This whole journey to Malawi began with garage sales so it only seems fitting to have another one to help me get to Malawi. My team is going to have a fundraiser garage sale on March 21 to help raise funds to get us to Africa. 100% of everything we make will be put towards our Africa trip. If you have any items in sell able condition that you would like to donate to the team please feel free to contact me.
It would be awesome to see God's glory be magnified through the generosity of others. Pray for a fundraising miracle!
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Mark! We are praying for you and wait for your arrival with great excitement!!! Some may say why spend the money to travel to Africa to visit the orphans of Ndirande. This are just three reasons why it is important for those who are committed to making a difference for the children impacted by AIDS/HIV and poverty to come to Africa: Number 1: Most people here in Malawi feel very alone in their poverty and sickness. They have no idea there is a world of people out there praying for them. To come to Malawi is to communicate that the problems and issues that impact my Malawian family matter to you. It communicates that you care and are willing to carry their burdens with them. They are always astounded that people care about them half a world away. In this culture of survival, generosity and caring is not common. Number 2: Only those who come will truly understand the problems that are associated with extreme poverty and illness. I cannot describe the man in the hospital dying with AIDS and how thin and lonely and hopeless his is. I cannot paint a picture that is supposed to be experienced. Malawi is supposed to break your heart. As Christians, we are called to go where Jesus goes and care about what Jesus cares about. These are the things that Christ cares about- physical and spiritual poverty and sickness. Number Three: The people of Malawi have much to teach those who visit. You will never learn these lessons in a book. You will never get this insight by listening to me talk. You must be here and see the joy admist extreme poverty. You must hold a child on your lap whose mother is dying of AIDS and consider this child's future for yourself. Love, Maribeth, teacher & missionary, Malawi, Africa
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