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 […]
It’s the most important time of the year! As the crops of maize, rice and beans are collected from fields in districts all around Salima, El-Shaddaih Orphanage must set out to collect enough of these dry goods to last for a year’s consumption. This initial investment allows us to buy in bulk, conserve financial resources […]
Our child spotlight today is about the set of twins, Moffart and Moreen. Two years ago, the Minister of Social Welfare called Blessings to tell her of a family that was in the villages of Lilongwe. There was an elderly grandmother that was living in a tiny shack and caring for 5 children. The two […]
On March 20th, we published a post about Cyclone Freddy and the current needs of the orphanage. One of the major needs listed was $40,000 to build a new boy’s dorm. The current dorm had water damage, would flood when it stormed, and more room was needed to house all of the boys. OUR PRAYERS […]
The El-Shaddaih Orphanage has welcomed 4 new children into its arms. Blessings (the orphanage director) was contacted by social welfare of Salima and 4 children were brought to the orphanage. The children had been abandoned by their parents and without food for quite a few days. Although food is scarce everywhere in Malawi, these children […]
We are going to be doing a new series that will be spotlighting the children of the orphanage. We want you, the reader, to get to know the children individually, get a glimpse into their lives and see how they are thriving at the orphanage. The first child that we will be introducing to you […]
Cyclone Freddy, the longest lasting storm of its kind, made landfall for the second time in a two-week period in southeastern Africa. Today we read that it has claimed 400 precious lives in Malawi and more in Mozambique. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers, friends and family search through the collapsed mud/brick […]
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