Completely Fulfilled and In Love

December is the rainy season here so we have had a few thunder showers, which I am more than happy with because when I arrived I did not stop sweating. It was so hot! Hot weather like Cape Town summer and humidity like Dar es Salaam…yes, very tasty! I have been here for three days now and have spent a lot of my time with Yeshua (Jesus) and as yesterday was Sabbath, most of my day was reading the Word or watching teachings, in prayer and listening to Gospel.

Today I am feeling completely fulfilled and in love...happy, blessed and in love with life. I am now settled in this beautiful little village and feel more at ease. Yesterday evening I went for a walk on the beach and took some gorgeous pictures of the views in the area and just had a smile on my face. “I am actually in Malawi; I actually did this” I thought and it still feels surreal.

There were quite a lot of people dispersed along the beach, mama’s doing the washing, some people swimming, even bathing (but I avoid those areas) and others just playing. It is now the school holidays so the kiddies are everywhere doing their own thing so I had a chance to speak to a few. I know that I will benefit the most by being the near the children and can learn from them, as well as have a more cultural experience. A few high school girls called me when I was walking and chatting to a little boy and they joined me asking “where are you going” to which I replied, “I am just going for a walk”, which I think gave them a new definition to the word.

The five girls walked with me along the lake and we chatted about school, family, the holidays and laughed about a few things. It felt really good. They asked if I could take a picture of them, as I was snapping away most of the time, which I was more than happy to do. The image of these girls has a stunning sunset in the background and definitely holds a moment for me to remember. I felt more connected in the hour I spent on the beach while being with the girls, chatting to the locals whilst hoping they become familiar with a new “unzugu” (European) in the area. Time will definitely tell and the more time we spend in the village, the more familiar I will become with the area and can then just hang out and play with the kiddies.

I am definitely looking forward to tomorrow and what the week brings. Our main project is to paint the inside nursery wall with pictures, which I know will be so much fun. Let us three volunteers now be inspired with absolute creativity to leave a fun joyous mark for the generations to come…