Wish you all the best

Hey there,

Happy New Year everybody! It's a pleasure to have all you guys reading my blog. I'm going very very very soon. In about 2 and 1/2 weeks. I really can't wait to see the children. We went to St. Ignatius before Christmas and they presented us with $700!! And my school gave me $400 and a digital camera for the trip with a memory card that holds 1,742 pictures on it. I thank-you St. Ignatius and St. Bernard. You guys have been a big help. $700 could keep 5-7 families for when I leave so that they can survive on their own. $400 can do 2-4 families. I thank all of you out there for your support. Bye for now.

Jaako

It's almost time!

Hey guys, there's only 3 weeks until I'm going. We will be starting to pack up and get ready. I really want to change what's happening there and I can't explain my emotions its just that the poverty there it's just so incredible. I just want to make Malawi a different country and just get to know the people. And be able to help them and buy them what they need. And just help all the orphaned children. I really can't wait.

And just today we got a $243.33 donation from the daycare at the college named Family and Children Centre!! And just think about a day care giving $243.00. LIke God is working something here. Thank-you so much daycare for your support. I had alot of fun meeting them today. Right now God has His eye on Malawi. Like Madonna, Unicef, me and others are helping Malawi. I thank you all for supporting me . Just remember that the money is going to a good cause. Bye for now.

Jaako

T-Shirts and Caps for Sale!!!

We just re-ordered more T-shirts and Caps!! We have run low and people have been asking!! What a great way to support Jaako's trip and the kids in Malawi. "Hope for Malawi" receive over half of the price of the item and you get a great T-Shirt or Cap!!! Show your support and order one today!!
T-Shirts are $20 and Caps are $15. Order by e-mailing adepelteau@hotmail.com and we will get your order out to you right away!!

I just want to take this moment to tell you how incredibly proud I am of my son. He amazes and teaches me so much every day. I have embarked on this voyage with him and my heart has taken in the people of Malawi. Please help us help these families. We live like kings in their eyes. They can't even imagine the riches that we have. We are truly a blessed nation and it's time that we stand up and help those that need help.

Thank-you so much to all of you that have helped in any way, whether it was helping at an event, donating items, donating financially and especially to those who have lifted us up in prayer - A huge thank-you from the bottom of my heart. You have been a part of fulfilling a mission that God gave a 9 year old boy and you will surely be blessed!!

Sue (Jaako's Mom)

Buttons and Blog

Hey Guys,

Just so you know it has been me writing these blogs sometimes my mom will type it and I'll say it because it goes alot faster. The only time my mom writes is if she writes from Sue. I hope that you know that it is true because it is.

And lately we have been making buttons, they will be sold at Maltese, Primary Photo, Shear Heaven, Home Hardware and at our church. The buttons are $2.00 each and they say my website on them. The net one.

I hope to make a big change in Africa. It's in exactly in 4 weeks . I just ask that you support me and my mission. Also, lately there was a girl that came to my mom's office, she said that I inspired her and when she gets through university she's going to go to Africa and teach and she's 18 year old and she said that she left a little donation for us and she gave us $1,000!!! So God is really working this out. Bye for now.
Jaako

Purchase Program

Below you'll find our purchase program. We are having some problems with our web page so I hope the information is okay here.

Chicken - $ 4.00
Goat - $ 45.00
Cow - $ 350.00
Donkey - $ 350.00
Maize - $ 25.00 (50 Kg bag of their corn staple)

Treadle Pump - $ 100.00
Bike - $ 100.00
Ox Cart - $ 175.00

Here are some thoughts.......
Two donkeys and an Ox Cart will provide a business for an individual. A bike is used as a taxi service in rural villages providing a family with an income. A treadle pump will help irrigate a small vegetable plot to assist in growing food to feed a widow and her family.

