More Malawi Stories

This little love is Shown. Mary Moore told us about he and his sister when we got her live on the phone from Africa on Thursday of Vacation Bible school. This is their story from her:Shown and Fifi, the oldest babies at the nursery...they are twins, about a year and a half, and their mom died when they were born. Their family wasn't able to take care of them so they brought them to the nursery. they were supposed to go back to the village this year, bc the family said they could care for them now, but they had changed their minds so now they are stuck at the nursery indefinitely. fifi just learned to walk today and it was so exciting.

Stories from Malawi, Africa

The funds raised by the VBS (vacation Bible School) children are being used to buy porridge, clothes and books for the babies of the Ministry of Hope Crisis nursery. This summer our very own Mary Moore Lowenfield has had and still is having the most amazing experience of working in that very nursery. She received a grant from Davidson College (her school) to work and live in Malawi for the summer months. This is baby Ruth.uth, i dont know her exact story...but she was so malnourished when she got to the nursery that her hips and legs are like jelly, she can't use them....they do physical therapy on her everyday. she is 8 months old and looks like a newborn.
Mary Moore Lowenfield in Malawi.

Vacation Bible school 2009

A great week has come to an end aboard the USS HopePointe. The cruise started Monday July 13 and ended Friday July 17, 2009. The passengers included 50 boys and girls ages 3-sixth graders. I'm not sure how old sixth graders are!! Anyway, it was quite an amazing jaunt. The food was spectacular! Some of the most creative ship fare ever to be seen. I will post some of the recipes soon, if i can talk our fabulous chef to share her secrets!!

Then of course the ship's daily log was amazing, informative, creative, colorful, well any sailing cruise ship would

have been jealous and envious to have one even half as cute!

The games on board were fabulous, the crafts were too fun, the skits took us back to Biblical times and we did some singing and jumping.

But... the most amazing thing was the daily in putting to the blue and red buckets with pennies to be sent to

the Crisis Nursery in Malawi, Africa. Today $143 was sent to Africa and the final count is not in yet, but I will keep you posted.