A travel day as we got up early and loaded the van to go to the Durban airport and fly to Johannesburg. We then drove to Disthego (House of Laughter)School, in the informal settlement of Mooiplaas outside of Pretoria. Ditshego School administrator Isabel Net told us the history of the local area and the settlement. […]
At breakfast, we met up with our partner team from Russia - Edward, Tatiana, Alexander, Andrei and Irine. Our day started with a visit to the John Wesley School that educates children aged 2 to 12 (Daycare through 6th grade). The John Wesley School has more than 550 children and has a goal to educate […]
Our journey stumbled out of the gate; rather, at the gate at Kansas City International Airport. Upon arrival at the airport, our team of Barbara (team leader), Bob and Jan discovered that the flight had an announced delay of four hours due to mechanical problems. We had arrived at noon for the 2:15 scheduled flight. […]
Day 6 & 7 Zambia Trip On the last two days of the trip we left the UMC of Malawi and crossed the boarder into Zambia. The climate was much warmer, so after the long drive we relaxed and enjoyed fellowship with Chifundo, Hugo and team. Conversation went from afternoon into dinner and from dinner […]
The day started with observing 75 children ages 3-5 singing "we are happy today how are you" in nursery school here at UMC Madisi. They sat quietly and listened to their teacher who after each child got an answer correctly would ask, "Should we clap for her/him?" which was followed by clapping and singing. We […]
This morning we awoke to the sound of a rooster crowing, an unusual (for us) yet very effective alarm clock. Not long after we got up, we headed out to visit several ZOE children and celebrate their successes. The children name their communities based upon how they feel about the ZOE program. Today we met […]
We attended worship which was one of the most impactful services ever attended by anyone on the team. Music and dancing was the prominent theme and everyone truly felt the presence of God. True joy was so contagious that everyone felt like they were a part of something huge. Lunch was shared with the congregation […]
We quickly realized upon arrival at the airport why Malawi is considered "the warm heart of Africa": We were greeted by name and warm embraces. Soon afterwards we were taken to Madisi where we unpacked our luggage and drove to the farm. It was an amazing experience! Joseph, who manages the farm, shared the many […]
Historically speaking many of the children in the community, who could afford to, would travel many hours to larger neighboring towns to go to school, primarily for a higher quality of education. Many of these families are prepared to send their children to a quality school in their own community for the first time in […]
Reflexiones de Santiago: Blog Eight: Friday, we made a quick drive back to Tegucigalpa. This large city was founded September 29, 1578, and it has a sister city called Comayaguela. It is now time for some rest and relaxation and sightseeing. Up the mountain our fourteen passenger van climbed…. up and up. At the tip […]
We made it to Washington Dulles this morning with no delays or obstacles. Always a great start to a long oversees flight. Team is in great spirits and looking forward to arriving in Malawi and spending time getting to know the culture, it's people and country. Prayers for safe travel are always welcome. See you […]
We had a great day today had many laughs, shared much during our devotion and ended our day with praise and music. GOD sure is good to us all of the time. Be sure to join our rezglobalimpact Facebook group page, and read all about John. He has enjoyed his journey so far with us […]
