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almba, founded in 1963 by Hugh and Marty Downey, is a volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-deductible organization that was first incorporated in Missouri and is currently registered and managed in Colorado. Lalmba is supported primarily through individual and small-business donations. They receive no government funding.
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leave Africa, they leave [behind] important knowledge, training, and skills that the native people need in order to help their own people.” The Downeys’ determination to sustain communities of thousands, even millions of people who pass into and beyond their hands has been their lives’ treasure, one they hope to pass on to a new generation of volunteers. What The Downeys face dangers in replenishes Africa that most people could their never dream of, but it is a place continuing to which they have given their lives and their hearts. inspiration is the faith Marty and Hugh share for one another and for the One who called them to this task so long ago. “I truly believe this is God’s work,” Marty said. “He has always guided and inspired Hugh and me on what He wants done with His poor in Africa. Who could ask for a better Guide?” To learn more about the Lalmba organization, a true sanctuary deemed “the World’s Smallest International Relief Agency,” please visit their Web site: www.lalmba.org, or call their Colorado headquarters at 303.420.1810.
Mission Statement: “Lalmba provides medical, educational, and relief services to the people of Africa through self-help programs focused On Heart’s Edge is the story of the Downeys’ first on teaching and training the people we 30 years in Africa. Contact serve to care for their own needs as much as them at Lalmba to obtain a possible, and providing them resources not copy. usually available in Africa. We have a special love for orphan children whom we see not as a burden, but as part of a brilliant future for Africa.” Contact information: Lalmba Association 7685 Quartz Street Avada, CO 80007 303.420.1810 / fax 303.467.1232 www.lalmba.org • Lalmba@aol.com
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