Many of you have supported me in past trips to Malawi and I am extremely grateful. Malawi has turned into one of my favorite places in the whole wide world. I am delighted to tell you that I get to go back this July – WOOHOO!!
Our first stop will be in Lilongwe for a couple of days. Lilongwe is where Children of the Nations takes care of our sponsored kids and we will get to visit with them. COTN also has a widow’s program
where they help widows in a squatter’s village to create and sell items in the marketplace. These women are filled with unspeakable joy in the midst of great trial and they are an inspiration to us. We will bring them much-needed material and sewing supplies, which will help them to create products and earn money. Please visit www.cotni.org for additional info. about this great organization.The main purpose for our visit, however, is to spend time with our good friend and Lakeside Term Partner in Malawi, Kelsey Zeigler. Kelsey has been living in Blantyre serving many children in the village of Ndirande, as well as encouraging some of the hurting people in nearby Queen’s Hospital. We will be with Kelsey for ten days. We will bring over additional supplies and will also put on a week long Vacation Bible School for the kids. I must confess, I think the VBS is what has my heart the most excited! It’s so much fun to be surrounded by all those sweet kids, act out some Bible stories, lead the kids in songs and crafts, and just bring light into their often very dark world. These little ones don’t have much luxury at all in their lives and yet they smile so easily with the small things we do for them.
We will be leaving on July 16 and returning on July 30, 2011. Once again, I am seeking your support for this trip. There are four different ways you can help this time:
1. As in previous years, we will be having a garage sale. These are a great way for us to raise money for the trip and are just a lot of fun! The date is Saturday, June 18, 2011 (8am to noon). You can donate items for us to sell or sign up for a two hour timeslot the day of the sale to help us with staffing.
2. You can help provide some of the supplies that we will be taking over with us to Malawi. These include things such as crayons and basic school supplies for the kids (pencils, pens & paper), as well as sewing supplies for the widows (material, yarn, thread, etc.)
3. You can also provide much-needed funds for my trip to Africa. Due to increased travel costs, this is our most expensive trip yet -- airfare alone is over $2,000! Plus, we will be taking over a ton of supplies, which means we will be paying to bring additional suitcases with us. Unfortunately, Southwest doesn’t fly to Africa and they are the only airline where, “Bags fly free”! Fortunately, all donations are tax-deductible and go through Lakeside Church.
4. Most importantly, we would love to have your prayers. I am looking for at least ten people who will commit to pray for me and the team while we are in Malawi.
If you would like to support us with Option 1 or 2, feel free to contact me for more details.
If you would like to support us through Option 3 or 4, you can contact me or use the link here: Click to Donate
We would like to have all commitments in by June 10, 2011.
As you can imagine, I am very excited for our trip to get here! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about our journey or ways to support it. I will keep you updated on our adventures through emails or you can also check out my blog at http://paminafrica.blogspot.com.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and considering supporting me.
May you be richly blessed,
~ Pam
“Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy.” Psalm 82:3
