just arrived in blantyre a little over a few hours ago. we had lunch and then came back to town. we are killing time until our host gets off work. iris's cousin had friends in lilongwe who had family here so we are staying and hopefully eating for free. tomorrow morning we are going to head to see Kim Doyle, you may know her from her, Sean (her husband) and their son Ethan being at Fellowship in early spring. they are going to host us so that we can break up the 30 hr bus ride from Malawi to Pretoria South Africa.
our time in Malawi has been interesting to say the least, but God is faithful and guiding. I am still learning! haha we were able to go to a Crisis Nursery yesterday. This place takes in infants whose mothers have died and their families do not have the money to buy formula. they keep them until they are old enough to eat porridge, somewhere around the age of 2. at this time, if someone in their family wants them back they are returned to their families or villages. if not they are put into an orphanage or foster care system. one boy came weighing less than 2 lbs. he has now made it up to 2lbs, but if i remember right he has HIV and his family does not want him back. please pray for him!
the experience was amazing for me. i absolutely loved playing with the babies. but this would not have happened had God not led us to stay at African Bible College and to a team led by a man name Mike from Witchataw Tx. thank you to God and Mike.
we also visited an orphanage ran by COTN. this was another great experience. and then we finally had a malawian meal in a malawian home :) it was wonderful! i ate waaaaaay too much
thank you for your prayers and continued support. cannot wait to return home and see you all. love you
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