All around us the maize is getting taller and the rains are becoming sparse, a telltale sign that the end of the rainy season is near.  This year we are especially excited for the rains to end, but not merely because of the muddy roads.  We love how lush and green everything looks and how [...]

The final Twins / Triplets distribution of 2008 occurred this month.  It seems like we just finished the last one when this one began.  We barely had any clothes to distribute and decided to purchase a bale of children’s clothing from a local organization called DAPP.  We still had a large quantity of bulgur wheat [...]

During the second week of our visit, we traveled to Malawi for our final days in Africa.  Once again, our time there was both memorable and productive. Zambian Pastor Mweete delivered us to the border and Missionary Steve Lawrenz picked us up.
We began to learn about many interesting aspects of Malawian mission work.  There are [...]

We (Humanitarian Aid Committee of the Board for World Missions: Prof. David Valleskey, Kent Raabe and Tom Hering) have found the last few days of our Zambian visit to be extremely educational and informational.
On Tuesday afternoon we visited St. Peter Lutheran Church in Lusaka, where the youth group meets regularly for tailoring classes.  A youth [...]