One Library on Fire

Ovaha's Hut is one of the leading charity organizations in Malawi, Ovaha's Hut has two sections and other two yet to be set soon. The sections are Ovaha Elderly Shelter and Ovaha Nursery  School. The nursery school educate underprivileged kids for free and support them in other basic needs.

Ovaha Elderly Shelter its another section that supports elderly people in the same community where the nursery school is based. At Ovaha's Hut we regard elderly people as a Library of the past living today.

Ovaha's Hut is here to report to you all our partners and friends that we have lost this woman at the elderly section after battling with sickness for more than a month. She left two grand children whom she was taking care of, keep us in prayers and support for the well being of the kids left. When we loose an elder person in our community is the same as seeing a Library burning because old people keeps the great informations of the past in the present times.

We thank all of you friends for your great support, we will update you more as we go along.

Inseparable with Ovaha's Hut

After living in Malawi for 17 months, a move was in order. One of the toughest parts of leaving Malawi was leaving Ovaha founder and my very best friend, Lawrence. We became very close over the time that I lived in Malawi – sharing everything from meals to advice to life stories. We were inseparable at our day job and were often together outside of the hospital. Before leaving, we made a final trip to the site of Ovaha. Construction is still underway but things look very different than the first visit. The elders are incredibly grateful and took time to speak with Lawrence about current and future needs. The ability to help the site is completely dependent on donations and awareness. Change gradual and it takes time. But change also takes belief.

Mark Allen Barrett with some villagers

Just because I’m in another country doesn’t mean the support will stop. I am just as passionate about Ovaha because of the people. Caring and compassionate. The kids are welcoming and curious. I back Lawrence with this project 100%, whether I’m in Malawi, Uganda or the United States. It only takes a visit to understand the reason for pouring time, money and sacrifice into the project. I want Lawrence’s hard work and dedication to be displayed for all involved. There’s a long way to go and it’s uphill, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t try.

Not many people would spend much of their free time to build up their birthplace. But this is exactly what Lawrence is trying to do. He can’t do it alone and I’m thankful for his heart. I miss Lawrence and the people of Ovaha, but I’m excited for the future.   

                                                          By Mark Allen Barrett  (Now in Uganda)                                                                   

Enlightened Christian Gathering Church (ECG) Youths

Even though its been long to bring out this post, I have found that its very necessary to put it out for the best of our friends and all the well wishers. It was some months ago at church someone from my church heard about the development that is happening in the community where am coming from, he asked me how do i do that and where do we find support from, the answers was just straight, i said its survival by Grace, the answer came up like that because there is no one apart from us the owner of the community who is supporting the development, the little we get the little we share. That's why we are called Ovaha meaning giving .

The youths of excellency

This someone went and discuss with his friends about the Ovaha's Hut developments and him with the friends teamed up to help us with a lot of assorted items like soap, sugar, clothes, shoes, salt and many other basic needs, everyone who attended the function on this day went home with a good heavy packages. regardless of the register we have of all kids and the elderly people, we had more to share with the other close by villages.  

These young people came from the church in the city of Blantyre all the way to Mulanje District about 37.5 miles journey and they call themselves THE YOUTHS OF EXCELLENCE, the church they came from is called Enlightened Christian Gathering Church and the founder of the church is Prophet Shepherd Bushiri. And according to these youths they said the founder of the church is good at giving, so them too are following the same route of giving the little they have to the needy around them and all areas they can reach.

 

                                                                              

We had a very wonderful time and on the day we had Mark Allen Barret from USA and Nina Weyman from Germany our old good friends and partners, people really enjoyed, guys you are beautiful and we ask that this should not be the first time to visit us, May God bless you all.