The 3 months of furlough have come to an end and, yet again, we have to jump on an airplane and go. This time, though, we’re going home. Africa home! We left Malawi on June 18th and, after almost 40 hours (flights, layovers and driving) we arrived home, in Romania.… Continue reading…
Yesterday I took Marc and Linda to Kachere, so they can see the work we’ve been doing there for the past 7 years now. On the way to the village we saw 4-5 boys somewhere in the filed, hunting something using locally made bow and arrows. Upon stopping and asking,… Continue reading…
Between May 24 and June 1 we had a mission team from Oklahoma, led by Pastor David, who came over to help us and help the ministry in Malawi. This is a list of activities done during that period of time: May 24 – Arrival at Chileka Airport in Blantyre.… Continue reading…
Today we visited a church in the village of Sitima, where pastor Chinthalo is serving his people. Sitima is located in a remote area, 50 minutes driving distance from town, off the main road, off a dirt road and even off a bicycle path. In many places the grass has… Continue reading…
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 53% of the population living below the national poverty line and 90% of whom are living on less than $2 per day. The large majority of the population lives in rural areas, engaged in subsistence farming. People here depend… Continue reading…
Imagine your life without access to clean water… Imagine yourself having to wake up early in the morning and walk long distances to the nearest source of water… Imagine the hardships you would have to endure if your access to water was limited solely based on your beliefs… Continue reading…
It has been several months since my last update on this blog. Several factors played a role: time, tiredness, very slow internet, etc, many times all three at the same time. It is now mid-November and we just had our last short term mission team for this year and I… Continue reading…
Although we are on furlough, the work in Malawi continues on full speed, with the #3 block of our school reaching the roof level. Starting with September 2017, Hope for the Future Elementary will serve pupils grades 1 – 6. Pray for the next step in the project: block #4,… Continue reading…
It’s late and the house is in a mess, as we are getting ready to fly tomorrow morning, but I do have one amazing news for you all: The 3rd School block is fully funded and the work is underway as you are reading this. As you very well know,… Continue reading…
In these past few days we’ve been extremely busy with the works of the ministry and sadly, one of those days was taken by the funeral of a dear friend. Those of you who visited Malawi may have met Biton, Stanley’s uncle, our friend, a good man who did some work… Continue reading…
