Day 8
Sept. 2, 2010
Lifeline Malawi Mission House, Ngodzi

Our day began again with a beautiful sunrise over Lake Malawi.  Our
team devotions were led by Sarah on Psalm 139 and was very moving.
Breakfast was scrambled eggs, toast and cereal.  We again split into
two groups for the day.

On the way to the construction site, the team stopped to pick up some
freshly prepared goat; they will be true Malawians by the end of the
week!  Then Connie got her sugar fix, thanks to James the driver – a
Coke.

It was a really hot day on the work site today but a lot of work was
completed. The second window was finished and the third window is
half-way done (Brian didn’t want to leave until it was done –
dedication). The inside of the clinic has been cleared of all the
rubble and the walls are ready for plaster. The cement slab for the
latrines was poured and is drying. The children helped moving the
bricks and Connie opened the clinic early, nursing many of them with
cuts and scratches.

The traditional meal was shared again today! Gertrude and Connie
played ball with the children and sang for them. In return the
children, workers and surrounding people sang to them. After lunch the
girls spent some time worshiping together with the village women in
the school house. Even though they didn’t understand the language,
God’s presence was very near.

Lifeline Malawi asked our team to assist in distributing specially
designed wheelchairs donated by Rotary which were then presented on
their behalf by the medical half of our team. The truck was loaded
with twenty-one wheelchairs and we set out to two villages where
recipients were previously identified.  People with disabilities from
paraplegia to various neurological disorders had gathered with their
caregivers under a tree.

What happened next were the most exciting unplanned moments where God
moved amongst us in ways we could never have imagined.  We felt as
though we had been teleported into the biblical times and Jesus
himself was walking about teaching, ministering hope and healing to
all those afflicted.  We were open vessels broken and spilled out for
Him extending His hands and feet and heart to all those who were
brought to us.  We were stretched, challenged and were humbled by
God’s magnificent grace and presence among us.  There was a freedom
and liberty to carry out the Great Commission in a very real way.
Hank and Victoria shared messages of hope and God’s heart for the
moment.  The team prayed with several people and one man got up out of
his chair and walked a circle around the tree!  What a moment!

This afternoon we were back at the clinic seeing patients and
assisting wherever we could.

Our two by two teams for Sunday have been determined and messages are
starting to be prepared.  Tomorrow we are off early for Liwonde
National Park for our overnight safari.