By Administrator Account on 5/31/2008 9:21 PM

In 2005 the founders of CHaRA were helping with a wellness clinic on the Island of Zanzibar where they met Aisha. She was 8 months old at the time. Her grandmother brought her into the clinic at the point of death. They rushed her to the hospital to find the hospital in Zanzibar lacked many simple medical supplies and equipment to save lives.  Aisha was carried to the various departments of the hospital by Carol from x-ray to blood testing, Ron was sent into town for the medication and supplies needed to treat Aisha. The report was not good, she had cerebral malaria with only a short time to live.  After spending time with her doctor telling about malaria killing babies every 5 minutes in Tanzania she asked the question of them, "now that you know, what will you do?"  Because of baby Aisha and the question they faced, CHaRA was founded to help pre ... Read More »

By Administrator Account on 4/6/2008 10:19 AM

Furaha iliyoje! Oh the joys He brings. Our hearts thrill at the greatness of our God. Our minds are swirling with  the events of all that has been accomplished in the past months. We celebrate the lives of those who have sojourned with us; it has been our delight to work along side each one.  In short detail these are some of the most recent events:

CHaRA partnered with Zanzibar Outreach, IMPACT, and Oxford University for a hearing awareness campaign.  During the week 16 children were fitted with hearing aids and our little girl Aisha now age 4 was included. She can hear sounds now. She was enrolled in a hearing imparied nursery school that will teach her to turn sounds into words.  We were able to give out solar powere ... Read More »

By Administrator Account on 2/1/2008 10:22 AM

Over the past 6 months we have been collecting and packing medical equipment and school supplies for the government Mnaza Mmoja Hospital and the Living Stone Academy in Zanzibar. What an awesome sight it was as Charlie Parker Crane Service loaded the container on a truck headed to the coast then onto the Island of Zanzibar in East Africa.

The previous week Charlie's pastor had preached about using our gifts, abilities and our jobs for God. He told Charlie he did not know how God could use a crane. The next day Ron called saying CHaRA needed a crane to lift a container filled with humanitarian supplies going to the Island of Zanzibar. God needed a crane!  Charlie gave his services to CHaRA. Thank you Charlie!  Mnazi Mmoja Hospital is the largest hospital on the Island of Zanzibar. After a short tour of this h ... Read More »