As this trip comes to an inevitable end emotions are running high in the team. How do we say goodbye? How can we possibly say goodbye to the friends we have made here, to the children at the nursery that we made such deep connections with, to the people we met at all the MOH centres that truly opened my eyes and gave me a kick up the backside to how lucky I am. We have witness God doing amazing things. A little 3 year old boy got adopted from he nursery. He has spent almost his entire life in that nursery so it is incredible that he has finally been adopted. We thank God so much for the family that now have him. It was a very hard goodbye but we are so happy he’s got a forever home now.
One of the very young babies, only a few months old, arrived just after we starting going to the nursery and he has also been adopted which is amazing.
We will continue to pray for these children to get there forever home and we ask that you do as well
The homesick bug has hit me very hard now and I’m not sure how that makes me feel, I’m excited to see my family and friends but it’s going to be so difficult to go back into a world where I have everything I could ever need at the drop of a hat. Difficult to go back to a “normal” way of life after everything I’ve learnt and experienced here. How are we supposed to feel? Going back to everyday life. This has been so life changing and I pray and hope that what I’ve learnt here I can take home with me as apply to life at home.
Our last few weeks have been slower than usual as we had our week off during which we went on Safari which was amazing. We went in the tree that David Livingston slept in, he was from Blantyre in Scotland so made me very proud to say I was from Scotland. We got charged at by an elephant which was an experience to say the least.
We attended the ABC Junior – Senior Dinner and a party for the ABC MOH Seniors to say thank you and some gave speeches. It was a lovely day full of dancing, games and God. Some taught at Matapila High School which was slightly out of our comfort zones but something that pushed us. As we also observed some lessons we saw how happy these kids are to be at school and how grateful they are for their education. I was speaking to one of the Form 3 boys and he said he walks miles every morning to come to school and loves it, he said his education is something he will never take for granted.
Comparing that to Scotland is so different as most people can’t wait to leave school and don’t think twice about the fact that not only do they get an education but it is a free education, we are so unbelievably lucky. The majority of time we have transportation to schools as well, these kids can walk for up to an hour or more just to get to school as there is nothing to take them, especially in rural villages.
The kids we meet at the centres are so full of joy, constantly laughing, smiling and so energetic. It really is something that makes you stop and think.
I was having a conversation with a very young girl at one of the centres, and though it was hard as it was in Chichewa mainly she told me her favourite bible verse: 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” this hit me in my core. She has so so little yet she gives it all to God and has no worries, she does not always know when she will get her next meal yet she has no worries. The faith this young girl has in God is inspiring.
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