Mary, 13, and Timothy, 4, lived in Lilongwe, Malawi, with their mom who was HIV+. She fought the disease for years, until finally passing away this summer, leaving her children orphaned. No one in the community wanted them, so […]
Peter and Emma Maseko care for the children at Safe Haven children’s home day-in and day-out. They also care for the community at large in Pothawira, Malawi, through the medical clinic and soon-to-be birthing center. Recently their daughter, Anne, […]
First, a few photo updates from Pothawira…
Jake with Jimmy, Bozwell, and Roderick
Children’s Homes 11 & 12 being built.
“Dani” recovering from malaria with a little love from his house mama [Read Dani’s story]
New twins, Matthew and Daniel, under the careful […]
What is the fate of a poor, HIV-positive, orphaned child living in AIDS-ravaged, rural Africa? Unfortunately, for many this is not a hypothetical. Their lives here end all too soon, but that is not “Dani’s” story.
Dani does fit the […]
Two children were recently welcomed into the Pothawira family in Malawi! Here is an e-mail excerpt from our partner Pastor Peter Maseko:
We just received another set of twins today, both male and about 5 days old. The mother […]
An update from our partner, Anne Maseko, in Pothawira, Malawi
Friday, July 25th was a special day for the students and teachers at Pothawira Nursery and Primary School as they celebrated the Final day of Term Three. Peter Maseko led […]
From Malawi:
One year ago, I was in Malawi with our partner, Peter Maseko. In addition to being a pastor, Peter is also a doctor. He uses both to serve God by caring for the needs of others. Over the […]
From Malawi:
Last September at our BIG (Build-Invest-Grow) Event, we talked about having more than one tool in the “caring for children” tool bag. We shared the story of Letness Swibota, a Malawian widow, struggling to care for her children. […]
From Malawi:
Last week a woman with a twelve-year-old boy and his eleven-year-old sister walked onto the grounds of Pothawira (Safe Haven), Malawi.
The children’s parents were dead. They had been living in Tonje with their elderly grandmother who could not […]
Fifty-plus years ago, in a rural community outside Lilongwe, Malawi (East Africa), a little girl named Emma was born. She was the 12th child of 12 from her mother and the 36th of 36 children from her father. It’s […]