I made a house call first thing in the morning for Michele Clark's Bichon "Poo". He has a sore foot. It was a pleasure to meet Michele and her Mom Pat. Michele is working at the African Bible College and living temporarily at the COTN site.
We spent the day of the 23rd at the farm at Chitipi. Khumbo, the farm manager and Bryce spent the morning walking the property and taking photos and collecting GPS data.
We spent the day of the 23rd at the farm at Chitipi. Khumbo, the farm manager and Bryce spent the morning walking the property and taking photos and collecting GPS data.
Jean showed me how the care
for their broiler chickens - it brought back childhood memories for me with a few significant differences. For one thing they use charcoal heated brooders for the day old chicks! When the power goes out they light a candle for birds do not get frightened and pile up. They have one Holstein cow, she gave a female calf two weeks ago. They breed her with A.I. Last year's calf is now a good sized bull that they plan to sell. They also have about 10 goats, the goats are taken to pasture each days.
We were hosted a great lunch at Nejwa and then returned to Chitipi in the afternoon and spent time discussing animal husbandry ideas they may implement on the farm.
Khumbo asked us if there was anything that was different than we expected in Malawi. My first answer is that there are many more people walking along the roads than I expected.
The jet lag seemed to hit us this day and we both fell asleep by 7 pm.
Addendum: We have discovered a few things about Deet. First the 99% formula we have acts as a solvent; it took some letters off of Bryce's camera and transferred dye from my raincoat to my skin. No harm though, Bryce knows what the buttons on his camera do without any labels. Second it works! - no bites and yes it has been put to the test.
for their broiler chickens - it brought back childhood memories for me with a few significant differences. For one thing they use charcoal heated brooders for the day old chicks! When the power goes out they light a candle for birds do not get frightened and pile up. They have one Holstein cow, she gave a female calf two weeks ago. They breed her with A.I. Last year's calf is now a good sized bull that they plan to sell. They also have about 10 goats, the goats are taken to pasture each days.We were hosted a great lunch at Nejwa and then returned to Chitipi in the afternoon and spent time discussing animal husbandry ideas they may implement on the farm.
Khumbo asked us if there was anything that was different than we expected in Malawi. My first answer is that there are many more people walking along the roads than I expected.
The jet lag seemed to hit us this day and we both fell asleep by 7 pm.
Addendum: We have discovered a few things about Deet. First the 99% formula we have acts as a solvent; it took some letters off of Bryce's camera and transferred dye from my raincoat to my skin. No harm though, Bryce knows what the buttons on his camera do without any labels. Second it works! - no bites and yes it has been put to the test.
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It is early morning Christmas Eve in OC and we are looking forward to worship this PM at church. We so appreciate your faithfulness and commitment - demonstrated by where you are at this moment. Looking forward to reading more about your adventures. Thx for keeping us all up to date. Merry Christmas to you both. May you feel a real sense of God's blessings. Be safe. Brownie & Archer Turner
The sun has yet to rise on our Christmas morning here at home. All 4 kids are still nestled down. I stoked the fire being it's a meer 31 degrees outside my window. I am held captive by mental pictures of the 2 of you immersed in this fresh, new experience. I chuckled at the reminiscence of childhood "bird" memories - those were the days Bro. Our family has been moved by the significance of your mission and chose to support our local "meals on the go" this season. With all their grandparents still so very active, the younger girls had not pondered what life would be like to be physically incapable of preparing a meal and how important a balanced diet is for our elderly. So, while you are long awake and spending another day in outreach, know that we are supporting you here at home, you are in our prayers for safety and that your time and talents are fruitful while you are so many miles away.
P.S. LOVE YOU BOTH and can you post pictures? Maybe to email? xo Marty :)
the internet is too slow here to upload pictures- it would take a couple hours per picture.
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