Dear Friends,

I am happy to report that the goods so lovingly chosen and packed by generous hearted Australians and sent with love, concern and care for the poor and needy of Malawi have arrived safely in Blantyre and were unpacked with care and are now awaiting distribution in full dependence upon our Sovereign God.

The 40ft container was released to us on Saturday morning and opened by an officer from the Malawi Revenue Authority at the Theological Resource Centre. We had a team of about ten men assisting Louis (manager at TRC. Colin was in Lilongwe) and myself in the unloading and two young ladies, Lucy (a past Orbus sponsored orphan girl who graduated from high school last year and is now working at the TRC while waiting to get into nursing school) and Lufina assisted in supervising the separation of the boxes for the different destination ministries such as Chigodi Women's Centre, Mulanje Mission Hospital, Chasefu Theological College in Zambia, the Theological Resource Centre, Orbus orphan care ministry, Schools and the STAMP Team supplies. 

Yours with sore muscles, and still with a 20ft container to help unload,

Craig Manners in Blantyre