WKBT News Channel 8

Channel 8 news from LaCrosse was at our house yesterday. Carrie Vick will do a story on the 5:00 or 6:00 news tonight. It could develop into a 2 part story in which part 2 would be televised tomorrow night(Friday) at 5:00 pm or 6:00 pm.

We are home!

We are home safe and sound. We were blessed with an amazing experience in Malawi and South Africa. I hope to post more about our trip as well as photos in the next few days.

Malawi

Goodbye Malawi, Hello South Africa

WiFi was very limited and access to post challenging so I apologize for the delay in communicating with our blog followers. We had a great last week in Malawi. We visited many villages including a feeding station. We stayed in Zomba and drove through the Zomba mountains, we met and visited with many amazing people. We have arrived safely from Malawi to Johannesburg, South Africa. Our goodbyes yesterday were filled with many emotions. The sendoff at ELCM was filled with love and we all felt the presence of God as we prayed, sang songs of praise and farewell, gave gifts and parted our separate ways. I thank God for our time in Malawi. Bishop's words at our departure have been imprinted in my heart forever, "You all have given HOPE to those who felt there was no HOPE." Truly we have been blessed by so many and we look forward to sharing our life-changing experience with many. To all of our brothers and sisters in Christ that we have connected with in Malawi, we say "Zikomo," thank you!

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