The Forbidden Topic

It is with great hesitation that I address the following topic that relates to our ministry- the financial end. The first thing that needs to be said is that this is NOT a request for funding in any way, shape or form. Our belief is that we have been blessed with circumstances that enable us to be self-funded in what we do in Malawi. I firmly believe that God will provide whatever we need in a monetary way regardless of whether we advertise, request, pander or otherwise make known some particular need. All the money in the world is His and He will spend it where He sees fit.

With that said, there have been some who are interested in becoming involved in what we do by donating funds to assist our cause. At the present time there is only one simple way to do that, which is to mail a check to our U.S. address made out to Andy Langdon and it will be deposited into our checking account by the person who takes care of our mail and financial things back home. This is strictly a gift to us, we are not a tax exempt organization so you will not be able to write it off on your taxes and you are relying on us to be forthright in how it is spent. If you have a certain area that you would like to support such as food or clothing for the children, then please specify and we will do our best to make sure it goes there. The second (and tax deductible) way to get funds to us is through Ministry of Hope, our “parent organization.” This is more complicated, because at the present they don’t provide financial backing, only logistical and spiritual support. If you donate through them you will need to specify the donation is for the Crisis Nursery in Mzuzu, and then we will have to work out with them how the funds get transferred. A third way is being developed which would be a debit account through a good friend of ours that is affiliated with a church in Richland, Washington. More details on this means will be provided when it comes into being.

Thank you all for your support and prayers.

The current contact addresses are:

Andy Langdon

PO Box 891

White Salmon, WA 98672

alangdon[at]africa-online.net

(non tax deductible)

Ministry of Hope - USA
231 Ponderosa Drive
Swannanoa, NC 28778
USA
Phone: 828-298-9739
Contact: Rex Hoffman –

rhoffman[at]ministryofhope.org

(tax deductible)

(note- the @ sign in the email addresses above has been replaced with [at] as an anti-spam measure; when you use them put it back in)

Andy