Welcome to a new year!
The turn of the new year often comes with mixed emotions for many of us. It’s natural to be reflective on the blessings and challenges of the year that has just passed. Sometimes it’s tempting to get stuck thinking about all of the things we wished we would have gotten done. But Jesus wants us to stay focused on Him. Someone once said to me that you can’t drive your car by only looking through the rear view mirror. We need to look forward.
God gives us many blessings at the start of the new year. We have an opportunity to begin again and refocus our hearts and minds. My encouragement to you this new year is to recommit your life to Jesus. To staying close to him and to bringing others around you closer to him as well. Keep your eyes looking forward towards Jesus.
The January newsletter is written by Alisad Banda, the Clinic Administrator in Zambia. His words are a good reminder for us to put others before ourselves.
Thank you for your continued support of CAMM.
God’s Blessing,
Stephanie Otto
cwc.camm@gmail.com
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Current needs for supplies in Malawi.
Short and long sleeve shirts and sweatshirts (24
months – 4T)
Sun hats (infant – adult)
Onesies (12 months – 2T)
Athletic pants/leggings (12 months – 4T)
Baby receiving blankets, socks, and hats
Sunscreen lotion (SPF 50)
Knitted/winter hats (infant – adult)
1 and 2 gallon Ziploc bags
Baby bottles
*Malawi is not able to accept pill bottles at this time.
ADDRESS BOXES FOR MALAWI
LUTHERAN MOBILE CLINIC
P.O. Box 30339
Lilongwe 3, Malawi, AFRICA
Current needs for supplies in Zambia.
Baby receiving blankets, socks, and hats
Baby blankets of any kind
Sunscreen lotion (SPF 50)
AA batteries (dry cell not lithium)
1 and 2 gallon Ziploc bags
ADDRESS BOXES FOR ZAMBIA
LUTHERAN MISSION RURAL HEALTH CENTER
(Mwembezhi)
P.O. Box 310005
Chelston, Lusaka, Zambia, AFRICA
Additional shipping information and tips can be
found on our website at www.camm.us/howtohelp/
MONETARY Donations:
Check (Payable to Central Africa Medical Mission)
Mailed to:
WELS Gift Processing
N16 W23377 Stone Ridge Drive
Waukesha, WI 53188
Donate online: www.camm.us/donate-to-camm
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3
The Lutheran Mission Rural Health Centre (MLRHC) or Mwembezhi, is the Zambian arm of the Christian work being done by the Central Africa Medical Mission. The mission of the clinic is to demonstrate the Good News of Jesus Christ through a reflection of Christ’s love and concern for the physical needs of others.
2025 saw a lot of activities that were deliberately meant to help the facility to meet its mission. One was when the clinic administrator had successful meetings with leaders of the Lutheran Church of Central Africa – Zambia that led to lay people coming to the facility to present the morning Bible devotions to staff and patients/clients. Thursday is the day that Pastor Titus Mbele would come and offer the morning devotion and later in the afternoon conduct a Bible study for both Martin Luther members (the congregation on the grounds of the clinic) and members of staff from the clinic. This has really brought great appreciation from the general members of the public; the morning devotion has been a powerful tool to spread the gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
The morning devotion presents our faith and teachings as Lutherans to others, indeed sharing the gospel to others is a great opportunity that MLRHC offers to the 25,000 patients who visit the clinic each year. Our staff are also reminded of the great love He demonstrated by sending for us our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is a reminder that we as Christians need to remain selfless and not to focus on personal gain or advantage but, instead to have compassion and actively focus on the care and needs of other people and to serve them with humility by valuing other people above self. Patients and clients come from very long distances to receive the health and spiritual care we offer; hence we must be a clinic that encourages, shows compassion in Christ and loves all people.
In conclusion, it is very important to understand the mission that we have as individuals, especially in the career that God gives us. We are to be reflections of God’s love, and we should look out for the interests of others, not just our own. Sadly, at times our careers become a source of pride which conflicts with serving others in humility. “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.” Philippians 2, vs 3. As God gives us another year, our prayer is that God continues to strengthen us through His Word and to help us serve others with humility and selflessness.
Alisad Banda
Clinic Administrator – Zambia
