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Letter from the Humanitarian Aid Committee

Can you imagine this—$9.50 for a gallon of gasoline when your average income is under $2.00 per day? Actually, this is very real!
Real life that is, if you are living in Zambia, Africa. As a result, a good percentage of the population must walk everywhere they go! This was just one of the eye-opening things [...]


Mosquito Net Woes

One of many changes I had to get used to when I moved to Malawi was sleeping under a mosquito net at night.  At first, it seemed so confining, but the net has grown into a type of security blanket for me keeping out not only mosquitoes but also every other creepy crawly creature that [...]


Free Clinics in Nepal

Free clinics are conducted in various areas of Far and Mid-Western Nepal about every two months with funds provided by the Humanitarian Aid Committee. These clincs serve as a bridge for the spead of the gospel. It should be noted that the Darchula District, where the free clinic was conducted, is in the extreme Northwestern [...]


Bio: Terri Unterholzner

My first trip out to one of our clinic sites during my first week in Malawi is an experience I will never forget.  Our devotion began with a hymn out of the Chichewa hymnal, and I was brought close to tears.  I couldn’t understand a word of it, but the sound of so many voices [...]


Bio: Jennifer Lee

After spending the last 16 years working in the public health sector, I became very aware  of the missing component in health care delivery. We focus primarily on how to fix the problems, but within specific guidelines. As a Christian I found many opportunities to share my faith with people who were suffering and dying [...]