Raggedy Andy Travels to Malawi
A recent email from schoolteacher Val Jensen in Pleasant Grove, Utah is reflective of the kind of sacrifice and commitment people are making to assist the people of Malawi. Val teaches at the Pleasant Grove School teaching.
This past year Val and the children of the Pleasant Grove gathered large amounts [...]
2nd Village Tractor Prepared For Trip
Thorntown, Indiana … The second V-Tractor is being prepared for its trip to the southern region of Malawi from central Indiana. The first tractor, a one-of-a-kind farm tractor was developed for use on small farm plots and was sent to the central region of Malawi in mid-2006. Tests were conducted and the new tractor is [...]
Malawi Scene Recreated in the Doll House
The Auburn Church of Christ in Auburn, Alabama has been increasing their involvement in Malawi during the past two years and the children in the congregation are not to be outdone by the adults. Terri Monks and her husband Dale have three daughters, Maggie (14), Molly (7), and Lilly (2). Maggie and Molly [...]
Project Expands Distribution Programs
With the success of a number of humanitarian programs well underway at the Blessings Complex the decision was made in late 2006 to expand the distribution network of medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance into other parts of Malawi and even into neighboring nations in 2007. The Malawi Project Board of Directors felt that it [...]
Three Dollars
As architect Smith Howell made preparations for his trip to Malawi his great-grandson Barrett Norris could not go with him. Instead the eight year-old gave his 87 year-old great-grandfather $3.00 and asked him to give it to someone in Malawi. Arriving in Malawi Howell started looking for just the right person for the gift.
Howell soon [...]
If I Had a Hammer
In 1949 Peter Seeger and Lee Hays released a song in America called “If I had a Hammer”. The song did not climb high on the charts until Peter, Paul and Mary recorded it again over a decade later. Their version of the folk song in August 1962 became a Top 10 hit. Since that [...]
Malawi Project Loses Two Friends
On Friday May 18 JoAn Dillinger lost her battle with cancer in Noblesville, Indiana USA. JoAn was the wife of Jim Dillinger, one of the members of the Board of Directors for the Malawi Project. Although JoAn was not in an official capacity with the Project her influence was felt both in Malawi and in [...]