Purchases can be made in the following ways:
1. Visit any Td bank and make a deposit into the Thunder Bay Christian Fellowship account number ending in 157. Branch 6053. (E-mail deposit info. to hopeformalawi@yahoo.ca include your name and address)
2. Send cheque or money order payable to: Thunder Bay Christian Fellowship 515 N. Syndicate Ave. Thunder Bay, ON P7C 3X2

During the Christmas Season, if you wish to purchase an item on behalf of some-one else as a gift, we'll send you a beautiful Christmas card to give.

For more info contact Sue at: 807-622-1030

All donations over $10.00 will be issued a tax receipt at year end, if full name and address are provided.

Thank-you, Sue (Jaako's Mom)

Time is almost here!!

Hey,

In 4 weeks it is time to go!! I really can't wait to see these children. Help those people who have Aids and HIV. I'm so excited!! I'm also sad how much we have compared to them. I want to be able to help every single person I see and meet by buying them the stuff that they need and just getting to know them. Bye for now.

Malawi

Hey Guys,
Did you know that Malawi is the 2nd poorest country in Africa and 7th in the world? Did you know that in Sub-saharan Africa a child dies every 3 seconds? And Malawi is right in Sub-saharan Africa. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have HIV/Aids it's not very pleasant. Did you know that almost every child has lost one or both of there parents? They usually live with there grandparents if they have any. Not very many adults make it past the age of 37 or 38. And 43% of the children don't make it to the age of 5. That's why I really want to help these children. And I really want to help them with what they need. And just buy them what they want and just bless that country. They have such severe pain. I'm just so excited to go and help them. We are so lucky to live in Canada where there is medicine to help with all these diseases.
Bye for now.
Jaako

Time is short

Thank-you for your continual support everybody. We've been having a couple school doing things. I'd like to thank St. Bernards and Holy Cross for hundreds of "Bags of Hope" they were great and a big thanks to the girls after school program at St. James who raised $172.00 by having a bake sale!! I got to meet the girls yesterday and we talked.

I'm really excited. I can't wait until I get to Africa to help these children. I might be a little bit nervous about the animals there. I really hope that there will be a change there when I get back. I really want to help these children. To them that will be their Christmas time because they don't get much there. I can't wait to see the smiles on the children. I want to bless these people. I just can't wait. Please I encourage you to do whatever you can do to help these kids.

Hey Guys

Thank-you to everybody who came out to the Musical Cafe. We had a really fun night and we heard lots of good music. I especially want to thank my Dad Andrew, my Mom Sue, Joy, Karen, Cherie, Erinn, Debbie and the others who helped the cafe happen. Thanks to everybody who baked and to all the musicians that performed. It was really fun meeting you.
We made $1200 that night and I sold an extra $100 of baking on Sunday that was left over!! We now have raised a little over $15,000!!! Don't forget to buy or order your t-shirts and caps!! The more people wearing them, the more people will see them and ask what is happening. Time is short but I know in my heart that God has $800,000 for Malawi! Please let everybody you know about my blog and tell them to send it on and them to send it on. If you want to be on my email update list, send me your email address to hopeformalawi@yahoo.ca and you'll get updates every now and then and materials that you can hand out.
Thanks everybody. God Bless You!!!!

Cafe

Just a reminder tomorrow night there will be a musical cafe with very talented musicians playing and you can drink coffee and have desserts. And there will be juice for kids. Come out and have some fun and chat with some new people and get some new friends.
We will begin at 6:30 and go until 10:00 p.m. at Thunder Bay Christian Fellowship, 515 N. Syndicate Ave. (Behind the Dairy Queen on May)
Tickets are $5.00 at the door

photo shoot

Here are some of the great pictures from the photo shoot at the college. More to come

Donations at Td Bank

Hey Every-body!!
We now have the account set up at TD Bank, unfortunately due to a new law, you can't just walk into the bank and deposit money into an account without an account number but they have worked something out for us.

Now you can walk into any TD bank in Canada, go to a teller and tell them that you want to deposit money into Thunder Bay Christian Fellowship's account with the last 3 digits 157.
The money will then come directly into our account. But you have to remember the number 157. If you have any problems, have the teller call Niall Macpherson at the Td Bank in Thunder Bay 807-626-1572. Please then email me at hopeformalawi@yahoo.ca the deposit information, your full name and address so I can get a tax receipt off to you.

