Dear Alex, Michelle, Jeff, and Oliver, 

This is Pastor Geoffrey (Jeffrey) Mbendera from Malawi ministering with Zambezi Evangelical church.  I hope this email will find you well. 

On behalf of Funny my wife, Glory our first born daughter, Grecian our second born son and Chisomo and Grace our last born twins and the primary beneficiary of the OCC gift boxes, we would like to send a message of appreciation for the precious gift containing assorted items and a verse (John 3:16). 

Your gift has reached us on the point of need as our kids were lacking such precious gifts.  Besides the physical gifts given to us, the most precious gift is the privilege to have the Bible verse from you and the initiation of relationship that has been started between our family and you. 

Chisomo and Grace are no longer the same, they are happy with the gift and teaching them the beauty of giving, they also shared part of their items (Two pencils, a sharpener, and some coloured pencils) with their friends.

We don’t take this for granted because we know that there are many who would wish to receive the same it it was just by Grace that we received the box.

May the Almighty God keep on blessing you and the entire OCC team for the good work you are doing. We have attached a photo of our twin children (Chisomo and Grace) 

Hoping to meet you physically one day, we wish you all the best. 

Stay blessed 
Pastor Geoffrey Mbendera 
Chiradzulu Zambezi Evangelical church