Tionana, Malawi!

Wow! It is so hard to believe that our time in Malawi has come to an end. We have had very limited access to the Internet while on our trip, so this will need to be brief. All we can say is that the trip was amazing! We spent a lot of time with the women and children in Malawi. We went to several villages that COTN supports and had some incredible experiences. Some of the things we did were:

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  We each prepared an authentic Malawian meal with some of the widows in COTN's Widow Program (this includes cooking on a wood fire outside)







• We shopped at an outdoor market for food and items for the widows (this was quite the experience and something you would see in a movie. Let's just say the quarters were TIGHT!)
  
  
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  We participated in the feeding program with the kids. Monica and I washed hands and Cindy and Pegi served the food.





• We served at the crisis nursery two different days. There were so many children there and we were double- and triple-loaded with babies!
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  We taught a class in school one afternoon for about 50 children.





• We led the kids at Chitipi in a craft day making bracelets and key chains.



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  We got to go on safari in Zambia for two days. It was absolutely incredible to get to see God's creation in such a way! And the six-hour drive to Zambia was a bit like "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride." More on that one later...

All in all, we were completely blessed by this visit to the Warm Heart of Africa. We have been blown away by the beauty and generosity of the people we met and are already planning our next trip.

We are looking forward to seeing you all again soon! Thanks so much for all the prayers.

Much love,

Pam, Cindy, Monica and Pegi.