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    • TimeForAfrica
      1
      Day 85

      Nkhotakota Pottery Lodge

      October 1, 2019 in Malawi ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Zwei erholsame Tage hatten wir hier in der Pottery Lodge. Sehr angenehme Atmosphäre mit sehr engagiertem Personal und leckerer Küche. Die Pizza war der absolute Hammer.

      Wir bekommen die Pottery erklärt, die Herstellung der Ziegel für die Häuser und die Jungs aus der Werkstatt hätten liebend gerne den Ölwechsel am Ranger gemacht. Leider finden sie keinen passenden Ölfilter. Zumindest bekommt der Ranger mal wieder eine Wäsche. Unsere Wäsche inkl. Schlafsäcke auch 😀.

      Am morgen sahen wir die riesigen Schwärme von Lake Flies über der See. Es sieht aus, als wenn ein Schiff eine riesige Rauschwolke hinter sich herzieht. Nur findet man das dazugehörige Schiff nicht. Wenn der Wind in Richtung Land weht, fangen die Malawier die Fliegen, die eigentlich harmlose Büschelmücken sind, mit Moskitonetzten ein und machen "Hamburger" daraus. Sie enthalten 7x mehr Eiweiß als Fleisch. Das Spektakel findet nur bei Neumond statt.      Read more

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    • TravelerMALAWI May 2023
      Day 5

      Day 3 in Malawi

      May 13, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ 🌙 61 °F

      After breakfast and coffee, we went to the local weekly farmers/craft market, much like ones in the States. Roberta knew many friends there, and believe it or not, I knew a couple of them from my previous visits! I saw some great crafts and will be bringing home some souvenirs. They seem to be better quality and creativity than I remembered. There was a lovely outdoor cafe, so we had another cup of coffee, and we enjoyed the market activity and beautiful weather(sunny and 80 every day) before heading back to Roberta's house. I sorted through some sewing supplies that Roberta had stored, so we knew what else we might need. We will be delivering the sewing machines on Monday, setting them up and beginning to teach women how to use them.
      We went to a dinner party in the evening with a group of Roberta's closest friends here. They are all expats, and the hostess is leaving Africa in two weeks after being here for over 60 years. So she was hosting an intimate farewell party and they were all so nice, and so funny! Included me like I was one of them. There will apparently be a much bigger party next weekend.
      I am feeling really good, expected more jet lag. But getting two solid nights of sleep did wonders, and I am not feeling any effects of travel.      Read more

    • TravelerMALAWI May 2023
      Day 3

      Day 1

      May 11, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F

      After 30+ hours of travel, I arrived in Malawi on Thursday afternoon. I flew from Greensboro to Newark, NJ, and spent the night in the freezing terminal before a very early flight to Dulles/Washington DC. Had a couple of hours, then boarded the plane that would be a 13 hr flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is so long, crowded, and hard to sleep. I watched a movie, read an entire book, dozed off and on, got up to walk the aisle and keep the circulation going in my legs, and finally arrived in Ethiopia. Two more hours in the airport before boarding my last flight, 3 hours, to Lilongwe, capitol of Malawi.
      Malawi is a small, landlocked country in southeast Africa, with a population of about 20 million people. It is one of the ten poorest countries in the world. I made two trips to Malawi in 2009 and 2010, on church missions trips and have longed to return. Finally I am here again!
      My friend Roberta picked me up at the airport and we drove to her home. After all that travel and lack of sleep, I was not feeling too great but was determined to stay awake until 7 pm as a way to get used to the new time zone. ( Malawi is 6 hours ahead of the US east coast.)
      We sat and caught up on her lovely front porch, and I made it to 7:30. I fell asleep as soon as I laid down and slept for 12 hrs straight!      Read more

