Orphanage update again... GREAT news!

Pam, Menda and the family officially move to MMO!

Moving in! After years of dreaming, prayers and work, Pam, Menda and their family have taken a step of faith and officially moved to Mulunda Miaka Orphanage this past Monday! Up until this time the buildings at MMO were all under construction, and they had lived in their home near Mukinge Hospital, about a 30 minute drive away.  There is still lots to do at MMO: of the four buildings, only one is fully finished, and there is still no running water.  However, Pam and Menda felt the time was right and the need too great, and are eager to continue the development at MMO.  A water filter must be purchased before water can be pumped (via an already installed solar pump) to the recently assembled holding tanks, which will provide water pressure to all the buildings.  Please pray for MMO that progress would continue to go smoothly, that Pam and the family would settle in well at MMO (Menda is still away at medical school, returning home for good the first week of November) and that funds would be available to purchase the water pump and essential kitchen appliances like a stove.  Pray for the orphaned children that will soon have new opportunities as they move into MMO. See the pictures below for more information (and for more pictures, click HERE or go to mmorphanage.org and view our latest update). Also, feel free to email me for more specific details at mmorphanage@gmail.com. Thank you so much for your support, Chad for the MMO Team www.mmorphanage.org/donate Chickens Sustainability: By the end of this month, 500 more layer chickens will arrive at MMO. Profits from egg sales of the current 400 chickens are already paying MMO workers and helping with building costs! Buildings First Building Completed:The first of four buildings has been completed, allowing Pam, Menda and family to move in! Contributing to construction costs is a major way your donations can help finish MMO. Solar Sustainable Power:The solar panels seen above are providing electricity to MMO! Water Almost: The well is drilled and the tanks installed, but a filter is needed before everything can be connected. Cost: 1,700 USD The Girls Chi-Chi and Sibo: (Short for Chipego and Sibongole).  Pam and Menda's two daughters, enjoying time together as the family moves in to MMO.  They have enjoyed taking in Lulu as their newest baby brother, and look forward to an expanding family as MMO prepares to take in more orphaned children.   Lulu Lulu is MMO's first orphaned child, taken in by Pam and Menda last year.  The Office for Social Welfare will determine the need of orphaned children in the area and send children to MMO.  Earlier this year, an orphaned child who would have been taken in at MMO had we been open, died of malnutrition. This was one factor contributing to Pam's desire to move to MMO even without everything being finished.  Running water and a kitchen are still being worked on, but they are now in a better position to take more orphaned children.