Malawi Update

The Troy team did a three night VBS with the children.  They all were taught great lessons about Joseph.  The children enjoyed singing and learning new songs, watching the puppet show, and watching a skit about Joseph.  After this the children were split into 3 groups by ages and did activities and discussed the lesson.  The group of older kids were given a journal with their names on it for taking notes each day.  During their time together Bobby challenged the teens to dig deeper into the story of Joseph.  Many good questions were asked by the kids.  After the classes, the kids all came back together and sang more songs and prayed.The houses are looking very beautiful!  I had hoped to send this to you after the grass and road was in place but looks like it may be awhile.  The Electrician has been testing the wires that were originally put in by Moses and he has found more wires that need to be replaced.  This is going to take more time than we expected, but still hopeful that electricity will be finalized by mid June.  I have done the walk thru on all the houses and the construction crew and plumber are working on a large list i gave them.  The two teams that were painting only got 2 houses completed so I have decided to hire painters for the rest of the houses.  There is still plenty of work for our teams (including decorative painting in the kids bedrooms).   We have hired 5 house moms, 3 aunts, and 2 more security guards.  The training begins this week for all of them.  By the third week of June, the mothers will be ready to accept the new children.  Next week, Napoleon, Gracian, and I are going to a few villages who are in need and interviewing the Chiefs and Children to ensure that the children are truly orphaned or abandoned.  I want to be sure to train our staff how to “enroll” the new children into their new home (including sponsorship info).  Lari will be here during that time to help me.Although the Troy team has already traveled back home, we can still hear the kids sing the new songs and repeating the skits!  Bobby- your team is truly missed!  Thank you for all your hard work and for sharing God’s glory!

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