An ode to Jeff and Erin

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

You guys are great.

Dinner tonight

We went out for dinner with Makina and Martha last night. Makina the cook to be exact. He is the chef in residence at the place we are staying. In efforts to get to know new people, we invited him out on his evening off with his wife. We went to CFC, their version of KFC where they had chicken and chips and we had some chicken curry. It was great. Later on, they mentioned that it was the first time foreigners had invited them out for dinner. Tonight, we go to dinner at their place for the traditional Malawian meal. More details to follow....

He's so cute!

This here is a little boy named Innocent. I don’t really know what to say. Pray for him and all his fellow friends at the Ministry of Hope Crisis Nursery. Today, I was trying to feed a little boy named Tamanda. The six-week-old twin was so skinny and ended up spitting everything up. It breaks my heart. But it is good to know that God is there. God – he is everything to them and they are so dependent.

Day on the Town

Steve and Kathy and the Family have gone on a four day safari and have left Michael and I to our own devices. So we have been exploring and wandering and taking lots of breaks cause it's REALLY hot...I'm sure you all feel bad for us.

Please pray that we figure out how to get from here to Harare and home as this has been on my mind a lot. I know that God will take care of it and that I need not worry... but you know how it is. It would be nice to know that you all are praying as well.

We love you all and will see you in a month!!

Andrea

Mountains

Andrea and I climbed a small mountain the other day with a couple other Canadian girls, Anita and Holly from Victoria. It was a great climb up with all the water we had, the wind and the shade up the final ravine to the top and the beautiful view at the summit. Life is still pretty busy here. We've been driving around with Steve and Kathy looking at properties for the Children of Blessing Trust centre. Please pray for wisdom for the board to pick the right property for the project. Specifically, Kathy works with children that have various disabilities, from cerebral palsy, to epilepsy to HIV+ which leads to other illnesses. It is a great project and we believe it will greatly serve the community.

I had a chance to visit a city surveying office yesterday and this morning and have chatted GIS with Mkondo, one of the young men my age there. It's been fun. We're printing off a large aerial photo of Area 25 and 49 of Lilongwe which will display the catchment area of the COBT centre. Just looking at all the options. It's fun to talk shop with a local GIS techie. It makes me feel like a geek and I kind of like it. Andrea says hello and that a post from her will come soon. We miss you all back home and we'll have lots more stories over this next month.