Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Day 14: KASO and youthcare ministies

Today is our last full day in Malawi. Don and Mary, Adam and Rachael and Stephanie are staying on in Malawi. The rest of us are leaving on the same South African Airways flight to Johannesburg tomorrow early afternoon, Malawi time. Or about 7:30 AM EST. If all the connections go smoothly, I land at JFK at 12:30 PM on June 29th. That is thirty hours folks. As much I am looking forward to going home, I find myself feeling a little sad about leaving. We have gotten close as a group and are already talking about a reunion next year.

Anyway, the morning started out with a second visit to KASO, the same organization that we visited early last week. I was very glad to go because I wanted to talk to the KASO director, Richard. The photos that I will be posting next week, tell the story. Having a chance to talk to and get to know one of the home-based care workers, Jennifer. A delightful women. Sitting in the mud playing with the three-year olds. Watching the older kids play footbal (soccer). Watching Rachael and Stephanie dance with the little ones.

After KASO, we stopped by for a short visit at a local Anglican seminary, College for Christian Ministries, with a beautiful chapel.

We had lunch at a fast food place called Nandos, and went to a youth program, called Youthcare Ministries. Youthcare Ministries has two programs, one is an after school program for primary and secondary students, and the other is a residence for about ten boys who formerly lived on the streets.

Don and Jean Richardson traveled north to Salima with the Minister of Health to visit a new health clinic and were then invited to a luncheon. Our plans call for all of us to have dinner at the Minister's house this evening.

I think that we will have more time for check-in for one last time tomorrow, at least some of us. Then one last van ride with dear Luzu, who is talking the six of us to the airport.

Photos from top: mother and child, KASO boy playing football (soccer),  after school kids from Youthcare singing for us





No comments: