Luwawa Forest Lodge Lilongwe

... we were through by 7.30am but further up the road we went through a check point and it turns out we didn't have the right papers for the truck so we had to go back to the border control to get them. We were finally on the move again by 8am. We stopped for a quick toilet break shortly afterwards and a little boy approached me and said "give me pen". This was to become a very normal occurrence in Malawi. We drove all day long through tiny villages with ...

... night with people doing acts etc and generally people being drunk and merry. Jess, Sam and myself did a song to the music of Michael Jackson’s "The Way You Make Me Feel".

8th – Chris has organized a 7-a-side game of football with the village side. It was very good fun, although the locals took it seriously, 3 of their best players were on our team: Sisko, Winston and the ref before half-time played the majority of the game. The final score was 5-5 ...

Hello everyone! This is very traumaticaly going to be my last ever entry! Which is a VERY strange thought! Only 5 more sleeps until we are home, isnt that totally crazy!! Am having a LOVELY last couple of weeks and am completely torn between dying to come home tomorrow and wishing we had a couple more weeks here!
Finished off our orphanage work last week, was so so so much fun, we played so many games and did so much craft and things, it was just amazing! We taught the ...

... AND lunch then cooked her a yummy meal in the evening followed by our famous chocolate cake. It was a great day!! Then on Monday we're cooking a meal for the Scripture Union staff: shepherd's pie with apple crumble for dessert. Very English! The rest of our time will be spent packing and taking a photo-tour to photograph any bits of Malawi we're going to miss!
I think I will miss Malawi. The people are wonderful, so friendly and so relaxed. The country itself is beautiful, I'm ...

... getting in the house. After a quick investigation around the corner of the roof we found a beehive... so after my usual " I'll be all right" I went out with the can of Mortein and proceeded to spray LOL, bloody African killer bees, they did get mad and one of them had a go just under my left eye. Anyway we went to the farm for dinner while the bee man was coming to get the hive out and smoke the house. We had a great; John and ...

... on lake Malawi. But you see this made me feel really guilty because we pretty much went from aid work to a 5 star lodge on the lake. But I soon got over it once I found out they had dohnuts and wakeboards. It was not all fun though, because as soon as Mum said "It’s time for work" me and Ben bolted but I was stoped by a shoulder charge from dad and Ben was stoped by a flying tackle from Mum. After a guilty week in Malawi it was time to got to Zambia.

... actions. Jo and Hannah took the older group and made masks with them and taught them a song. It was all great fun but exhausting stuff. Tomorrow's theme is Jonah and the whale and Friday's theme is Jesus and his miracles so we're focussing on Jesus walking on water. We're also going to attempt a sports day so please pray about that!!
Prayer requests-
*We only have 2 more weeks left now but we're all in the frame of mind that we want to go home right now. Please ...

Je viens d arriver dans la capitale apres avoir dormit dans un bus puis attendre que le jour se leve dans la station de bus pour des questions de securite. Les gens au malawi sont tres acceuillant. Il s agit du 2eme pays qui m a dit welcome et les ...

... photos will be able to do Mount Mulanje justice but I look forward to sharing them all!
Yesterday we finally found out what our programme for July is. We're going to be teaching in 3 more schools but intensively, probably fitting all 5 lessons into one week, one a day/ To be honest, we're a bit gutted, we had kind of put the teaching programme behind us (we had a celebratory pizza and everything!) so it's quite frustrating we have to start it all over agin. But it's what we're ...

... from one to the other you have to cross over these CRAZY bridges, I mean totally crazy, like just made out of sticks and full of holes and crreeeaaakky and wobble like crazy and bits falling off all over the place...you literally have to just keep going and pray it doesnt collapse, and you have to pay 10mk (about 5p!) for the privilege! But WOW once you get into this city it is SO amazing, very very cool and that market is now my new favourite place in the world!
Yesterday ...