Our Lichinga Children Are Moving!!!

Yes, our Lichinga children are moving!!! All of them.

All of the 13 children that are currently at our center are from Malawi. All are orphans with 5 having neither dad or mom, and the rest only have their mom. (In Mozambique, orphans are children who lost one or both parents). While at our center, they have been cared for by their grandmother, moms, and other family members who over time have also come to live, work or volunteer at the center. The missionaries at our center have also helped in many ways to care for the children, and minister to the family as well.

The Lord has revealed to the family, and to us, that He has a much greater purpose for them that extends well beyond our children’s center/orphanage. They need to be released from the center so that can grow as a family, outside of a children’s center environment. The Lord has already provided land and a place for them to live.

A group of everyday working individuals from Australia have donated money to build a house for the sake of the children and the family members. The house is currently being built in a nearby village, Madaba, on property that was purchased for Auntie Violet (the grandmother). Our Lichinga children and the rest of the family should be able to move to their new home before the end of February.

YES, we will miss them greatly. But, it’s more important for the children to grow in their own family structure, and have an opportunity to fulfill the great call that God has placed on their family. All of the family who live at our center are saved, filled with the spirit, and have a passion to pursue the Lord.

The last blog included a section on microenterprise projects. These projects are to support the grandmother (Auntie Violet), the moms and an uncle (Moses), in starting income generating business to provide for the family (which will be trusting in God to provide for all of their needs once they move). Auntie Violet (who used to train chefs in hotels) is a great cook and seamstress. She’s had a vision from the Lord about leading women to Christ as she teaches them to sew. Her daughters would also like to take part in selling baked goods, and the uncle would like to start a small shop in the city. If you would like to help out in any way with a microenterprise project, please email us for more details (heartsforharvest@yahoo.com).

We bless the Lord for all that He is doing. We are still in the process of building the first girl’s house for the ~20 Mozambican orphan girls that the government is waiting to release to us. Finances are available, but we are praying for dedicated builders with hearts to build for the glory of God. (One of the main workers we had left without notice to work in another area of Mozambique. This happens a lot here). A lot of other great things are happening, but we wanted to share the good news about our Lichinga Family with you since it is very dear to our hearts.

Attached photos:

REMEMBER TO CLICK ON THE PHOTO IN YOUR EMAIL TO SEE THE OTHER 2 ATTACHED PHOTOES. 1)) Girls dorm (progress is being made but it still needs a lot of work)2) House in Madaba village (the house for our Lichinga family will be brick with a tin roof)3) Creative art by our Lichinga Children