    • Silke WMalawi
      2
      Day 8

      Lazy day at Kasitu

      February 17, 2023 in Malawi

      Vorgestern Nacht hatten wir hier ein heftiges Unwetter mit extrem starken Regen.
      Hier auf Kasitu hat es etwas durch die Grasdächer in die Chalets geregnet. Ausserdem sind im Umfeld etliche Masten umgestürzt, so dass wir hier gestern den ganzen Tag keinen Strom hatten.
      In der Nacht kam der Strom zurück (wir hatten nicht so schnell damit gerechnet), und heute haben wir 🌞.      Read more

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    • Silke WMalawi
      Day 5

      Malawi - Lilongwe

      February 14, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ 🌩️ 27 °C

      Malawi! An der brandneuen One Stop Border Zambia- Malawi- Mchinji, effective, fast (lt. Beschreibung anderer Grenze) hat es 3 Stunden gedauert.
      Nach knapp 150 km sind wir in Lilongwe angekommen. Obwohl heftiger Regen gemeldet wurde, hatten wir bis jetzt Glück.
      Übernachtet wird im Mabuya Camp (ehemals Kiboko).
      Morgen geht es weiter an den See, nach Nkhotakota zu Kasitu Beach Chalets. Wir sind alle gespannt wie es dort aussieht.      Read more

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    • TravelerMALAWI May 2023
      Day 12

      Day 10 in Malawi

      May 20, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ 🌙 64 °F

      I am halfway through my time here! It is going too quickly. This morning we drove back to Area 2 shopping district to get the belts for the sewing machines, thread and zippers for the cushions and a few more supplies for tomorrow's project. We were back by noon, and I spent a few hours getting the final preparations for tomorrow. I have no idea how this will go, but it is what was requested of me. We will see. Then we went to a big party for Roberta's friend Val, who I mentioned on Day 3. The theme was "Out of Africa," and it was a potluck picnic out in a field. There were lights, firepit containers, and so much food. Val was making the rounds and speaking with all her friends, 40-50 or so. And that was about half of who was invited. She has many friends who all care about her a great deal. She came to Africa over 60 years ago to work in telecommunications. It was such a nice time. We watched the sunset, looked at the stars, ate so much good food and then had to drive home in the dark. It is so much worse than during the day. There are no streetlights, there are still people on bicycles, walking, on motorbikes all the while still having to dodge the many, many big potholes in the road- and traffic was still heavy at 7pm on Saturday night. It is nerve-wracking and exhausting for Roberta and for her passenger!
      We made it home and were in bed early so we can go to her regular church service at 7:30am🫨🫨😴🥱      Read more

    • TravelerMALAWI May 2023
      Day 20

      Day 18 in Malawi

      May 28, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ 🌙 61 °F

      Not much to report today. We went to church for 7:30 am (!) service with another good message from Zechariah. Had breakfast back at Roberta's after church. Then I started sewing because I had cushions to finish. Got them done and they look pretty nice, I think. A friend of Roberta's came by to visit for awhile, and after supper we started watching a movie on Netflix, but we're too tired to finish it since we got up so early, so will have to finish it tomorrow night. That's it for today.Read more

