“Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established” Proverbs 16:3
Greetings Contact Women!
Sorry for the delay this month but as you will soon read, this month’s newsletter was written by the
Nurse in Charge for the Lutheran Mobile Clinic in Malawi, Violet Chikwatu, and summarizes a new
mobile clinic site that was run for the first time just a few days ago on October 3 . We really wanted to
let you all know about this exciting new opportunity as soon as possible. What a blessing and a
reminder of the ways that God is working through all of us to continue to reach his people. CAMM is so
grateful for all of the support and prayers that contributed to the great success of this new mobile
clinic. Stay tuned for more updates on how CAMM is working in this new area.
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As always, please reach out if you have any questions and thank you for your support of CAMM!
God’s Blessing,
Stephanie Otto
cwc.camm@gmail.com
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Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are happy to share that President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has been elected as the new President of The Republic of Malawi. The election took place on the 16th September 2025, and people across the country came together to cast their votes peacefully and proudly. It was an inspiring moment of unity and hope for the
future. We hope for the best and we are assured that some of the problems that the country has been facing will be addressed. May God bless Malawi.
In 2024, the Lutheran Mobile Clinic received a letter from Chifuchambewa Lutheran Church
requesting the opening of a new clinic in the area. Chifuchambewa is found near Salima, a town
near Lake Malawi, about 60 miles from our headquarters in Lilongwe. Upon receiving the letter,
we were interested to learn about the place and how far it is from government health centers.
We visited the church, accompanied by CAMM chairperson, Angela Sievert and the Field
Director, Gary Evans. Upon our visit, we saw that the church and the people in the area are very
far from government and other private hospitals, (about 27 kilometers) and that they really need
our services. However, upon inspection, the church and its premises did not fully meet the
Malawi Medical Council’s minimum standards required for it to be used as a clinic. For example,
there was no water source and no toilets.
After an insightful discussion with the pastor and church elders, we thought of trying to run this new clinic at Chitala, the mother church to Chifuchambewa. We engaged the Medical Council of Malawi and the Salima District Health Offices who told us that we could carry on with our plan, and we scheduled to run our trial clinic on the 3rd October 2025.
On the 3rd October 2025, we carried out our trial clinic at Chitala Lutheran Church. The clinic went very well, and the turnout was very encouraging. Following a devotion from Pastor Mandevu, we saw a total of 98 patients, 79 adults and 19 children. During the clinic, we offered a range of outpatient services, meaning the patients came in for medical attention without needing to stay overnight. The outpatient care focused on quick, effective consultations and treatments for minor illnesses.
We also performed blood pressure screening, blood sugar checks, HIV counseling and testing
and health teaching on Malaria.
Many patients appreciated the convenient, caring approach and the chance to discuss their
health in a relaxed setting with our clinical officers. The success of this clinic has given us
valuable feedback and confidence to consider launching the place as our new clinic site. We look
forward to serving more people in this community with accessible, quality healthcare.
In conclusion, we thank our staff for the job well done, whose hard work never goes unnoticed.
Again, we continue to thank all our donors for your generous support. Your contributions have
made a lasting impact, thank you for standing with us and may God bless you.
Your Sister in Christ,
Violet Chikwatu.
