Day 9 & 10 (Sunday & Monday)

Sunday
We traveled to Namitambo for church with Bep today. The choir was amazing, and the sermon was on Genesis 1 and 2. The minister urged the members to take care of this land God has given us. For the locals, the minister made it practical to planning trees when they cut them down for fuel for fires. We enjoyed a restful afternoon on the Lord's day.

Monday
We started the day with week opening at the Timotheos office in Blantyre. This was followed by an approx. 3 hr drive to Nyamithuthu which is farther south of Blantyre and we enjoyed the spectacular  views as we drove down the mountains. It is significantly warmer here than it was in Blantyre (approx. 35 degrees, feels close to 40 degrees in the sun). The staff at the Nyamithuthu Child Care Centre heartily welcomed us and gave us a quick tour of the centre. We ran the program for the older children, and it was very successful  as we had a smaller   group. Both children and teachers enjoyed the skipping ropes and dodgeballs that we pulled out. After the program, Mr. Pieter  took us to the Lower Shire River, and we enjoyed a delicious  meal of fried chicken and well- seasoned French fries at the lodge. We look forward to seeing many more children tomorrow!