Hello all!
This is Nicole and Delanie writing our second to last blog entry for this year’s Malawi trip! As we’re both sophomores, we had no idea what to expect coming into this trip, but we both had amazing experiences at MCM and can’t wait to tell everyone at home about it.
Today, Delanie, along with a couple other students, visited the homes of Martin and Peter (two students at MCM) and their villages, and they got to speak to their caregivers about what their daily lives look like. They got to learn more about the kids and finally saw the reality of the kid’s lives besides what we’ve been already seeing at MCM. For the past two weeks, the kids here have shown constant love and appreciation to us and have blessed us in more ways than they could possibly imagine. Today was an especially difficult day, as we had to say goodbye to the kids and faculty of MCM, and while we knew this would not be our last time seeing the kids, tears were still shed. They walked us down the road until our bus caught up with us, and as our bus started moving, the kids ran alongside us and wouldn’t let go of our hands, which did nothing to help our tears.
During devos tonight, Amanda led us in a discussion about what kind of impact this trip, the kids, and God made on each of us, and a constant topic throughout it was about trusting God in each and every circumstance, both here in Malawi and in the future. We were encouraged not to leave what we experienced and the feelings that came with each moment in Malawi and to share them with family and friends at home to make those moments last. Both Amanda and our leaders reminded us that this is not the end because we can still hold on to each experience by passing them on to others. We’re excited to see everyone again and tell you all about the crazy moments we’ve had here, but we’ll also be missing the kids here, and each story we tell will make us miss them even more. We’ll miss their contagious laughs and screams of joy and little drawings for each of us, and we’ll also miss our own moments of bonding within the team. Every single person on this trip has been blessed in so many different ways, and there is no one who will come back from this trip the same.
Pray for safe travels and good health on our flights back home. Especially for Del. We’ll see you all in a bit,
- Nicole and Delanie
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