Malawi III

I am at the airport with Nate waiting for an early morning flight and the start of a 30 hour adventure that will eventually land us in Johannesburg, South Africa tomorrow evening. We will meet up with the rest of the team in DC. Our group includes Chuck, Debi, Libby and Nate Wolfe, Scott and Lynn Platter, Kyle Kilroy and Bree Dunn.

This is my third trip to Malawi in the past 12 months. Each visit to the "Warm Heart of Africa" brings a greater appreciation of what God is doing through the Maseko family and the Pothawira Village. It is an honor to work with such humble and devoted servants in caring for the orphaned and abandoned children of one of the poorest countries in the world.

After arriving in South Africa on Tuesday, we will enjoy a day safari at Pilanesburg National Park before heading to Malawi on Thursday. Some of the anticipated highlights of the trip include:

• Dedicating the school/church and celebrating the efforts of Mizzou for Malawi (the group Libby, Bree and Kyle started to raise funds for the school
• Showing the Jesus film in Chichewa in two remote villages (thanks to a generator and portable projector) and conducting a VBS program for the village children
• Seeing the new duplexes and health clinic under construction
• Spending time with Masekos in Malawi and the Willoughbys in South Africa

Most of the team will return to KC on June 9. Nate and I will stay a few extra days in Malawi and then head back to South Africa to attend the USA-England opening match of the World Cup on June 12. We get back to the states on June 14.

We will try to blog as much as possible but the internet is not always cooperative in Malawi.

See you in Africa!