The Return of the Blog!
So, it's been almost a year since our last post.
We had every intention of keeping you more regularly up to date on our last trip to Malawi (January to June '06). Usually, believe it or not, the town of Balaka, where we stay, has an internet cafe with a pretty decent connection. Unfortunately, however, their service provider (I think in Germany) was doing maintenance and sent, by mail, the new logon info to Balaka. It was over 2 months before they received it.
Needless to say, a lot has happened in the last year. As you probably have seen already we've redone the website. If you've looked around on the website, I imagine that you have read about the House of Many Stories, the new youth center in Balaka, Malawi that Bola Moyo has helped to initiate. You've probably gathered how excited we are to be a part of this project and a part of the lives of these young people who, already, have shown both a tremendous ability and desire to be leaders within their communities and families.
A lot has been unfolding on this side of the world as well. In September, Bola Moyo moved into an office in downtown Portland. Also in September, two very talented students from Portland State University, Patty and Desiree, came to intern with us and have just been tremendous assets to Bola Moyo. They have shown an amazing amount of commitment to what Bola Moyo is doing and they will be continuing on as interns, even while Cara and I are in Malawi. Another happening this year that we're proud of is the benefit dinner that we threw in November. It was at a new restaurant in Southeast Portland called the Screen Door (great southern soul food!). Over 80 guests joined us for some amazing African music and stories as well as a silent auction. We got to reconnect with good friends and meet so many new ones.
With the introduction of the new Bola Moyo site, we are reviving the blog. We will try to be as regular in our posts as we possibly can. Bola Moyo and the communities with wich we work are on the verge of some great things and we look forward to keeping you abreast of all that happens. We encourage you to continue being a part of what we're doing and to keep checking back here, we guarantee that it will be worth your time and effort.
Thanks and, in case we don't hear from you before then, Merry Christmas!
Dustin Pattison
Co-founder and Program Director, Bola Moyo
We had every intention of keeping you more regularly up to date on our last trip to Malawi (January to June '06). Usually, believe it or not, the town of Balaka, where we stay, has an internet cafe with a pretty decent connection. Unfortunately, however, their service provider (I think in Germany) was doing maintenance and sent, by mail, the new logon info to Balaka. It was over 2 months before they received it.
Needless to say, a lot has happened in the last year. As you probably have seen already we've redone the website. If you've looked around on the website, I imagine that you have read about the House of Many Stories, the new youth center in Balaka, Malawi that Bola Moyo has helped to initiate. You've probably gathered how excited we are to be a part of this project and a part of the lives of these young people who, already, have shown both a tremendous ability and desire to be leaders within their communities and families.
A lot has been unfolding on this side of the world as well. In September, Bola Moyo moved into an office in downtown Portland. Also in September, two very talented students from Portland State University, Patty and Desiree, came to intern with us and have just been tremendous assets to Bola Moyo. They have shown an amazing amount of commitment to what Bola Moyo is doing and they will be continuing on as interns, even while Cara and I are in Malawi. Another happening this year that we're proud of is the benefit dinner that we threw in November. It was at a new restaurant in Southeast Portland called the Screen Door (great southern soul food!). Over 80 guests joined us for some amazing African music and stories as well as a silent auction. We got to reconnect with good friends and meet so many new ones.
With the introduction of the new Bola Moyo site, we are reviving the blog. We will try to be as regular in our posts as we possibly can. Bola Moyo and the communities with wich we work are on the verge of some great things and we look forward to keeping you abreast of all that happens. We encourage you to continue being a part of what we're doing and to keep checking back here, we guarantee that it will be worth your time and effort.
Thanks and, in case we don't hear from you before then, Merry Christmas!
Dustin Pattison
Co-founder and Program Director, Bola Moyo
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