CENTER OF HOPE - BLANTYRE, MALAWI, AFRICA

Center of Hope
Frank and Mary Zychowicz with Heart of Stephen Ministries are raising funds for the first Center of Hope. The current needs of the Center of Hope, Blantyre are to provide electricity and water. The electric utility and water lines are close, but need to be run to the building and the building needs to be wired for electricity. Further, the members of the church have started a pre-school which would also provide at least one meal a day for the children because for many of them it would be there only meal. The government is now requiring that a brick wall be built around the entire church for the children's safety. The church members are resourceful and willing to help build the wall, but the bricks need to be purchased. Recently, Blantyre was hit with one of the worst tropical cyclones in the history of the Southern Hemisphere, Cyclone Freddy. Although the church was not damaged, much of the area surrounding the building was devastated. Because of the aftermath of the storm, building the wall around the building is of utmost importance. We are currently raising funds for the bricks to build the wall. Total cost of the bricks: $2,500. Would you like to buy a brick, or two, or a few?
Each brick costs $1.25      

Blantyre Relief Fund

Malawi, and in particular the Blantyre area where we work, was hit by Tropical Cyclone Freddy  this month (March 2023). Many homes, even villages were severely damaged or swept away. We are providing food, clean water, clothing, and building materials to help the people rebuild. Most of the people are subsistence farmers and they live the entire year off of what they are able to grow and harvest. This cyclone came just before harvest time and all of the crops were destroyed. They will attempt, when they are able, to plant new cold weather crops that will help later in the year. However, that is many months away and the people are suffering from starvation and cholera. Your donation will be a great help, especially at this time. Thank you.