Malawi and Back

Enjoyed a few more days in Malawi arranging for rebuilding latrines and arranging for repair of 100 old desks and purchase of 250 new desks.  With 3 kids at each desk, they will be able to help another 1050 kids with getting a better education.  But that is only a drop in the bucket. 

 Please continue to donate to the church humanitarian fund!   

Our New Favorite Picture!   All the Grand-kids together at our Reunion.
 We wish we could have been there but so grateful they have a high priority on family reunions.
 Love these kids!

While in Malawi, we were able to get away one afternoon to Zomba and drove to the top of the mountain.  It was lush and green forested up there and we could see forever. 

 A really nice hotel on top with lovely gardens. 

Some old people we found on top of the mountain.  

Men would take their bikes to the top of the mountain, load them up with wood,
 then walk them down the very steep road to the town below where they could sell it.
 Brakes must wear out quickly.  Saw one poor guy whose bike got away from him.

More from the top of the mountain

From the top of the mountain, we could hear people singing down in this valley.

Jonathan showing us a desk sample and how it is built.

We got to travel back to Lusaka with 6 missionaries who were coming for leadership training. 
We were in good hands.

Visited Mulenje School. 
The completed teacher's house is in the background and they are just refurbishing the two room school.
  This is getting really close to being finished.  

Final painting on the inside at Mulenje school. 
Grades 1-4 will begin meeting here soon and won't have to walk 4-6 kms each way to school.  

While we were out of town, they started on the 3 classroom building at the very crowded Tiyende Pamodzi school.