The team leaves in less than 24 hours. The bags and crates of materials will be packed up today and loaded for our early morning departure at 7:00am. Here is our list of activities while in Malawi:
We will spend a few days at two rural feeding centers: Matapila and Khwamba (hundreds of children gather here daily for their meal of porridge and beans). While at the feeding centers, we will:
- Expand the drip irrigation system we piloted last summer - enlarging the plot 3x
- Install solar panels - this is the 2011 pilot and we hope to have enough power to charge solar lanterns, lighting in the center and some local cell phones
- Run soccer clinics
- Teach dental care and distribute hundreds of toothbrushes/toothpaste
- Run VBS program focusing on how God loves the world, regardless of what country you live in
- Repair thatched roofs for some of the widows
When not at the FC's, we will be spending time at the crisis nursery caring for the babies, attending a local church service and meeting with local folks to understand the culture and community.
This will probably be the last blog until we arrive, so please keep the team in your prayers as we travel. God bless...
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