Hello World! June 25th we were scheduled to do work around the grounds here at Njewa Mission Center (A.k.a COTN headquarters) We cleaned the kitchen from top to bottom, watered tiny flowers, helped cultivate the grounds to plant grass, and worked in the garden that we eat out of daily. In the afternoon we headed to Mgwayi to be with our host families who we will spend the next six weeks with. We did chores, played with the children, danced with the women, and shared a bit of our lives together. Today we headed for the school where we will be teaching daily. It was run by a Canadian group but recently closed due to funding. There is another school but it is too far for the younger kids to walk so without this school they just do not go. We are so excited about this opportunity. The desks would remind you of Little House on the Prarie and the rooms could hold around 50 kids or so. This afternoon we went back into Mgwayi for some games and fun for our Friday afternoon. We must have had 200 kids out there and there were only 15 of us! It was a bit overwhelming and a complete blast all at the same time. After all the games were done, we divided the kids up into age groups and the nationals did a bible study with them. Then on our way out around 5pm, we have about a half a mile walk. We sang and danced the entire way and the kids loved it! It was a great ending to our week.
We will post tomorrow once we hear from our Chiwengo group. They had a rough start after being at Njewa with the entire group but they are faithful and learning the ropes.
Thank you for your prayers and for following our journey!