As I arrived at the Blantyre airport in Malawi, I was not in the best of moods. When I started this journey, when I checked my bags, things started going downhill. I had so many necessities to bring to the Malawian children – clothes, shoes, underwear, crayons, pencils, etc, so [...]
Thanks for all who participated in the Nepal Earthquake writing contest. Our winner is ANJANA BHUJEL whose entry was posted on August 20! She will be honored at school and will receive a prize. The reconstruction continues at St. Devi’s and school is in session with outdoor classrooms. The ground [...]
This is the last Earthquake Competition entry. One thing of interest – the earthquake was reported internationally to have had a magnitude of 8.1 and yet, in Nepal it was reported as 7.9. I was told that the discrepancy is because if the earthquake was 8.0 or higher the Nepalese [...]
My cat is missing. In fact, the last time we saw him was August 23. I’ve remained optimistic until yesterday when a neighbor found his collar. His name is Jangli (we call him Jungles), which is a Nepalese word meaning ‘wild’. He is a super friendly cat but he has [...]
There are 3 more story entries for the Nepal earthquake competition. As you have noticed, the stories written by the children do not give much detail. In Nepal children are not taught creative writing, nor are feelings generally expressed – period. In the West we are inundated with books and [...]
When the earthquake came I was in my home. When it first started shaking I thought someone was shaking our home. But then it was bigly shaking; I was afraid. I started running from the house and my body felt weightless. I came back to the house and hid down [...]
There is a baby who got relief at the time of the earthquake. At first he was buried under soil and when some army came to help they were surprised because the small baby was alive. At first they cannot believe it but when they took the baby in their [...]
By Mahima Tamang Hi! It’s me, Mahima. I’m from Kathmandu, Nepal. This year I got a new experience through an earthquake. It was the most horrible day of my life. At the time of the earthquake (2015, April 25), I was in the church with my family and friends. We [...]
In a month TWAM will visit the children in Malawi. We are in the process of packing, consolidating and taking an inventory of the needs. We are blessed to have nearly 200 pounds of supplies to take with us, including shoes, clothes and educational materials, but we still need underwear [...]
I borrow an anonymous quote to show respect to our devoted army for their relentless efforts at this hour of catastrophe, and to God for His amazing protection. The quote goes: “God and a soldier all people adore in time of war, but not before; and when war is over [...]