Under the Malawian Sky

It has been a beautiful day, warm, balmy, it is hard to believe it was raining so hard yesterday. This morning was spent doing inventory on all the drugs and making sure all our stuff was removed from the church. The hired movers arrived 10 minutes early which is highly unusual for Africa. The funny part was how they loaded the truck.

"Madame, we must make another trip, the truck is full." They had all the tables and chairs upright on the truck bed. They couldn't figure out how to stack things to fit. There was Elaine out there telling them how to stack the tables and chairs. I should have taken a picture, it was pretty funny. It was only one load and we were able to send a lot of our boxed medications with the truck.

We finished the inventory, packed up the rest in a bus owned by one of the volunteers and took them to the doctor's home in Malawi. The bus driver who is the husband of one of the main volunteers drove the four of us around in this big bus, to a wood carver store and then we took him lunch at one of the hotels. He then drove us home. He solved our transportation problem so we didn't have to bother the ROS at Rafiki. Fuel has been easier to obtain, but the price increased about 50 cents a liter. I think that makes it about 8$ a gallon.

We rested and packed for the trip home. The Rafiki head quarter team arrived in the afternoon. I also met the former mayor of Malawi, who is the one who was instrumental in providing the land for the Village. It is a beautiful setting for the orphanage. The sunsets and sunrises are incredible. Tonight there is a beautiful full moon. Malawi is a very beautiful country.

We were all invited to dinner with the head quarter team and the Samartian's Purse's pilots. It was interesting to met and talk to them about the work they do in Africa.

Tomorrow we head for home. It's will be 4:57 before I know it. The sun rises and the roaster's crows.