When I am overwhelmed, I have to sit down and make a bullet list. This could be towards de-stressing, or to simply relieve so much excitement! Such as from this weekend.
On Friday, Cass, her parents, Krystle and I made it up to the capital, Lilongwe, to pick up her brother, Matthew from the airport.
From there, we headed straight to Lake Malawi, to a gorgeous backpackers lodge called Cool Runnings, which is owned by this hippier, community-oriented white Zimbabwean lady named Sam. The African rain nearly drowned us both nights, but the days cleared beautifully, and we got to snorkle in the lake, and hang out on the beach.
After the second day, we drove down to Liwonde National Park, where we took a boat ride up the Shire River to another camp in the middle of the game park, along the river. It was so cool! We had hippos come up to us during the night, chomping away on the grass, and warthogs during the day, down on their knees, feasting too. The first day we got there, we took an awesome car safari ride, saw elephants, hippos, impala, bushbuck, waterbuck, baboons, and tons of gorgeous birds.
The following morning, we took a river safari and saw crocodiles, and accidentally ran over a hippo! woops. anyway, we left there in the afternoon, went to Zomba Plateau, ate lunch, and chilled out in the lovely, lush mountains.
And when I came back last night, to top off every other amazing thing that happened this weekend, i found out that I GOT THE JOB AT THE SM OFFICE! I am one of three receptionists at the front desk who says, hello, how can i help you become a student missionary. *smile!
im pumped to start working with campus ministries. i feel so blessed that God let me have this job, and i only hope that i can fully do my best!
okay, and then theres today. we went to the Open Arms Orphanage, one of my favorite spots here in Blantyre. we brought clothes, baby formula, shoes, and bibs. they looked smart in there fresh new clothes :) I held one little girl, Patricia, who had been abandoned about 4 or 5 months earlier. they got her then, and take care of her, still trying to track down her family. I also befriended a beautiful boy, Boniface, who was sick, and has gorgeous big, brown eyes. I helped him with his lunch, as well as a tiny little girl. afterward, they had their nap time, and we excused ourselves, and went to have lunch.
i just LOVE going there and taking care of those amazing children. they are so awesome.
for tonight, the last thing i'll write about, we are going hyena hunting at a park nearby. we are supposed to bring meat, and then hide up in a tree to wait for the pack to smell it. then, they come, and we spotlight them, and take pictures, and hope that they cant jump too high :) it should be fun!
well, these werent so much bullet points. maybe im getting better at writing fuller statements, even in my gleeful states.
anyway, thats all! God has blessed so much during this spring break!
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