by Jon Moran
When SCPC partnered with Y-Malawi, the most basic way to get involved was to sponsor a child. Our family decided to sponsor two children; they lived in a rural area with very limited access to schooling, and no ready access to safe drinking water. They had limited opportunity for improving their lives, and their families struggled just to put food on the table. I doubted a dollar a day per child would make a difference, but we did it in obedience to God.
I had the chance to visit Chikonzero and Phillippina recently; the changes to their lives are dramatic. They have access to drinking water, are within walking distance of school, are exposed to the Word of God and Christians in the community, there are churches nearby; now many of the houses in their villages have sheet-metal roofs and concrete floors. Despite drought, agriculture, trade, and commerce are growing in the Nkhoma region. Phillippina wants to become a nurse, and Chikonzero wants to become a corporate driver.
The biggest change is my own appreciation of what God can do if I’m willing to obey Him, even just a little, in as little as a dollar a day per child.
Jon, Sheryl and Joshua Moran with Phillippina and her grandmother in 2012.
Jon with Phillippina in 2014.
You can hear more stories from the team members and see a slideshow of the trip in Fellowship Hall at San Clemente Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 21 at 10:00AM (snacks provided) and 2:00PM (light lunch provided). If you miss either of those presentations, team members will be available at noon to chat about their trip experiences.
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