It’s Tuesday night in Malawi and all is well. When we left Whittier, we had our plans in place, knowing we needed to hold them lightly. And it’s a good thing as so far, nothing has worked out with our plans. But we are having a wonderful time!! Our team is unified and working in one accord. Every moment we trust the Lord for what he has for us and it has been amazing! We want to share just a few of the highlights with you.
Today we hiked the Nkhoma mountain, with Amos Chibisa as our leader and guide. (A group of baboons barked at us on our way down!) Many of you will remember meeting Amos in March, when he visited WACC. He is the Y-Malawi partner that leads the Chiefs Ministry all over Malawi and the one we are raising funds for to purchase Bibles as he disciples chiefs, who then disciple their villages. In fact, we sat with a group of chiefs and heard their stories. They know the Lord has given them a responsibility to care for their people as Jesus would. And Fred Kramer is now a Chief!
One of our team members, Emilio, brought his guitar with him. Emilio took out his guitar and began playing it. Of course, people in the village gathered around to enjoy his music. While this was happening, one young man broke away from the group and returned with his “banjo”, which consisted of a gas can, a tree branch, and some sort of string. Emilio and this young man had a little jam session for a while. When it was over, Emilio asked the young man if he could trade his guitar for the banjo. The boy could not believe it! For about another half hour the boy from Nkhoma played his new guitar. It was just an amazing experience and joy.
Tomorrow we will go to thirteen villages throughout the Nkhoma region to visit our sponsored children and learn more about how community transformation happens through our sponsorships in partnership with World Vision. We love being here and being together as a team and with the people of Malawi.
Thank you and much love for now, your WACC family in Malawi
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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4 comments:
It's great that you'all are having good experiences. I miss Emilio but feel good that he is sharing his spirit with others and of course getting blessed in the process. Fred congrats of becoming Chief and bless all of you for your example. We will continue to pray for you. love, jerry
Thank Goodness for blogging!!!
We are so excited for Sara and what she is experiencing. Knowing Sara,she is falling in Love with every child and wants to bring them home with her. Thank you soooo!! much for your updates they give us a great sense of peace. We know that Sara is being blessed right out of her socks!!! Even though we don't know if she packed any socks :) We miss you and love you very much. Mom and Dad
So glad to finally hear some more news from the Team! Loved the story of the guitar...I'm sure he wishes that he could have brought many more guitars to "trade". Tell Sarah C. to say hi to Amos for her husband. Keep up the great work, we'll keep praying, & go Chief Fred!!
Rob Conlin
Verna/Mom!
Fun to see your photo and hear the stories....loved the banjo story. Hope you are having a great time. I'm sure you are working hard, but don't over do it.
I have checked in on Earline a couple of times and she is doing fine. Laura and I are going to look for a bracelet for her wedding tonight. Mallory had us all go out to an outdoor restaurant for Bastille day (wouldn't want to forget to celebrate that). Johnny is still tutoring and surfing and playing frisbee.
Love you lots, praying for you! Nancy
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