by wowadmin | Jan 27, 2015 | Community Updates, Mgona, News, Mngwangwa, Njewa, Project Updates, Mtandile, Blog
Our Malawian partner, Keta, explains what is happening just 15 minutes from her house.
by wowadmin | Mar 19, 2015 | News, Pray, Blog
On every trip to Africa, I make a point of joining the ‘humble heroes of home based care’, volunteers who are mostly subsistence livers, as they visit orphans, widows, the sick and the dying. The Psalmist says, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He recues those...
by wowadmin | Aug 4, 2015 | WOW Programs, News, STM Team Updates, Blog
On July 19th a team of 12 Canadian volunteers arrived in the unfamiliar surroundings of Kabwe, Zambia. For many this was their first time on African soil. With the guidance of WOW’s local partner, the team received cultural sensitization and training. Team member...
by wowadmin | Aug 12, 2015 | WOW Programs, News, Jim's Blog, Conferences, Blog
I’m sitting at the OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa on my way back to Toronto from Lilongwe Malawi. I’ve just been speaking at our 8th annual youth conference at Chikudzilere, where one of our community centres is located. Over 2000 youth and...
by wowadmin | Aug 14, 2015 | News, Blog
“The Church won’t be silenced.” That compelling headline was given to a front-page article published today in Zambian national newspaper, The Post. The Christian Church in Zambia has been causing a stir by reprimanding political...
by wowadmin | Aug 19, 2015 | Community Updates, WOW Programs, News, Mngwangwa, Project Updates, Blog
Lebena’s smile exudes joy. The 46-year-old widow bears no trace of the desperation she once lived in. Hers is a life of service and sacrifice. Since the death of her brother and his wife, Lebena took on the responsibility of caring for her three nephews. Times...