"Eating roots, grass, and bugs is better than starving!"

"The BBC recently said that Malawi and Zimbabwe were the most seriously affected by drought conditions among all the African nations. It looks like Namikango is now at the very center of those problems. Several million people are hurting but we cannot feed them all, so we will concentrate on helping those with the greatest need," say missionaries in Malawi.
"We do not like being involved in hunger conditions, because it causes much of our teaching work to be postponed, but are thankful that we are in a place where we can help the most. We are glad to have the Mark Thiesen family in place. They are the answer to very fervent prayers as they have stepped forward to replace the Wilkses.
"The Mission staff has proposed that whatever hunger funds we have available would be used for helping those who are least able to help themselves, such as the orphans and older widows and the lame. They have proposed that we give a cash gift, where the people can buy corn at the local market. Corn is now available for those who have the money to buy it. They recommend that we give the equivalent of $5.00 cash to each qualifying family.
"In order to get the names of those who need help the most, we are asking the leaders of each village, men whom we already know and trust, to give us a list of names of the most destitute families among them, whether Christian or not.
"Next, they want to send our staff members to all the villages throughout the region, where they can personally and discreetly see that the funds are properly distributed. There has always been a danger of having funds mishandled and we want to see that this is not done. It will be a tremendous task!
"We have already received some 2000 small sacks of mixed grain from the Church of Christ group at the Mercy Hospital in Northern Malawi. They asked that this only be given to hungry children and we are in the process of doing that. We are most grateful for this help, though it reaches only a tiny part of those who are suffering from hunger, and the conditions will only worsen over the next few months." Sidney Vaughn
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