If you are purchasing an item from the shopping list on our website, please in the email say which item you have purchased so we can mark it down in our records. As well, if the item is a gift on behalf of some-one for Christmas, let me know and I'll mail you a Christmas card that you can give. The gift card just explains a little about Jaako's mission and the gift that you have purchased on their behalf. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 807-622-1030.

Thanks so much for your support and prayers. This missions is moving ahead so quickly that Andrew and I could hardly keep up. Please continue to keep our family in prayer as well as the entire mission. Gods' Blessings to you!!

Sue (Jaako's Mom)

Latest update

Hello, everything is going great. We got about $13,000 raised so far. I thank you for your support. On the 24th I will be on "Around Town" with Wendy Siltamaki. I really want to help these children and that is one of the reasons why I'm going. I'd like to buy the families what they need. Tomorrow you can go on my webiste www.hopeformalawi.net and you can be a part of a purchase program. In the purchase program you can buy what you want a family to have and we will buy that in Malawi for a family. I really can't wait, I'm so excited to go. And I hope that I could put a smile on the childrens faces. Thank-you very much.
Jaako

Hey

Hey there, things are going great. We've got around $12,000 raised so far. We will be having another big fundraiser on Saturday, November 25th. And it will be a musical cafe with local musicians and it will be only $5.00 at the door. It will be held at Thunder Bay Christian Fellowship at 515 N. Syndicate Ave. There will be coffee and desserts. Oops I forgot one thing, just come out and have fun!!!

Hi from Jaako's little Sister Janika

I think Jaako's very lucky because Jesus told him to go to Africa. And I hope that he has a good time there and the kids in Africa get a lot of toys and stuff from everybody and I hope that Jaako will bring lots of food for everybody in Malawi and I hope that the kids will get to be Jaakos friends. And I hope everybody will help somehow in Jaakos' fundraising, and that's all!!

Love Janika, (7 yrs old) (my mom typed what I told her to)

Power of 5!!!!

Hello there, Me, my mom and Joy have been thinking about how to get the $800,000. And God told Joy to use the power of multiplication through email. And God told me and my mom to asking people to give $5.00 only to the children of Malawi. And if every person who see's this can email 10 people and tell those 10 people to email another 10 people andif they feel like they should send $5.00 then the children could get $5000 by emailing it through only 3 times!! And it will keep on going and there will be more than one person doing this. All donations are going directly to the children and families in Malawi. Either into food or items that they could start a business or at least plant food to feed there own families. They have so little. I don't think we understand how little they really have. I don't understand, I will when I get there though. Donations can be sent to Thunder Bay Christian Fellowship, 515 N. Syndicate Ave. Thunder Bay, ON P7c 3X2. If you have any questions call my mom at 622-1030.

Please pray for me and for the people helping me accomplish what Jesus asked me to do!!

From Jaako.

Thank-You!!!!!!

Thank-you to all those that came out to the Feast on Saturday Night!! We had lots of people come and the night was a lot of fun. I got to meet new people and get to know some. Thanks for letting me share my heart with you. We made about $4,600 which brings our total fundraised money over $10,000!! That is a lot of money.

I want to thank all the helpers too. Especially my mom and Joy. All the people in the kitchen and helping with tables and the silent auction did great too. Thank-you to all of you who helped me and my mom.

Our next event is the Musical Cafe which will be on Saturday, November 25th (My baby brothers birthday!!) It will go from 6:30 to around 10:00 or even later if lots of people want to come and sing and do something.
Tickets cost only $5.00 and include a beverage and dessert as well as being able to listen to lots of good music. Me and my sister will play a few piano songs during the night too.
If you want to sell tickets to this call my mom at 622-1030. Thank-you.

We got our tickets today!!! Woohoo. I'm very happy and excited. We leave in January and are gone for about 3 weeks. Yeah!!!