    • TravelerMALAWI May 2023
      Day 8

      Day 6 in Malawi

      May 16, 2023 in Malawi

      We left Roberta's house at 6:40 am to get to the YWAM base for team devotions at 7:30. 🥱🥱🥱 We had a good discussion about loving and praying for your enemies. Then there was a short team meeting to welcome several new members to the YWAM team, all refugees, most from DRC(Dem. Republic of Congo). We gave one of the Bibles I brought to a team member and he was thrilled!
      A short excursion to the Tuesday market just outside the camp, a huge open-air market where you can get most anything. I looked at more chitenje fabric, and only bought one piece, less than $2 for a 2 meter piece! Stopped on the way back to YWAM base to pick up fresh chapatis(like flour tortillas) for a friend of Roberta's, then back for lunch and a video phone call to some friends in the US. Then out to visit disabled who are housebound to encourage them, provide some company and pray with them. We went to three homes, two housed family groups who have been approved to leave the camp. One group of 12 was going to Canada, the other going to US was about 6 or 7. Sadly, the UN. officials who process the paperwork for the second family to leave were asking them to pay an exorbitant fee(over $3000)- which is illegal and despicable. They were asking if we could help them. Roberta made it clear that it was wrong for them to ask, and will discuss the problem with the team leader at YWAM. It was later than Roberta's usual leaving time of 4pm, so we got stuck in rush hour, which is complicated by the fact that there are no traffic signals here, everyone just goes when they see a sliver of an opening. It took an hour and a half to get home and we are tired. Driving here is a scary adventure, between bad potholes like you've never seen, bicyclists, motorbikes, and cars passing each other-playing chicken- constantly. You need nerves of steel on the roads here and Roberta's got them.      Read more

    • TravelerMALAWI May 2023
      Day 14

      Day 12 part 2- There Is Hope Malawi

      May 22, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ 🌙 68 °F

      On a previous trip to Malawi, I briefly met Innocent Magambe, who was starting a ministry in Dzalek Refugee camp, where he had lived for several years. He had been a refugee from Burundi and the Congo for most of his life from a small child. Innocent had a vision for a vocational training center, where both refugees and Malawians in the nearby communities could get training in a skill that they could use to earn a living and regain dignity and hope. Sixteen years later, they have a beautiful campus and training in seven skilled occupations, as well as a Bible school and a dining hall, that also gets rented out for events. There is a hostel that houses 64 girls, so they can live safely on campus for the 6 month training.
      The trainings include sewing/tailoring, woodworking/carpentry, welding, bricklayer, plumbing, welding, and electrician, with a focus on solar power. They also have academic classes in courses like how to run a business, communication, interpersonal skills, and English. The trainings include apprenticeships and actual work in the refugee camp with skilled workmen. Tailoring is the most popular class. They had more than 25 machines going in there. The plumbing class was outside working on plumbing in flush toilets for a restroom on campus. About 50% of the plumbing class is girls, and the plumbing instructor was also female💪! The tailoring class is also about half girls and half boys. Welding had one girl and 17 guys. There was also an artisan craft shop that makes some really cute, quality items. Check out kibebe.com.
      The other big program at There Is Hope is a secondary(high school) and university scholarship program. We didn't get much info on that. It was a very impressive campus, and it is amazing to see one man's vision come to pass with great success. Further info and brief video can be found at thereishopemalawi.org      Read more

    • TravelerMALAWI May 2023
      Day 14

      Day 12 in Malawi

      May 22, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ 🌙 70 °F

      After doing a few errands, we headed to Dzaleka. Just before we got there, we stopped to tour a ministry called There Is Hope. I will make a separate post about it as i took lots of pictures. We delivered the belts for the sewing machines, then headed to the YWAM base. On the roads at various spots, there are policemen, seemingly randomly stopping cars and pulling them over. Today, Roberta was stopped, and they asked where she was going and where she was coming from. When she said Dzaleka, they said, " Oh, that is very good of you. You are driving very good. We are proud of you" and waved us on.
      I was able to give out another Bible to Fiona, a young woman on the YWAM staff. She was so excited as she showed me her paperback Bible that was galling apart. This afternoon was Womens Bible study, and I was asked to lead the study. We were supposed to start at 2 pm, but didn't arrive until almost 2:30. Its called Malawi time, Africa time, Guatemala time....it basically means they show up whenever. By 3pm, we had 8 ladies, including us. We drove from the base deep into the camp. Again I cannot say enough how narrow, rutted, slanting, and crowded the roads in the camp are. Not really designed for auto traffic. Back to Bible study. I chose to talk about John 4, the woman at the well. There were many things to draw out of the passage that these women could relate to, and there was good discussion. Then we headed home. I took out another zipper from the old cushions and marked and cut fabric for cushion number 2.      Read more

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