Hello Family and Friends,
We can't believe how quickly time has flown with only two full days left before we leave the Warm Heart of Africa. Friday was a great day as we broke with tutoring and had a crazy sports day. All sorts of games were organized and all of our students were actively involved in heading it up.
After lunch the older MCM Teenagers sang and danced for us and then we presented the story of Jesus' death (Auntie Karen spoke with our Team doing mime to illustrate the story) and then broke the kids up into groups and went over the story again using the Resurrection Eggs.
The day ended with us meeting some Malawian college and high school students for worship. It truly was a great week!
Saturday brought a welcome break. After changing money to the Malawian Kwacha via Avisha, we visited the market where students stocked up on souvenirs and local fabrics.
Today we celebrated Easter. We had an uplifting Easter service followed by KFC and then a very intense afternoon in the hospital visiting the oncology wards and the adult women's ward. Last week's visit had greater shock value; whereas this visit was hard in terms of really connecting with some very sick people, knowing they may never leave the hospital as treatment is largely unaffordable and unavailable for them. (There is only one oncologist in the country!) It was a great privilege to pray for and encourage these dear ones, many of whom are so alone.
Tomorrow it's back to MCM to tutor and play with kids. We are so looking forward to a great day!
Here are some more photos from our MCM days ...
We can't believe how quickly time has flown with only two full days left before we leave the Warm Heart of Africa. Friday was a great day as we broke with tutoring and had a crazy sports day. All sorts of games were organized and all of our students were actively involved in heading it up.
After lunch the older MCM Teenagers sang and danced for us and then we presented the story of Jesus' death (Auntie Karen spoke with our Team doing mime to illustrate the story) and then broke the kids up into groups and went over the story again using the Resurrection Eggs.
The day ended with us meeting some Malawian college and high school students for worship. It truly was a great week!
Saturday brought a welcome break. After changing money to the Malawian Kwacha via Avisha, we visited the market where students stocked up on souvenirs and local fabrics.
Then, we headed off to the home of our hosts (Ken and Avisha Mpemba) where we enjoyed an African BBQ and yummy dessert and cooling off in their pool. We then went to Game Haven where we were able to relax and enjoy the most stunning setting and also go on a game drive where we saw zebra up close, giraffe, eland, kudu, sable and impala. It truly was wonderful experiencing the glory of God's creation.
Today we celebrated Easter. We had an uplifting Easter service followed by KFC and then a very intense afternoon in the hospital visiting the oncology wards and the adult women's ward. Last week's visit had greater shock value; whereas this visit was hard in terms of really connecting with some very sick people, knowing they may never leave the hospital as treatment is largely unaffordable and unavailable for them. (There is only one oncologist in the country!) It was a great privilege to pray for and encourage these dear ones, many of whom are so alone.
Tomorrow it's back to MCM to tutor and play with kids. We are so looking forward to a great day!
Here are some more photos from our MCM days ...
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