Merry Christmas! Posted about over 7 years ago

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ESTHER’S HOUSE! We celebrated with our annual Christmas Program this month! The children were practicing for the Christmas Play and chorus’s for several weeks, so it was fun to see their hard work pay off. The widows also shared by singing several songs during the beginning of the program. The Christmas Play is always entertaining, with new skits and scenes eac...

September 2018 Update Posted about over 7 years ago

Hi Sponsors! We wanted to update you on what's going on here in Malawi!Term 1 of the 2018-2019 school year started this week, yay! If you could sum up the last few weeks here at Esther's House, the word would be BUSY! The children finished up the Holiday Reading Program a few weeks ago, and then we all started gearing up for school making sure everyone had the supplies they needed.  3 more re...

May 2018 Update Posted about almost 8 years ago

Hello Sponsors!All the children had a 2 week holiday in April, and now are back in school for the last term of the year (term 3)!  Everyone is putting in a lot of hard work to finish the school year well.Check out the variety of skills classes for this term at Esther's House!-Sewing II-Cooking-Knitting-Bible Teaching-Chess club-Sensory Room (O.T.)-Computers (for secondary students Form 1-3)-Fin...

Cards and Christmas Gifts to Malawi Posted about over 8 years ago

OPPORTUNITY TO SEND CARD TO MALAWI. Hello everyone, it is that wonderful time of year again with the holidays approaching and we wanted to let you know of an opportunity to send a Christmas Card/letter to your sponsored child. We have someone going over there for Christmas so they can take your card/letter. We know that you would love to send a gift, but space is limited and it is so costly tha...

Summer 2017 Posted about over 8 years ago

School is out in Malawi! The kids are now enjoying a seven week break before the new school year begins on September 18! The last day of school, or “closing day” is such a fun day. The teachers announce the children that passed. Those that achieved “top of the class” honors receive a fun prize like a pencil or exercise book (notebook). The whole village comes out to see who all made it to the n...

March 2017 Update Posted about about 9 years ago

I think you can describe February with one word....rainy! We have had lots of good rain this season, which hopefully means good crops for all of the community children in our program!Despite the rainy weather, the kids have been doing a great job coming to Esther's House daily for Spiritual Development, Tutoring, Lunch, and Skills Classes.So far this year, all of boys have received shorts and a...

February 2017 Update Posted about about 9 years ago

What's going on lately at Esther's House?We ended the year fantastic with a fun Christmas party at Esther's House! The kids performed their yearly Christmas drama. Thanks to your generous donations toward the Christmas fundraiser, all the children received chips (french fries) and a warm blanket! Our staff, children, missionaries, and grandmas and grandpas had such a fun day worshiping and cele...

Christmas at Esther's House Posted about over 9 years ago

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Esther's House! The kids are starting to work on their annual Christmas play and we can't wait to see what they will come up with this year! Christmas is always such a fun time at Esther's House. We celebrate altogether: staff, children and widows. We enjoy watching the nativity play put on by the children. We eat treats, dance, and listen to musi...

Reward's Day Posted about over 9 years ago

Saturdays at Esther's House are always a blast! But, the first Saturday of every month is extra special because it is Reward's Day! On Reward's Day we celebrate birthdays! This month it was Nedson, Chimwemwe and Gift's birthdays. The kids receive a small gift, a birthday sweet treat and are subjected to lots of singing! Attendance awards are also given out from our treasure box along with treat...

Holiday is Coming to an End! Posted about over 9 years ago

Hello Sponsors,We have had such a great holiday season at Esther's House! School starts back up on September 5 and we are getting ready to gear back up for tutoring and skills classes!During holiday, the kids still had spiritual development with Pastor Stanley three times a week. We wanted to give the kids a bit of a break from the rigors of tutoring, so we held our second annual "Reading Progr...

Closing Day at School Posted about over 9 years ago

Hello Sponsors!Yesterday, school closed here in Malawi! It was such a fun day! We split up and there was someone from Esther's House at all of the 5 schools our children attend. We cheered, celebrated, high fived and passed out Frozy's (carbonated drinks) to our children! The whole community comes out for these closing days to see which children are going to get to move up to the next grade. Wh...

Christmas Cards!! Posted about over 10 years ago

The most effective way to build a relationship with your child is by writing a letter. This Christmas we would LOVE for each child to receive letters or cards from their sponsor.The letter-writing part of your sponsorship commitment may seem unimportant or intimidating, but it’s through letter writing that you help proclaim the wonderful news of Jesus’ love and what He did for us. View letter ...

School is back in session :) Posted about over 10 years ago

School started this week for our kids here at Esther’s House. All of our residential children have moved up to their next standard (grade) and were excited to meet their new teachers! A typical school morning looks something like this: porridge for breakfast, morning devotionals with house parents, showers and clean uniforms, and then a walk to school with their house parents. They are exc...