Send Those Letters Soon & News!
Posted by PWilliams on Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Under: Trip
Just a reminder to all you who are following along here that Friday July 23 should be the last day you mail a letter to Lauriana in Malawi because it takes at least 2 weeks to get there and they're leaving to come back to Orlando August 7 (I think), so after this Friday, write to the Orlando address that is on the home page of this site. She really likes the letters, so let's swamp her with them to encourage her and let her know we are thinking of her!
A new Malawi Foot Washing team report is here. Here's an excerpt.
"We’ve made it! Thank you, Jesus! We are at our first village of Benga. We had a 2 hour bumpy, dusty, truck ride from the TMI base in Chipoka. It was an experience of a lifetime. We were greeted by tons of children. They are so cute, of course. Our daughter, Jazzy, is 5 and was a little overwhelmed at first. The missionary said they probably never saw a white child before. They just touched her and her hair but within 5 minutes they were all friends. The team was in love at first sight with the children. On Sunday, Jimmy took the team on a 1 and 1/2 hour walk to church where he preached his first sermon.
Our tent village is going well, except for the ants that arrived in the middle of the night. Pray they look for new places to explore! As far as our squattie potties we are all adjusting fine. Jimmy had some of the team cut off the bottom of buckets so we can sit down if it’s our desire!
Today, we started our projects in the morning. The team started building a swing set, it will have swings, slides and monkey bars. We can’t wait to watch their faces the first time they get to use it! Pray we can get it finished in a week! This afternoon we started washing the feet of the orphans. The care and compassion our team has for these young ones is incredible! There was a young girl with cerebral palsy that we were able to find a pair of shoes to fit, after about 10 pairs and much prayer! It is precious to watch the faces of these children as they receive the shoes!"
A new Malawi Foot Washing team report is here. Here's an excerpt.
"We’ve made it! Thank you, Jesus! We are at our first village of Benga. We had a 2 hour bumpy, dusty, truck ride from the TMI base in Chipoka. It was an experience of a lifetime. We were greeted by tons of children. They are so cute, of course. Our daughter, Jazzy, is 5 and was a little overwhelmed at first. The missionary said they probably never saw a white child before. They just touched her and her hair but within 5 minutes they were all friends. The team was in love at first sight with the children. On Sunday, Jimmy took the team on a 1 and 1/2 hour walk to church where he preached his first sermon.
Our tent village is going well, except for the ants that arrived in the middle of the night. Pray they look for new places to explore! As far as our squattie potties we are all adjusting fine. Jimmy had some of the team cut off the bottom of buckets so we can sit down if it’s our desire!
Today, we started our projects in the morning. The team started building a swing set, it will have swings, slides and monkey bars. We can’t wait to watch their faces the first time they get to use it! Pray we can get it finished in a week! This afternoon we started washing the feet of the orphans. The care and compassion our team has for these young ones is incredible! There was a young girl with cerebral palsy that we were able to find a pair of shoes to fit, after about 10 pairs and much prayer! It is precious to watch the faces of these children as they receive the shoes!"
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