Not only has the agriculture project been a success, the tutoring program has been a marvelous addition to the ministry in Makalani. Beginning back in September 2005, we have been blessed to have some dedicated students from African Bible College trek out to the village week after week to mentor and tutor our kids.

The kids are doing exceedingly well in school and we feel this is due to the tireless efforts of our college student volunteers. As most of you know, all of the kids in our sponsorship program have been out of school since the loss of one or both of their parents. Because of the sponsorship program and the generous gifts from many of you, all 54 kids were able to start school in January.

Because of the success of the sponsorship program, we are in need of hiring a full-time sponsorship coordinator, who will be able to coordinate not only the tutoring program, but who will be in charge of communication between you, the sponsors and your children. Given the constraints of life in Malawi, it is a process to be able to give the kids the opportunity to communicate with each of you. Basically, we have to have the kids write letters in Chichewa, then we have to translate them into English and then post them either via email or snail mail to you. The sponsorship coordinator will be in charge of translation and posting email/mail as well as eventually giving your child the opportunity to communicate directly with you via email. Likewise, this person will also be in charge of getting us updated sizes, school information, and overall status reports.

We have some ideas on who we would like to hire for this position. However, we must be able to fully fund this position before we can actually hire someone. We need to raise $300.00 per month to provide a compensation package for the sponsorship coordinator position. If you would like to provide all or a portion of the sponsorship coordinator salary, please send your check to:

INVEST INC 4301 W. 82nd St. Prairie Village, KS 66208

As always your donation is fully tax-deductible.

Many months have passed without a word about what's been going on in Malawi. We greatly apologize for our lack of communication. In the midst of a new baby and being on two seperate continents the newsletter has taken a backseat. Be assured however much is happening in Malawi.

Currently, harvest is underway. The participants have been diligently cutting the cornstalks and carrying them out of the field. Once the corn has been carried in from the field, the ears will be picked, the grain will then be shelled by hand, winnowed, and bagged.

The corn harvested from the field you see here will be used to make nsema for the feeding program. Nsema, as most of you know, is the staple carbohydrate in Malawi.

Again, we are grateful for all of you who generously supported this year's agriculture project. We are hoping to expand the project next year to include not only maize, but beans, and groundnuts.