All good things must come to an end

All good things must come to an end. We know that the Lord is moving our family to discontinue support for El-Shaddaih Orphanage. During the last 7-8 years, our non-profit, Blessings for El-Shaddaih, has assisted with the building of the infrastructure of the orphanage. This includes the following things: 1) The church and primary school […]

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The ICOM

On November 16th, 2023, Dad (John Sklenar, founder of BESI) and I (Josie Ehlers, Board Member) were invited by my local church, Sunny Brook Church in Stillwater Oklahoma, to attend The International Conference on Missions (ICOM).  The ICOM exists to encourage, equip, and enlist workers for the harvest. That is Christianese for: getting people prepared […]

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Happy 2024!

By: Virlee Sklenar There is a bench along my daily walk, that I often stop and visit. As I look up and out across and see everything that He created, it takes my breath away. I am overwhelmed by the majesty of it all. He gives me a taste of being with Him in heaven. […]

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Blessings in the New Year

As we close out 2023, we at BESI want to thank everyone who has partnered with us in supporting the El-Shaddaih Orphanage in Malawi!  We appreciate every prayer for the children of the orphanage.  We are also grateful for every monetary donation that has come through BESI.  Amazing things have been able to happen at […]

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A Christmas Story

After reflecting on the history of the El-Shaddaih Orphanage, as I have for the several years that our family has been involved with them and their management and fund-raising, it has become obvious that what is happening there is nothing short of miracles. Please let me explain as briefly as possible. Essentially, there are two […]

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A New Addition

The El-Shaddaih Orphanage welcomed a new little one into their arms this past week.  Nine-month-old Hezekiah was brought to the orphanage by his father, who was in desperate need of help. Hezekiah’s mother died last Friday after being sick for quite a while. Because his mother had been ill for so long, she had stopped […]

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A New Water Tank!

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 […]

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Secondary School Update

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. […]

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A Note from John

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 […]

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Website Help Needed!

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 […]

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