Well in Madisi

Below is the video of the well dedication in Madisi. It was amazing, truly amazing! We hope to post some more photos in the next few days. Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers.

Below are just a few pictures of the visit to the maze mill on the ELCM campus. They welcomed us, showed us how maze is made and enjoyed singing and dancing with Emma and Claire. Tomorrow we head to Kathongera to dedicate the well and on Sunday will dedicate the second well at Madisi. We hope to be able to update the blog in a few days. A few highlights: *Tonight after the bible study for the new church we were invited back to a home in the village for dinner. It was dark as we were late getting to the service so we ate with 2 candles. The meal consisted of beef, goat, chicken, vegetables, potatoes, rice and sema(like a heavy dumpling and served with every meal). *The major part of Lilongwe has been without water since we have been there. They have been bringing water to our rooms for the toilets but we have been unable to shower. *The welcoming service they had for us yesterday was filled with drama, song, dance, scripture and friendship building. We managed to stay revived although we were very tired from our travels. *The people here are so appreciative and loving. They have so little and yet their hearts so big. *Emmma and Claire have been treated like royalty over here both by the people and the Bishop. Their work with raising money for the 2 wells has been a blessing to them and it is evident that they appreciate their service and dedication to their villages. Missy

We are in Malawi! Very limited access to internet. Presently I am using someone else's wireless connection. Updates may be fewer than I thought. Today we travel to Kasungu and then to Kathongera where our first of the 2 Emma and Claire Wells will be dedicated. We have been welcomed with open arms. We are in awe of the limited resources even at the retreat center. We just returned from seeing a maze mill. The people of Malawi are truly amazing. Perhaps we will have access to post more tonight once we are settled in to our next stop We are all well. Love to all, Missy

We made it!

We arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa a few hours ago. Our driver, Simon met us at the airport and has gotten us safely checked in to our hotel for a short night of rest before heading back to the airport. One more lag of 3 hours and then we will be in Lilongwe, Malawi. The flight was very long, very full and tiring. All is well and I hope to be able to send another post with some photos in a few days. Love, The Hereks and Bergs

News 8

News 8 out of LaCrosse was at our house today to interview the girls. They have decided to do a 2 part story and therefore will wait to air until a later date. I will let you know when they schedule it to be televised.