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Below is a letter of
thanks from the Armstrong Maninga family from the remote Mumbwa
 area of
Zambia to Andre van Belkum, LifeNets Director for Southern Africa.
He is thanking Andre van Belkum for all the support that he has received
from LifeNets in the United States, Australia and South Africa.
The Maninga family is one of many families that has benefited from
LifeNets cattle, livelihood development, agriculture and water well
support. We
thought that you would appreciate seeing this.
Nangoma, Mumbwa
April 5, 2007
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Van
Belkum,
It is a great pleasure
to write this letter to you. I you’ you’re fine your family. My wife and
I, plus children are all fine.
The reasons why, my
wife and I have written this letters is to thank you and your wife for
the good work that you are doing, especially to the church here in
Zambia (Mumbwa).
I remember you gave us:
- Bicycles, which we
are still using – this has made traveling easier.
- You gave us
heifers – this has also improved our lives because now we enjoy milk
and our diet has been improved. Also, male calves are used for
cultivating the land.
- You gave us
medicines, after seeing that our little children used to die of
malaria every years. Now, this is not happening – death has been
reduced to zero.
- We were assisted
with money to repair our teeth and to improve our eyesight.
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| On left is
Armstrong Maninga in 2005 before his operation. On
right is where we saw him in Lusaka in October 2006. |
- In times of
hardships you provided us with food – this has led to the
introduction of an agricultural program where we are given impost on
loans – and also we are given money in advance so that we don’t sell
our crops to brief case buyers – who buy at very low prices.
- I was assisted by
you (2005) to go to the hospital because I had a large growth on my
lower ear – this was removed. I am well now.
- The last and not
the least – the digging of wells. We have been given a well and the
pump has been fitter. This also has (will) improve our lives, since
water is necessary for life. My wife used to carry a bucket of water
9 kilometers (about 6 miles) daily during dry spells, now life has
been made easier.
There are many more which I haven’t
mentioned which you and wife have done to us. Your and your wife are
acting like a bridge by connecting us to the rest of the world. Without
you and your wife we could not been know to other brethren overseas and
we could nave been receiving all the things I have mentioned above.
My wife and I will always remember you in
our daily prayers/ may God richly bless you, as you continue to help
poor people like us
With mush love,
Mr. and Mr. Armstrong Maninga.
Since this photo was taken he has a
well pump. This also covers the well and helps keep the it
more more sanitary
Where the
Maninga's live |
Bev Kubik (center) with Mr. and
Mrs. Armstrong Maninga
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