Mother of Malawi : the story of Annie Chikhwaza, who created an oasis of love in a country of orphans / Child welfare workers Orphanages Orphans
Chikhwaza, Annie, 1944-,
Mother of Malawi : the story of Annie Chikhwaza, who created an oasis of love in a country of orphans / as told to Al Gibson. - First edition. - 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits ; 20 cm.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL. Annie Chikhwaza grew up in Holland. In struggling to come to terms with her abuse as a child she tried to commit suicide but was dramatically converted through the ministry of Brother Andrew. She then began to minister to the poor and marginalized on the streets of Amsterdam and in the volatile townships of South Africa during the height of the apartheid era. Having survived an abusive marriage and the turmoil of divorce she married a poor African pastor and went to Malawi to start an orphanage. Today Annie has nearly 200 children in her care, many of whom are HIV positive, and she has built a small town called Kondanani ('Love one another'), which boasts a care facility, several children's homes, a nursery school, primary school and farm. Kondanani is an oasis of love in a country with more than one million orphans.
9780857213754 (paperback)
GBB303382 bnb
Chikhwaza, Annie, 1944-
Kondanani Children's Village (Blantyre, Malawi)
Child welfare workers--Malawi--Biography.
Orphanages--Malawi.
Orphans--Services for--Malawi.
362.7092
Mother of Malawi : the story of Annie Chikhwaza, who created an oasis of love in a country of orphans / as told to Al Gibson. - First edition. - 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits ; 20 cm.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL. Annie Chikhwaza grew up in Holland. In struggling to come to terms with her abuse as a child she tried to commit suicide but was dramatically converted through the ministry of Brother Andrew. She then began to minister to the poor and marginalized on the streets of Amsterdam and in the volatile townships of South Africa during the height of the apartheid era. Having survived an abusive marriage and the turmoil of divorce she married a poor African pastor and went to Malawi to start an orphanage. Today Annie has nearly 200 children in her care, many of whom are HIV positive, and she has built a small town called Kondanani ('Love one another'), which boasts a care facility, several children's homes, a nursery school, primary school and farm. Kondanani is an oasis of love in a country with more than one million orphans.
9780857213754 (paperback)
GBB303382 bnb
Chikhwaza, Annie, 1944-
Kondanani Children's Village (Blantyre, Malawi)
Child welfare workers--Malawi--Biography.
Orphanages--Malawi.
Orphans--Services for--Malawi.
362.7092