Love, Jaako

Feast is tomorrow!!

Hey everybody!!! The feast is tomorrow!! I hope everybody has purchased their tickets. If not you can still call my mom's office at 622-1030 or go to Hulls Bookstore on Brodie Street. It is going to be fun and we are going to have good food. Please come.
Tickets are only $20 for a full meal, dessert, presentation on the children of Malawi and a talk from me!! Doesn't get better than that.

See ya tomorrow night!!

P.s. did anybody hear me on Rock 94 this morning?? Cool eh?

Hi Everyone

Lately we've been doing fine. I like to thank you for all of your support. We've been doing many things and have raised lots fo money. Please come out to my dinner on October 28 at Thunder Bay Christian Fellowship 515 N. Syndicate Ave. 622-1030. Thank-you for your continual support.

God Bless you all.
Jaako

Thank-You!!!!!!

Thank-you so much to everybody that helped out at the yard-sale. It was a good day. We made around $650. We are so happy for everybody that came and also for those who brought us stuff to sell. Thank-you! Thank-you! Thank-you!

We still have chocolate bars to sell. If you can put one in your work place, please call my mom Sue at 622-1030 and we will bring one to you.

Thank-you for bringing pop-cans and pennies to me. It is working out good. Please continue to collect your popcans and pennies. Call 622-1030 for pick-up.

Again, thanks so much for helping me. I have received many donations from banks, people in the community and churches. It really makes me happy that so many people care about the kids in Malawi. Thanks.

Upcoming Fundraisers and news

Hello everyone,

October 28th: Malawian Dinner and Silent Auction: Come dine on what the native Malawians eat and enjoy a powerful presentation on Malawi.
Tickets: $20.00 (Includes Dinner, Dessert, cold and hot beverages)
Tickets can be purchased at Thunder Bay Christian Fellowship at 515 N. Syndicate Ave. or by calling 622-1030.

November 25th: 6:30-10 p.m.: Musical Cafe : Come out and relax as you listen to wonderful local musicians. Enjoy a dessert and either tea/coffee/juice. If you wish to perform a few songs, please call 622-1030. Tickets will be for sale in October.

We are still looking for some people that can help sew up some bags for the "Bags of hope" we are bringing. Please call the church at 622-1030 if you can help. They are very easy to make.

Once again, Thank-you to everyone for helping out so far. I am so happy so many people are excited about this trip. God truly bless you.

Hello from Jaako

I just want to let you know how I'm feeling right now. I'm feeling kinda stressed in trying to organize things. I can't wait to see the kids in Malawi and help them. I'm really excited about the trip and I just can't wait. Most kids in Malawi have lost one or both of their parents to aids, they really need our help. I'd love for you guys to pray for me and for all those children. I have about $3000.00 raised right now. Thank-you for your support. God Bless you.

Fundraising Dates and Ideas

November 25: Musical Cafe - more info to follow.

Some ways others are helping:

Some are saving all their pennies and donating them to Jaako.
Others are saving all their aluminum cans so Jaako can turn them into money.
If you have any other ideas please feel free to leave a comment.

We thank everybody out there already who has offered their support and resources. God Bless you all.

All monetary donations will be issued a tax receipt through Thunder Bay Christian Fellowship.

Blessings,

Sue (Jaako's Mom)

Hope for Malawi

Hi, My name is Jaako and I am going to Malawi, Africa in January 2007.
In May 2006 while I was praying, God told me to go to Africa to tell the kids about His love, to bring them much needed supplies and money. I will be bringing them at least 1,000 "Bags of Hope" as well. They are ziploc bags filled with small items such as: small bouncy balls, crayons or short pencil crayons, small note pads, socks, jewellery, Hot Wheel Cars, Hard candy ect. It's like the Christmas Shoe Boxes but on a smaller scale. I want to give a bag to each child that I meet. A friend named Rita (along with others) is sewing up little bags that they can go into.
Please pray for me. The Children in Malawi are very poor and have lost either one or both parents to aids. Please consider donating to these kids.