Out of reach

After our first three awesome and intensive weeks we have decided to go for a little break this weekend. We will travel to lake Malawi (Meponda for those who want to google it) for some well deserved rest. Consequence of this will be that we will be out of reach until monday afternoon! So do not worry if you do not hear from us or cannot reach us, we are fine and enjoying ourselves!



In the mean time we have been very busy of course with all kinds of stuff. On wednesday we rounded up the paperwork with the authorities. Sandra has official permission to work in Lichinga and can bring a team to the big hospital, all the health posts, maternity wards and we can even teach on schools about primary health care. This is not just nice for now but lays a foundation of future possibilities. We celebrated with a nice cup of coffee in town. In the afternoon we went to our guards neighbourhood to do a teaching on diarrhea and dehydration. We had a fun time teaching and was nice interactive. We also weighed a few kids and treated a foot wound and a child with impetigo.



This morning we visited a couple of missionaries nearby who do amazing things in three areas: malaria, malnutrion and sanitation. They use local materials and a lot of natural medicines and it was really exciting to see what they have developed over the years. In the afternoon we did another dental care teaching in Ntoto, the village of our translator Elidio. He had gone round to gather his neighbours and we had a wonderful time of teaching, drama, explaining and listening to their answers and questions.



We do have a thing to pray about. On the last night that Tinashe was here and he walked back to the training center he was stopped by five persons dressed in police uniforms demanding that he would empty his pockets and leave his torch and his shoes. He was smart enough to just leave his shoes and torch and made a run into the dark. It was quite a scary experience for him. I have reported the whole issue to the police but they seemed not impressed nor interessed. Please pray for safety and health for the team.

Tomorrow we go to the lake and I (Frank) are really looking forward to a nice break in a beautiful environment. We will tell you all about when we will get back!