The lives of children and families in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Brazil have been significantly improved thanks to the generosity of the Maltese people who support the Ġesù fil-Proxxmu missionary movement. This movement, founded 36 years ago by Gozitan priest Fr George Grima, provides essential resources such as food, water, medicine, education, and shelter to those in need. The mission’s work is currently overseen by Fr Alex Cauchi.

In Ethiopia, one of the movement’s new initiatives involves the use of agricultural land to promote self-sufficiency, ensuring that communities not only receive aid but also gain the skills to sustain themselves.

However, the region of Jimma Bonga in Ethiopia, where the Maltese missionaries have been working for 30 years, is now facing an unexpected and deadly malaria outbreak. This crisis has overwhelmed the local community, with a severe shortage of medication to combat the disease. The missionaries, who manage over 100 schools and clinics in the area, are appealing to the public for urgent assistance to purchase lifesaving medicines.

Today, Ġesù fil-Proxxmu will be raising funds during a 12-hour telethon on local television. Donations of €15 can be made via phone on 51702004, €25 via phone on 51802005 and €6.99 via SMS on 50618933.

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Maltese icon Jake Vella’s parents wished their son a heartfelt farewell, after he tragically passed away on the 30th of August.

Vella was an inspiration to every Maltese person, as even though he had been fighting an extremely rare condition that caused him to gain weight rapidly, he lived his life as a professional athlete eating healthy and training hard.

Jakes’s father, Josie Vella penned an emotional message to his son saying “Dearest Son, after 665 nights of sleeping by your side at Mater Dei Hospital, the moment has come where you slipped away from my grasp. For the past 10 years, this devastating illness that entered our lives had to take you from us. But take comfort in knowing that in just a few days, you will be home with us, where a place is ready for you, along with every award you’ve been recognized with.”

Maruska Vella, Jake’s mother, started her message stating that this is not a goodbye, but rather a see you later.

She continued on by stating that “Finally, you are free from all the pain that you have been suffering from for the last 10 years, especially those hard last few months. I can proudly say you fought till the very end, but now you are having a well deserved rest.”