Recent Events

With our time here in Mzuzu winding down we have been busy tying up loose ends and I have failed to update our blog lately.  Here are some of the happenings:

-          August 1, Anna Kamanga joined our staff as a nurse.  Anna had previously worked for the nursery in Lilongwe but her husband was transferred to Mzuzu last month so she asked Ministry of Hope if she could work with our nursery.  This was all the Lord’s doing as she has been a huge asset to the nursery and allows us to leave knowing that the health needs of the babies will be met.  She is a lady with a heart for the Lord and these babies and we are so thankful that she is with us.

-          We received 3 more babies last month.  The police brought us a little boy that had been abandoned at a house in town.  He is about 1 year and we have no information about him, not even his name.  We named him Michael and after some adjusting him and Mphatso are great buddies and together cause lots of trouble for their mamas.  A little baby girl was left at the gate of the Mzimba hospital and again we have no information about her.  She appeared to be about 2-3 weeks old so we have named her Hannah Hope.  Our last little one was a 2 month old boy whose mother died at birth and they named him Masia, which means orphan in Chichewa.  We renamed him Mateyu which is Matthew in English.

-          We are waiting to hear from our potential director who is currently in the states about when she can be in Malawi.  Please pray for God’s direction for her and that doors will open that will allow her to arrive as soon as possible.

-          Our current staff, Augustine, who will act as interim director, Veronica, the supervisor and Anna will be responsible for all aspects of the nursery until a director arrives.  Please pray for wisdom for each of them as they lead the nursery in our absence.

-          We finally received Bridget’s passport and are planning a trip to the US Embassy in Lilongwe on Monday to apply for a tourist Visa for her.  Please pray that all will go well with that appointment.

We really can’t believe that our time is coming to an end here.  Even though we are leaving the nursery physically it will never leave our hearts and minds.  We will continue to be an advocate for the nursery but just from a different location—the U.S.             Lisa