Blog #1! 3 Months in Malawi, and a little to share!

Hello to all of our friends, family and fellow sponsors of children at Miqlat Hope Centers! We are much overdue in an update to you all … but finally, the blog we’ve been planning to do has come to fruition. 

We have been here 3 months now, and can joyfully say we love Malawi and thank God every day for this opportunity. We are finally feeling settled, peaceful and focused to accomplish what we feel called to do here.

February 8, 2012: After a 30+ hour flight, we are so happy to set foot
on new ground at Chileka Airport in Blantyre, Malawi 

Should you find a little time to read this, we hope you can put your feet up with a cup of coffee, and enjoy a little of this adventure right along side us.

A lot to be learned in 3 months!

We spent the better part of our first 2-3 months here learning to live a-la-Malawi. We have:

• purchased a car and now comfortably drive on the left-side down busy city streets and back roads in small villages;
• learned to be resourceful with other drivers when there's no fuel but driving needs to be done;
• learned to shop Malawian-style from the street vendors and eat GIANT avocados for breakfast, lunch and dinner because they only cost 10 cents each!
• made great friends through a home-school group composed of lively and colorful international families;
• found a joy-filled church; and have been blessed by a bouquet of new friends.

My friends in Fallbrook, the Avocado Capital of the World, 
will be jealous! Cooking creatively and tastily in Malawi is easy 
with 10-cent avocados. And they are HUGE and tasty!