UPDATED December 25, 1997

Malawi Update

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Our warehouse Brooklyn Park, Minnesota has received many wonderful items from donors across the United States awaiting shipment by container . This should now take place in the month of January. We have had some delays in Department of Defense approvals, but all should be a GO for shipping. On the left you see just one of the many boxes of blankets headed for Gladstone Chonde's Malakia Clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi.

On November 30, 1997 Beverly and I personally visited the Brooklyn Center warehouse to see the stored items and were taken aback by all the wonderful items you have donated. In addition, we have $4717.00 in our Malawi Fund to purchase the following items at the last minute before loading the container:

• A ton of rice
• 1000 pounds of cooking oil
• A pallet of salt
• $30,000 worth of medicine (we buy it at 6% of wholesale)

I hope I don't leave someone out here, but here's what I saw at the warehouse:

• 3/4 ton of blankets from the Northwest --drive coordianted by Dyanne Dick
• Blankets from Florida
• Blankets from Indiana
• Blankets from Illinois
• Blankets from Arizona
• Hospital robes from Salt Lake City
• Miscellaneous items from Boise, Idaho

In addition, the following items will be loaded

• FAX machine from Boise, Idaho UCG
• Typewriters from St. Paul, MN UCG

Part of the 3/4 ton shipment of blankets from Dyanne Dick and the NW area (11/30/97)

All the stuff that's headed out. Note the 'M' marked on boxes for Malawi. (11/30/97)

Beverly Kubik, Mary Sandmann and Lydia Bauer at warehouse (11/30/97)

Mary Sandmann, director of Compassion Humanitarian Relief surrounded by boxes and boxes at our warehouse going overseas. (11/30/97)

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UPDATED October 12, 1997

Malawi Update

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We have already collected much for our sea container to Malawi that will be shipped in the month of November. The United States government is paying for the shipping that will be well in excess of $20,000. This is part of our government's foreign aid program.

Already Dyanne Dick has coordianted a 1500 pound blanket collection in the Northwest. Others have shipped blankets from West Palm Beach, Florida and other parts of the United States. We also have lots of clothing to send.

Our very critical need now is buy the last-minute items to load on the container. We have about $1500. To round out the shipment we will need about another $2500. We will buy the following items with it:

• One ton of rice
• Half ton cooking oil
• Unspecified amount of flour
• One pallette of salt
• $20 - $30,000 worth of medicines that have been requested. We pay 6% of wholesale for these medicines

We urgently need your help to complete this shipment. All gifts are fully tax deductible. Should you be moved to help us with tis mission, please make a contribution of any amount to:

Compassion Humanitarian Relief / Malawi
P.O. Box 476
Greencastle, Indiana 46135

Would you please help us in this last push? Any monetary gift will be multiplied many times over in purchasing these last minute items.