Life goes on

Hey guys, life has been busy and I haven't had a chance to write. Jaako hasn't either on his blog. We don't have an internet connection at home now so it is difficult. He will update soon too. My daughter Janika just turned 8 and I realize how quickly time is passing. It is just amazing!! I'm in the Sault right now visiting my very sick mom and it's funny how suddenly time seems to stand still. It's like I'm willing time to stay still so that my Mom will heal and we can carry forward from this day on with everything behind us as if it never really happened. But we go day by day, starting each one anew and fresh and hey it's working. Life is going on and we are succeeding in having good days. That's all I got for now.

Orphans

Just reading some very shocking and saddening statistics from Malawi. Right now in Malawi there are over 1 million orphans, 700,000 of them are because their parents died of AIDS! Does this compute with you? It doesn't with me. There is a medicine that will allow an aids patients to live out their days healthy!! What are we, as a North American culture doing that allows for this to happen? I know we all care, we all are saddened at the thought of orphaned children, we all want to help. Then why is not happening? I just keeping thinking that if every person in Canada gave $1.00 every year - do you know that poverty stricken countries would receive $32,777,304.00 - All for a buck. Can you go without one small coffee once a year? What about once a month? Come on guys, we have the potential as Canadians to bless the nations!! We are a wealthy country with warm-hearted people. We are a people that care. I am so proud to be a Canadian and as a Canadian, I want to help those who are way less fortunate than me. My buck is in the pot. Where's yours??

Send a loonie to TBCF, 515 N. Syndicate Ave. Thunder Bay, ON P7C 3X2. Send this post on to your family and friends and lets see if we can make a difference. I will keep you posted if and when the loonies start coming in!!

New Plans Ahead

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to let you know of some of our new plans. Jaako is wanting to go back to Malawi in June 2008 - How exciting!! Almost daily he tells me how much he misses Malawi and that he wants to go back. I think we may lose him to Malawi when he gets older :=( So back it's back to work we go. Those of you that live in Thunder Bay, On Sunday May 20th we will be having a hotdog and bakesale at our church after the morning service. It will begin around noon at 515 N. Syndicate Avenue (Behind the Dairy Queen on May Street) and run for probably about an hour or so. All proceeds will go to a man named Paul in Malawi who's wife just passed away as well as his home burn't down. Everything was lost in the fire. He now can't travel to work as he has to take care of his other children. He wants to start a maize grinding business so he can stay close to home. Soon we will have more info for upcoming events. We want to have another yard sale as well in October we want to have another Malawian Feast and Silent Auction.

Presently a friend of ours, Angela is running a clothing drive for Malawi. Any donations of summer or light weight clothing can be dropped off at the church and she will get it to those who desperately need them in Malawi. Call 622-1030 for more info.

Thanks every-one and stay tuned to find out how you can help the children of Malawi!!