This is the team in front of the Synod of Livingstonia Headquarters
We hiked up the other night to a big rocky hill to watch the sunset in Ekwendeni.
This is equivalent to about $1,000 US. Michael and Clay felt like they robbed the bank.
Here are some pictures of Livingstonia and the plateau upon which it is situated:
The rainbow picture and the others listed above are just from our backyard…no big deal!
This is one of 4 times that our house flooded…
This is Dr. Kim’s Biology class. He is a professor who is up here from Claremore, Oklahoma for 2 months with his daughter Emily. We had good times with them.
Obama is everywhere in Malawi! Here you can see Obama brand jeans…formerly called “Bin Laden” jeans before Obama was elected president. Up top you can see the delicious “Obama Orange” gum.
Monkeys everywhere! We tried to feed them bananas and were thoroughly disappointed by their apathy.
Lizzy and Rebecca worked in the hospital while Austyn, Denise, and Clay worked on creating a database for the University. Both teams were quite successful!
This is Simon (left) and Richard (right). They were our wonderful housekeeping and cooking staff (respectively).
Greetings to all friends and family back home! I, Clay, am updating
the team blog and this will be the first actual post that is not
directly from Michael since we left Malawi. The culprit for our lack
of updates is in no way a deficiency in zeal, but a deficiency in
proper internet connection. Since our arrival back in Ekwendeni
village, we have found two wifi hot spots which offer the slightest
hope in providing you just a taste of our amazing experience here in
Malawi.
Our second week of Livingstonia was great! Austyn, Denise, and I
finished creating a much needed database for the University of
Livingstonia college of education. Now the secretary can easily
register students for classes, and pull up transcripts and grades at
the click of a button! Becca and Lizzy had a successful week at the
hospital and we ended our stay on the plateau with a visit to the
water source of the village. Some students took us on a 2 hour walk
up into the mountains and had a true jungle experience complete with
monkeys, waterfalls, tall trees and mud! It was a BEAUTIFUL hike and
we will show you some of the pictures here on the blog.
After church on Sunday (which we performed Be Thou My Vision and As
the Deer with vocals and sax) we headed down to Ekwendeni. After
stopping at Lake Malawi to rest from the bumpy road down the mountain,
we got a flat tire. Our driver is used to changing flats, so it was
no big deal.
Austyn, Lizzy, and I are currently in Ekwendeni. Lizzy is working at
the hospital while Austyn and I are working at the Livingstonia Aids
Program doing computer work. Next week we will be teaching at the
Ekwendeni girls school. Becca and Denise made it safely to Embagweni,
but we have yet to hear how things are with them.
Though I am not offering too many details due to time constraints, I
want to summarize everything by letting you all know that we are
having a good time, and learning many new things each and every day.
We are stretched, but it is all to refine us into the people God wants
us to be. I know we are each being molded each and every day and God
is showing us many things every second! I can speak on behalf of the
entire group that we deeply appreciate all prayers. I hope you enjoy
the pictures I have attached to the blog! (I hope they upload for
starters)
Keep tuning in. I will try to update one last time next week before
we leave for the lake.
God Bless,
Clay
P.S. The world cup starts tomorrow and we are so close!
The "Water System" of northern Malawi
