PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM OUR TRIP

*  We visited the project site in person: the five village area of Nthandizi, in the town of Ntcheu (pronounced “en-chay-oo”)

*  We met our ministry partners:  Shadreck Lakudzala, Chairman of FOCAS

Mr. Daniel Manyere, Chairman of the Nthandizi Orphan Project Committee (local clergy, village headmen, and representatives of the guardians)

* We have delivered $900 of  donated funds to the Committee for use in support of the guardians and orphans

*  We have taken important steps toward beginning the individual child sponsorship program. 

*  We have set a goal of finding sponsors for 25 orphaned children by July 2006.  Monthly sponsorship amounts will average 50 cents to $1.00 per day depending on the age of the child.

*  We have requested detailed financial reports from FOCAS and the Nthandizi Orphan Care Committee for our records.

*  We made many contacts in Malawi who can be helpful to the Project in the future.  Contacts include a member of the Malawi National Parliament, a former high-level World Vision employee, a Synod official from the Presbyterian Church, and a local businessman with orphan care experience and connections in the transport industry.