On the 13th October 2019 I will be partaking in the Chicago Marathon with my daughter Olivia.

We will be raising funds to help with the work my brother Fr Charlie is doing in Malawi.

Fr. Beirne is a Montfort Missionary serving In Mangochi Diocese. In Koche Parish where he assists there is a primary school called  St. Paul’s, which is located in a very remote part of the parish.

This school is badly in need of many facilities including classrooms, teachers’ houses, school furniture and so forth. Pupils at primary school in Malawi study for 8 years (Standard 1 – Standard 8). St. Paul’s Primary School caters for S1-S6 only due to lack of facilities. This means pupils in S7 and S8 have to walk great distances to the next nearest school to study for their final 2 years at primary school. The pupils at St Paul's School in S1-S4 study in classrooms whilst those in S5 and S6 study under the trees. You can imagine what that is like during the rainy season! The project to construct a block of 2 classrooms will enable the pupils of S5 and S6 to study in classrooms.

Work has begun as the parents have started making their contribution by collecting some of materials needed such as rocks for the foundation and river sand for making concrete for the foundations and for the plastering of the walls and the floors .

Whatever contribution you can make towards helping this school will be really appreciated. Thank you!