Posts tagged VBS
Day 13 & 14 (Thursday and Friday)

It's hard to believe we have come to the last days at the Nyamithuthu Center which also means the last days of the Vacation Bible school. This week, we have had an increasing number of children attending every day. We find it very special that the older, mature boys really enjoy and focus on coloring the parable pictures. Our good-byes to the staff and children were brief, as there were many interviews and meetings at the center for cooking mothers, guards, and with the children being chosen for high school. Although it is exhausting to work in the heat with so many children that have an abundance of energy, we are all sad to be leaving behind the teachers and children we have built connections with!

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Day 8 - Saturday

Wow! How this week has flown by....

After a very busy first week we were happy to catch up on some much needed rest. The days start early here and there is much commotion at 5:30 so that in itself is a challenge. It was a surprise to see Mr.Peter here early to wash the cruiser but it made the ride to Blantyre all the more scenic.(The roads to Mulinga sure cake the dust on the windows, Canadian gravel roads are barely comparable.)

The Shoprite/supermarket was quite something to encounter, people sure seem to dress up to do grocery shopping.

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Day 6 & 7 (Thursday & Friday)

Every day we try to learn more and more Chichewa words, so our Thursday morning ride to the center was spent memorizing a Chichewa song to sing with the children. Our driver Mr. Peter said it made us "real Malawians". The children loved it. (Some of them already knew it, and the others seem to catch on quickly.)

Thursday's parable was about the prayers of the publican and pharisee. The children seemed to understand the concept and, as always, loved doing the coloring page that went along with it. The older ones enjoyed the word search on the back as an extra challenge.

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Day 4 & 5 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Well the ladies have been EXTRA, extra busy in Malawi… with close to 600 children showing up each day for Bible classes and activities they have been busy trying to keep things running smoothly and in an organized fashion. So because of that I am going to add some extra words for them to the pictures they have sent over. We hope they will continue to write a blog approximately every other day but also find it important that the ladies prioritize their well-being as well.

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Day 1 - Saturday

Our driver James picked us up in the morning and brought us to the bank to exchange money and then to the store to buy groceries for the week. The Malawian currency is quite colorful. And, as the value of the Malawian Kwacha is much less than US or Canadian dollars, you get a very large stack when you exchange money. Due to the value difference, we also had to wrap our heads around spending hundreds on a bag of rice.

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