Day 12
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Ngodzi
Progress on the church was steady today – the rafters for the porch are done, the strapping for the main roof is done, so, ready for steel tomorrow. We continue to be on target!
The gals had a tour of a nearby orphan daycare facility. Forty children receive a daily meal and are taught by two volunteer teachers. Tomorrow they will be receiving the teddy bears made by the Summerside ladies’ group, as well as clothes, shoes, and books.
Hank joined the Malawi Lifeline clinic staff on an outreach clinic in Chitipi, a village not too far from here. With an interpreter he saw and treated about 30 patients with conditions ranging from malaria, wound infections, to pneumonia and AIDS.
Garnet’s visit to his namesake was postponed until tomorrow.
Darren, Fred and Garnet share a room and everyday we hear of their antics during the night. Apparently, they try to share one fan among themselves, which gets turned toward Garnet after his nightly visit to the girl’s bathroom.
Day 11
Monday, March 26, 2007
Ngodzi
The rafters went up today! The bricklayers continued to build the offices as well as a new bathroom behind the church.
Work on the school latrines started today. Fred advised Mr. Vincent this morning that the gals would be coming to help build the new latrines behind the school. He was very grateful although he did not feel that white women should come and help build the latrines. Fred informed him that white women do work, which surprised him. Fred jokingly replied, “Our women need to work to get food. They don’t work, they don’t eat.”
Hank, Chelsey, Watson and Moses went into Salima this morning to an internet café to post our blogs and attempt to send emails. After 35 minutes, they each read one email, sent one email and posted their blog so they didn’t dare upload any pictures because the connection was so slow.
The big news of the day was an honourable request bestowed upon Garnet! Moses invited Garnet and Chelsey to meet his family last Thursday. Since then his sister gave birth to a baby boy! Moses approached Garnet today and requested that they both come back to visit tomorrow and Garnet has been given the honor of naming the new baby! After very excitedly telling the rest of the team this news, he chose the name… Garnet!! Garnet was positively beaming! Tomorrow, they will return, along with the rest of the gals, to his sister’s house to have a small baby shower!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Ngodzi
Progress on the church was steady today – the rafters for the porch are done, the strapping for the main roof is done, so, ready for steel tomorrow. We continue to be on target!
The gals had a tour of a nearby orphan daycare facility. Forty children receive a daily meal and are taught by two volunteer teachers. Tomorrow they will be receiving the teddy bears made by the Summerside ladies’ group, as well as clothes, shoes, and books.
Hank joined the Malawi Lifeline clinic staff on an outreach clinic in Chitipi, a village not too far from here. With an interpreter he saw and treated about 30 patients with conditions ranging from malaria, wound infections, to pneumonia and AIDS.
Garnet’s visit to his namesake was postponed until tomorrow.
Darren, Fred and Garnet share a room and everyday we hear of their antics during the night. Apparently, they try to share one fan among themselves, which gets turned toward Garnet after his nightly visit to the girl’s bathroom.
Day 11
Monday, March 26, 2007
Ngodzi
The rafters went up today! The bricklayers continued to build the offices as well as a new bathroom behind the church.
Work on the school latrines started today. Fred advised Mr. Vincent this morning that the gals would be coming to help build the new latrines behind the school. He was very grateful although he did not feel that white women should come and help build the latrines. Fred informed him that white women do work, which surprised him. Fred jokingly replied, “Our women need to work to get food. They don’t work, they don’t eat.”
Hank, Chelsey, Watson and Moses went into Salima this morning to an internet café to post our blogs and attempt to send emails. After 35 minutes, they each read one email, sent one email and posted their blog so they didn’t dare upload any pictures because the connection was so slow.
The big news of the day was an honourable request bestowed upon Garnet! Moses invited Garnet and Chelsey to meet his family last Thursday. Since then his sister gave birth to a baby boy! Moses approached Garnet today and requested that they both come back to visit tomorrow and Garnet has been given the honor of naming the new baby! After very excitedly telling the rest of the team this news, he chose the name… Garnet!! Garnet was positively beaming! Tomorrow, they will return, along with the rest of the gals, to his sister’s house to have a small baby shower!
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