 Blocks
for Blantyre in Malawi An Opportunity to Share Your
Mission Commitment. Pastor Salary Supplements Each
$200 gift will underwrite the costs of one pastor in a new or poorer
congregation for one year in the Synod of Blantyre. Adopt a Bed at Mulanje Mission
Hospital Each $500 gift will underwrite the
cost of caring for the patients in one hospital bed at the Mulanje
Mission for one year. The only church hospital in the Synod needs to
raise $75,000/year to keep its 164 beds.
- Click
here to view the Sponsor a Hospital Bed in Malawi brochure.
- Click
here to view the Mulanje Mission Hospital Newsletter.
H. Parker Sharp Health Centre The
source of health care and nutritional supplements for malnourished
babies in the Domasi region. $100/year will support one clinic patient. Zomba Theological College Building
eight, semi-detached homes to accommodate married students will cost
$18,000 per home. $2,000/year will support one student at the
college. Evangelism
Brings the people of Malawi to Christ. $500 will
enable the Synod to carry out one open-air evangelism
campaign. Chichewa Bibles for Congregations
$2.20 for New Testaments and up to $6.00 for complete
Bibles. Domasi
Secondary School Providing student scholarships
and stipends for tutors. $150/year will educate one day scholar;
$375/year will educate a boarding student. Domasi Nursery School Started
by Dorothea Bowers, this pre-school needs $2,400/year to continue to
operate. Chigodi
Women’s Centre Training lay and
full-time church workers in leadership and self-help skills, law and
advocacy. $10/day or $300/month will help train over 250
women. Development
Studies and Women Empowerment Courses $2,300/person/year Likhubula Youth and Conference
Centre Trains 300 youth per year and is
redeveloping its orphanage. $10/day or $3650/year will help serve the
orphans and youth. Synod Chaplain Ministers
to the sick and bereaved in Blantyre. $100/month or $1200/year will
support the hospital chaplaincy. Motorbikes for Rural Pastors In
a synod with 1.2 million members and only 120 pastors, $3,500 will
provide a motorbike for one rural-based reverend, a great help in
ministering to God’s people. Chilema Lay Training Centre Training
lay and full time church workers, teaching management and life skills,
home and community development. $10/day will enable the Centre to train
one leader. Library book shipments are also needed. Projects Office Work - Adult
Literacy — supports 45 literacy centers as the first step
toward a new life’s work. $70/year will enable a learner to
attain a basic education.
- Naming’azi
Farm — trains 10,000 farmers in 25 villages in sustainable
agricultural production. $7 enables the center to train one farmer for
one day.
- Child Survival — advocates for
good health and spiritual development of orphaned children. Serves 720
children orphaned by AIDS in 7 day-care centers in Blantyre and
provides loans to orphan care givers. $10/month will feed one child.
- General
Relief Work — facilitates self-development and provides
disaster relief.
- Housing Program —
develops decent homes for people working on these projects. $15,000
will enable one house to be built.
- Construction
Advice and Planning Support — provides roofs for churches and
construction support for clinics, schools, hostels, etc. $2,000 will
roof one manse.
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AIDS Home-Based Care Boxes
Create kits for
families to use to
help care for relatives with AIDS.
Phone
first for specific
instructions:
Eliza Nevin at 412-741-7431 |
How
to Contribute Contributions
of any amount are welcome throughout the year and are wired directly
into the appropriate account. Click here to download the
brochure/contribution form. Checks should be made payable to
the
“Pittsburgh Presbytery” and mailed to 901 Allegheny
Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233, accompanied by a clear indication of how
you would like to designate your donation. If you
have any questions, please call Eliza Nevin, the Blocks for
Blantyre chairperson, at 412-741-7431.  Working
together to build Blocks for Blantyre
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