Muli Bwanji from Malawi

"Muli Bwanji?" means "How are you?" in Chichewa. The response is "Ndiri Bwino" which means "We are fine", and we truly ARE FINE and have arrived safely in Malawi - THE WARM HEART OF AFRICA :)

After a hearty breakfast buffet at the hotel we boarded our Malawian Airlines flight at Johannesburg airport.  As we decended we looked out over the green countryside and scattered villages before landing at Chileka Airport outside Blantyre (the city is named after David Livingstone's birth town in Scotland - he was a famous and courageous explorer and Christian Missionary).

After clearing immigration we were met by our hosts, Ken and Avisha Mpemba and their awesome boys - Isaac and Ezra - and after loading all our luggage (yes, it ALL arrived - Praise God) onto the trailer of the bus, and the above Team photo, we headed towards Blantyre. On the bus journey we took in the sights of roadside life in one of the 10 poorest countries in the World.  It was a HOT afternoon and we were grateful for the breeze through the open windows as the bus got underway.

After a warm welcome at Annie's Lodge we settled into our assigned rooms, enjoyed a delicious outside BBQ dinner (it had cooled to a pleasant temperature), and had our first in-country Team meeting.  We started with a debriefing of our arrival and then went on to worship, sharing about this morning's devotion on God's calling to be part of His Family, prayer in small groups, and distribution of beanie babies, soap and vaseline in preparation for our Hospital visit tomorrow afternoon.

We are excited about our first full day in Malawi tomorrow, starting with breakfast around 7:30am local time, followed by devotions, before we leave for the English morning service at Blantyre Baptist Church and our first visit to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the afternoon.

Please keep praying for our Team as we learn, grow and share our spiritual journey together as the family of God over our time here!

Zikomo (thank you) for your love and support, and Tionana (goodbye) for now ...

~Uncle Kevin