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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 11

      Day 9 in Malawi

      May 19, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ 🌙 63 °F

      This morning we stopped for groceries, then drove across town and picked up Angela, a friend Roberta met when she was teaching a women's Bible study in the prison. Angela had committed a white collar crime and spent 3 years incarcerated. Now she cooks for large groups of needy people. Every 2-3months, Angela and Roberta visit Esther, a 31 yr. Old woman and her mother in a village called Mkukula. Esther has been bedbound since birth, her legs are severely deformed and contracted. I believe she has cerebral palsy. Her speech is only intelligible to her mother. Esther is dependent for all her care, and mom is her caregiver. Esther was very excited to see her friends, they have been coming for about 2 yrs, bringing grocery staples and company . We found mom today was quite ill, could barely walk, pain all over and severe pounding headaches. She has a skin condition called vitiligo, where her dark skin is turning light all over her body and she said it was very painful. So Roberta offered to take her and her son to a nearby private hospital where Roberta knows 2 girls who work there as doctors. The son found a Caregiver for Esther and then we all went to Blessing hospital, about a 20 min drive. We were there for maybe an hour and a half while mom was examined and lab work was done. She was found to be hypertensive, but lab work was all normal. All they gave her for pain was aspirin and also blood pressure medication. And referred her to Kamuzu Central Hospital Skin clinic, as they had no idea what was going on with her skin. That is the country's main hospital, located 45 min away in Lilongwe. Roberta paid the hospital bill, and gave mom money for transport to and from the hospital. Then it was back to the village to take them home. The ride to their house was another adventure in how narrow a space can Roberta drive through? And some off roading. Then we drove back to Lilongwe to take Angela home and got home around 3:30. We never got lunch, so were hungry and ate leftovers.
      Did some sewing and got the first cushion cover done. Pretty sure I won't get ten done. Also worked more on Sunday's sewing project.      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

    • 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

    • 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 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

    • 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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    • Silke WMalawi
      Day 14

      Lilongwe- Woodlands

      February 23, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

      Nachdem wir unzählige Geschäfte in Lilongwe besucht haben und feststellen mussten, dass vieles hier fast doppelt so teuer wie in Namibia ist, sind wir für die letzte Nacht in Lilongwe auf die Campsite der Woodlands Lodge gefahren.
      Hier gibt es ein fantastisches Dinner, die Speisekarte hat mindestens 15 Seiten, so dass die Auswahl schwer fällt. Frühmorgens werden wir von Meerkatzen geweckt, die neugierig durch die Windschutzscheibe schauen.      Read more

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    • TravelerMalawi
      Day 4

      Papierkram und ein Polizist

      May 17, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

      Heute muss ich Papierkram erledigen. Versicherung, das Motorrad ummelden und so weiter. Edward hilft mir dabei, ohne ihn hätte ich das nicht geschafft. Es ist nämlich ein bisschen kompliziert.
      Ich fahre das Motorrad und er sitzt hinten drauf. Wie man das eben so macht als Anfänger im diesem Stadtverkehr. Auf dem Gelände mit Polizei, Fahrzeugkontrolle (tüv artig) Führerscheinausgabe usw. werden wir gleich auf den ersten Metern abgefangen. Ein Polizist bemängelt, dass mein Beifahrer keinen Helm trägt (wie mindestens 1/3 aller Motorradfahrer). Also wird das Motorrad beschlagnahmt und mein Führerschein eingezogen. Perfekter Start. Wir reden auf den Polizisten ein, aber nichts. Also machen wir erst mal alles andere und hoffen das Problem später zu lösen. Nach 4 Stunden und unzähligem Anstehen an verschiedenen Schaltern haben wir es geschafft. Das Motorrad ist auf mich zugelassen und irgendeine Versicherung habe ich wohl auch, ebenso wie eine Simkarte. Dann reden wir weiter auf den Polizisten ein, wobei alle anderen Polizisten entspannt und freundlich darauf hinweisen, dass ich das nicht nochmal machen soll, aber jetzt alles in Ordnung ist. Nach weiteren Beschwichtigungen und der Beschaffung eines zweiten Helmes, den ich für diesen Zweck für eine halbe Stunde ausleihe, bekomme ich endlich meinen Führerschein und das Motorrad zurück.
      Jetzt noch einmal in die Werkstatt und dann sollte alles passen. Die „Werkstatt“ ist unter einem Baum und ich vertraue einfach darauf, dass Edward schon weiß, was er tut. Weitere 50€ später sind zwei kleine Probleme behoben und das Motorrad ist bereit für die nächsten Wochen.
      Das Fahren macht einfach Spaß und ich bin schon viel sicherer geworden. Abends gehe ich essen und genieße den letzten Abend bevor die Reise richtig losgeht.      Read more

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    • TravelerMalawi
      Day 3

      Und plöztlich hat man ein Motorad

      May 16, 2023 in Malawi ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Gestern bin ich kurz nach 8 Uhr beim Filmeschauen eingeschlafen - ich war einfach platt. Nach über 10 Stunden erholsamen Schlafes stehe ich um 8.30 Uhr auf und merke schnell, dass hier der Tagesrhythmus nach vorne verschoben ist, denn 9.15 Uhr ist nicht mehr wirklich die Zeit, zu der man „Good morning“ sagt. Beim Kaffee höre ich wie ein Reisender aus England sein Motorrad verkaufen will und am Nachmittag gehört es dann mir. Eigentlich hatte ich gar nicht vor ein Motorrad zu kaufen, auch weil ich bei einer kurzen Internetrecherche das Gefühl hatte, dass das sehr schwierig und zeitaufwendig ist. Aber in Malawi ist vieles möglich, man muss nur offen und flexibel sein. Die Entscheidung fiel nach einer halbstündigen Probefahrt, teilweise durch dichten Stadtverkehr, und kurzem Überlegen. Das einzige Problem ist, dass ich es auch wieder verkaufen muss und das geht nicht immer so schnell. Dass ich eigentlich gar kein Motorrad fahre (und auch nicht richtig fahren kann) und keinen Führerschein habe, spielt keine Rolle - Malawi eben. Die Vorstellung, nicht nach stundenlangem Warten in völlig überfüllten Minibussen zu reisen, ist schon toll. Aber mit dem Motorrad völlig flexibel zu sein und auch viele kleine Straßen fahren zu können, ist noch besser.
      Ansonsten mache ich nicht viel, gehe mal essen und lese ein bisschen im Reiseführer. Jetzt wird es natürlich spannend, weil ich nicht mehr an öffentliche Verkehrsmittel gebunden bin. Das gibt mir mehr Möglichkeiten, an die ich vor 10 Stunden noch gar nicht gedacht habe.      Read more

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