- We were warmly welcomed by the women of the Kawale program where we will be spending this week.
- A Malawian widow who's passion it is to train other widows in skills such as weaving, sewing, and soap making was in the process of teaching 5 Kawale widows the soap making process. This was their first batch and the widows were excited about the opportunity to develop their own business. Later this week, Naomi and the Malawian trainer will teach budgeting/entrepeneurial skills to these widows who will be monitored and given ongoing training to ensure repayment of loan ( within 6 months) for this business endeavour.
- Today we had the honor of entering a few homes in the inner city Kawale slums. There we took a few moments to talk with the sick and their care givers as well as pray for them, give them a bag of sugar, salt, and fortified porridge and sing for them. As we moved from home to home, the children were excited to join us, play, or have their picture taken.
- These Home Based Care weekly visits take place with pastor Kelvin, the chiefs and elders, on a weekly basis. The strength and fortitude they demonstrate in the care of the sick and dying made us feel we were on holy ground.
- Moments of joy and laughter amongst these difficult scenarios is the beautiful children who respond to our smiles, grasp our hands and radiate joy.
We are processing the sights, sounds and smells that we encountered today.
Thanks for posting some more thoughts. Praying that God will continue to equip you with energy and health to dance, visit, hold children, serve and hug those that God brings into your day. Wishing we could breath in a bit of the Malawi air and hear some of the singing and praising- hopefully you'll bring some video back for those of us with you on this journey but still at home!
ReplyDeleteRamona
Keep shakin'it, Judith! ;-)