Friday September 15, 2006
Our bags arrived – yeah!
Now we have enough sleeping bags and a tent for our outings in the new year.
We are starting to establish ourselves now. We now have internet service, cel phones and credit at the 4X (kind of a money exchange place – it is hard to describe, but anyway we can write checks there and get money).
The money is crazy. You almost need a pack-sack to carry it all around. None of the Malawian stores take credit cards and I don’t feel led to shop in the ex-pat stores.
I cashed a $500 check yesterday and got 3 inches of money back.
I am finding the money difficult. Since I normally shop with a credit card I now find myself never knowing if I have enough money when I get to the cash.
Jodi now has a job typing up a new children’s program in Chichawe. Her help is really appreciated.
As for me I have been invited to preach most Sunday at different churches around Malawi. I start on the 24th.
I am looking forward to developing an African flavor to my sermons.
Sermons here are much different than in North America. Where we would say Paul said or John said, a sermon in Malawi would say the Bible says. This alleviates any confusion as to who Paul and John are.
Last night we went to the hospital to deliver the gloves. We met with Nurse Monica Bottoman from the article. She was very happy to receive all the gloves. They still did not have any gloves and our church family has been the only people to answer the call.
For those reading that do not know this nurse works in the HIV wing of the hospital. The hospital does not have any gloves.
The hospital conditions where so horrifying that out of respect we did not take any pictures. There were people laying everywhere, on the hall floors, some on grass mats, some people on beds. The family members were out in the yard cooking over small fires in order to feed their sick relatives.
The visit to the hospital was horrible, scaring and life changing for me. I can not begin to describe the conditions and the smell.
If anyone reading this feels led please send gloves to:
Monica Bottoman
c/o Kamuzu Central Hospital
P.O. Box 149
Lilongwe, Malawi
This morning I went to the Bible School Chapel for service and to meet with the pastors and teachers there. The service was inspiring and it was great to meet with everyone.
I am now officially “Pastor Scott”.
We went to the market today it was an experience. We bought some vegetables and rice and ate some french fries. The fry cooker was an aluminum plate with a basin in it and a wood fire under the basin. Good fries.
Our bags arrived – yeah!
Now we have enough sleeping bags and a tent for our outings in the new year.
We are starting to establish ourselves now. We now have internet service, cel phones and credit at the 4X (kind of a money exchange place – it is hard to describe, but anyway we can write checks there and get money).
The money is crazy. You almost need a pack-sack to carry it all around. None of the Malawian stores take credit cards and I don’t feel led to shop in the ex-pat stores.
I cashed a $500 check yesterday and got 3 inches of money back.
I am finding the money difficult. Since I normally shop with a credit card I now find myself never knowing if I have enough money when I get to the cash.
Jodi now has a job typing up a new children’s program in Chichawe. Her help is really appreciated.
As for me I have been invited to preach most Sunday at different churches around Malawi. I start on the 24th.
I am looking forward to developing an African flavor to my sermons.
Sermons here are much different than in North America. Where we would say Paul said or John said, a sermon in Malawi would say the Bible says. This alleviates any confusion as to who Paul and John are.
Last night we went to the hospital to deliver the gloves. We met with Nurse Monica Bottoman from the article. She was very happy to receive all the gloves. They still did not have any gloves and our church family has been the only people to answer the call.
For those reading that do not know this nurse works in the HIV wing of the hospital. The hospital does not have any gloves.
The hospital conditions where so horrifying that out of respect we did not take any pictures. There were people laying everywhere, on the hall floors, some on grass mats, some people on beds. The family members were out in the yard cooking over small fires in order to feed their sick relatives.
The visit to the hospital was horrible, scaring and life changing for me. I can not begin to describe the conditions and the smell.
If anyone reading this feels led please send gloves to:
Monica Bottoman
c/o Kamuzu Central Hospital
P.O. Box 149
Lilongwe, Malawi
This morning I went to the Bible School Chapel for service and to meet with the pastors and teachers there. The service was inspiring and it was great to meet with everyone.
I am now officially “Pastor Scott”.
We went to the market today it was an experience. We bought some vegetables and rice and ate some french fries. The fry cooker was an aluminum plate with a basin in it and a wood fire under the basin. Good fries.
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