ROOF Malamulo!

(our family enjoying Christmas festivities on annual leave in CA)

It wasn't long after we returned from our first annual leave that we experienced 5 days of unceasing rain. There was a drizzle, a constant stream or a heavy downpour continuously. I looked up at our ceiling at the small stain from last year's rainy season and began to watch it expand and feel it drip into the living room. After two days, we had placed ten buckets and two towels around the living room in an effort to collect all the water that was dribbling into our space.

(Ceiling board stains from excess rain and leaky tin)

It has been four months since the heavy rains that opened up ceiling panels in our home, and we are still looking up at stains, only the mould is growing daily and with each new rain.

(Rotten beams and fallen gutters)

Malamulo Hospital has a maintenance department, and while we inundated the workmen with emergent requests to fix our leaky roof, what we didn't understand was that every home on campus had also lodged a request for assistance with their deteriorating roofs. It's not just the holes in the tin on the roof, or the moulded ceiling panels that need help. A quick look around the beam structures that hold the roofs up shows that most homes have exposed rotten beams, fallen gutters, termite eaten boards and general disrepair. The small patch jobs that the hospital can afford will not be adequate in fixing the roofing problem this campus is experiencing.

(A fallen ceiling panel exposes rotten beams)

(A hospital home with rusted out tin)

It seems overwhelming. Where can the hospital begin with limited funds for repair? There are approximately 60 home structures belonging to the hospital, along with the hospital itself and the guest house. All of which have dilapidated roofs and are in need of immediate help.

(Hospital homes for nursing staff)

After discussion with the hospital administration it has become clear that we need to repair or replace all the roofs. Employees are not happy to live with broken ceiling panels, water dripping into their homes, and mould. We have even lost employees who refuse to live in these conditions. It's a serious problem.

My Uncle Cliff Morgan in Australia has given us impetus to see what God can do for Malamulo and our roofing crisis. So here it is. It's a big project. It's not easy to coordinate or to quote due to the unknown state of what lies beneath the roofing structure. But here it is. We are giving God an opportunity to provide for Malamulo's needs.

Let's begin by raising $100,000 USD. That's a good start to get the roofs of 60 homes plus the hospital and the guest house fixed. Some need repair, and some need replacement.

Once we have adequate funds in place, we plan to partner with Maranatha to complete the project.

The great thing about this project is that it will raise the morale of our staff at the hospital. On my way back from taking these pictures, the wife of one worker stopped me to inquire what I was doing, and when I told her she said, "God will bless this work, my home is about to fall in around my family and we have been praying for help."

Please HELP! What can you give to this project? Send your taxfree donation to:

Malawi Medical Missions

33556 Spin Drift Ct

Dana Point, CA 92629

And earmark it for "Malamulo Roofing Project"

100% of your donation goes into this project.

It's too big for me, and frankly a little scary to begin, but God has His eye on the work here at Malamulo and the workers. Therefore I am sure He will provide. Be His hands! And know it is SO very much appreciated.