Dear Faithful Supporters,
We are pleased to announce that Malawi now has a new president. Lazarus Chakwera is his name. He served for over twenty years as the president of the Assemblies of God Foundation and has a proven track record for crusading against corruptive governmental practices and advocating for the abused and the hungry in Africa’s poorest nation. Samantha and I know President Chawera’s daughter and son-in-law personally and Sam had the opportunity to actually teach his grand children at the International School during our first year in Lilongwe. We are so thankful for this answer to our prayers and we’re confident that very soon, many will feel some of the positive changes that his leadership is sure to bring.
We all know that change takes time, however. In the interim, our family, with your continued support, is committed to advocating and feeding dozens of children that we have adopted into our hearts. Our commitment is specifically to seventy children who reside in Tambalale Village about 15 miles outside of the main city of Lilongwe. However, since the pandemic began earlier this year, we have seen the need for basic necessities, including food, grow rapidly. Very often hungry children outside of the program come to us in search for help. Because of the increase in demand for food, Snoden (our assistant director) regularly has to hire day laborers to help with prep and distribution. Our goal is that no child would be turned away who comes to us hungry or in need of medical attention.
This month we are taking steps to reduce our overhead costs and sell off some of the organization's inventory deemed unnecessary during this crisis. Our aim is to identify any excess spending and channel all of our resources to alleviating hunger. As always, we want to thank you for faithfully giving to this great ministry. We are so grateful that God gave us the time in Malawi to get an infrastructure in place to serve as a beacon of hope to so many marginalized families. We want you to know that your donation goes directly to helping the poorest of the poor in Malawi. Thank you so much for your love, prayers and continued partnership in this great ministry.
Love,
John
Isaiah 58:7
