just financing the lives of the children (although that is certainly a big hurdle), but the dynamic to deal with the trauma that the orphanage children go through. The children at the orphanage have in one way or another been abandoned by their parents. Some […]
Blessings for El-Shaddaih Inc (BESI) is run solely by volunteers. This includes managing our website and social media. We are looking for someone to become part of our volunteer team who has website knowledge. If you are gifted in building a website or managing a website, we need your help! It is clear that our […]
One amazing thing about the El-Shaddaih Orphanage is that along with schooling, the children are taught many other skills to prepare them for the future. The children learn farming, tending animals, welding and sewing, just to name a few! Learning a trade is beneficial to the children and can help them to gain employment after […]
We wanted to give you an update on the construction of the boy’s dorm. The brick walls, interior and exterior, are all completed. We are ready to order the steel for the roof and are getting quotes for that cost. We have $10,000 donated and set aside for the cost of the roof and are […]
Our Child Spotlight for today is sweet Eliza! Eliza came to the orphanage when she was only 2 years old. Eliza has no living parents or grandparents. We don’t know much about her past, but Eliza is now thriving at the orphanage. Blessings describes Eliza as being a quiet and calm child. Eliza loves to […]
Several years ago, a container was packed and shipped from central USA to Malawi, and it was filled to the corners with everything from a Ford pickup truck to bicycles, to pounds and pounds of clothing and shoes for the children to wear. This container is officially empty. If you were a part of donating, […]
Our child spotlight today is Debra! Debra was brought to the orphanage when she was 3 years old because her mother could not care for her. She is HIV positive. Because of her HIV diagnosis, she is on daily medication and a special diet. Debra is 8 years old today and thriving at the orphanage. […]
How proud we are to announce the appointment of our own director of the Orphanage, Pastor Blessings Nyasulu, as a board member for SMEDI, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute. Blessings will serve on the board for this term through November of 2024 as a representative to promote the interests of SMEDI. This board directs […]
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