Like Nailing Jell-O to a Wall
Dave Schmidgall
Nov 11, 2008 · 5:32 PMArrived in Dedza on Sunday evening after a long drive through the countryside of Malawi. Dedza sits in the western part of Malawi, near the country’s border with Mozambique. Frera (another amazing man) and his family live there, and the MOLIMA Family Home is there, as well. This home is owned and run by Isaac Bonda and his family. They began by reluctantly taking five orphaned children into their home.
Over time, God began calling them to take in more and more children. Five more… six more… five more. The family now has thirty children living in the home. Isaac also chooses the children based on need; that is to say, he travels to the most destitute of villages in and around Dedza and takes in kids who are in very poor conditions.
The mission of MOLIMA (Mission of Love in Malawi) is to raise the children, provide food, clothing, and shelther to them, allow them to attend school to obtain an education, and teach them about the message of Christ… that they are beloved children of God. The Bonda family has stunned the team. They are redefining what it means to be humble, to trust God, and to love Christ with their whole being.
Unfortunately, several of our rooms were given to other parties, but we managed just fine. Paul, a frequent traveler to and former resident of Malawi, even made light of this (in regards to making firm plans in Malawi/Africa): “It’s like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall.”
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