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 […]
Our child spotlight today is 7-year-old Chisomo. One night, the police and social welfare came to the orphanage asking Blessings to go with them. A baby had been born in a graveyard. They all went to the graveyard and found the mother and the baby, Chisomo. The mother and her baby were taken to the […]
“Food has become so expensive (and) that is blowing my mind so much. Eggs used to be k50, now it’s k200, so we want to try raising our own now.” said Blessings. The resourcefulness of Pastor Blessings never ceases to amaze me. A couple months ago, she placed an order for 650 chicks. These chicks […]
Our child spotlight for today is sweet Favor. Favor was brought to the orphanage by the chief of her village when she was only a year old. Her Mother is blind and was unable to care for her. Thankfully, Favor was able to find a home at the orphanage and people to take care of […]
Our child spotlight this week is 15-year-old, Misozi! Misozi is HIV Positive. She contracted HIV from her parents. Misozi’s parents died when she was 3 years old. After the death of her parents, Misozi went to live with her aunt. Her aunt was unable to take care of Misozi’s health needs, so at 4 years […]
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