Hello! This is Rachel Keung, greetings to my family and friends!
I will be blogging for Wednesday and Thursday (7/10-7/11). Starting on Wednesday, the team left for the city of Zomba which is approximately 4 hours south of Lilongwe. The scenary was spectacular. It gradually changed from flat plains to rocky mountains. We eventaully made it to the University of Malawi-Chancellor College, the largest university in Malawi with one of the strongest SCOM chapters in the entire country.
We enjoyed singing praise songs, praying, and studying the Bible with our brother and sisters. The students volunteered to house us in their dormitories for that night! It was a joy to be able to spend an extended period of time talking and learning from the students. It turns out that the Christian stundents of Malawi experience some of the same joys and struggles of college life as we do at the university of Illinois--like cramming for exams and squeezing in odd minutes between classes to pray.
The next day I am labeling the day of walking. We walked a lot. Which is actually not a bad thing considering all the good food we are eating here. On most days we eat a Malawian dish called Nsima. It is a thick corn flour porridge-like dish that fills the stomach really quickly. It tastes somewhat bland but when added to fish (Chambo is the most popular), beef or chicken stew, or potato fries, it is delicious! So on Thursday we walked to the local botanical garden. The walking was worth it because the garden was beautiful. There were baboons running and swinging around all over the place. Afterwards, we walked back to the university to hang out with the students we had met the previous day. They showed us around the campus and we again enjoyed talking and sharing our lives with one another.
God bless you and thank you for your prayers.
2 comments:
Thanks for the update. SO glad to hear that Gracie is better!
I was thinking this week that you all have been there long enough for the novelty to wear off. Now it is going to look a lot more like character building. :)
Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary. Gal 6:9
Don't grow weary. In due time you shall reap!
For it is Thou who dost bless the righteous man , O Lord.
Thou dost surround him with favor as with a shield. Psalm 5:12
Keep looking to the Author of our faith!
You all are in my prayers!
God bless each of you!
Sue
Drew,
It is awesome to hear of your trip! I will be praying for God's continued guidance. May you see the handiwork of God in all that you do! I am sure that it humbles all of you to know that God hand-picked each of you for this trip and that you are on divine appointment.
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all!
Love,
Aunt Brenda
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