During my time in Malawi, I will be living in a village called Chiwengo with 5 other interns and 2 intern leaders. It was originally built by a former president of Malawi for visiting friends and relatives. Chiwengo is a western-style neighborhood with paved roads and western-style homes, complete with running water and electricity. However, both are usually off during the day--that means bucket baths and using restrooms outside. Oh boy. The rest of the interns (11?) and intern leaders are staying at Njewa Mission Center. Conditions are a bit tougher at Chiwengo and even though we were told that we could try to get on the internet once a week, that is no guarantee at Chiwengo.
COTN has been sending out a lot of stuff lately to all the interns to make sure everyone is good to go. I got an email this week that explained in more detail what exactly I will be doing in Malawi. I am just so excited about our assignments. Here is part of the email:
Interns at Chiwengo have three primary ministry activities: tutoring, outreach, and sports tournament.
Our children lead outreaches to nearby villages. Interns will be assigned to teach the Gospel, organize sports and games, and encourage COTN children to be active in sharing their faith. Some activities might include: scripture memory, Bible stories with puppets, soccer, frisbee, contests (fastest runner). This is not only a chance to teach the Gospel, but also to encourage COTN kids to be excited to share the Good News.
The sports tournament is a week-long event near the sixth week of your internship. You will organize a soccer tournament and a netball tournament for teens. The most important aspect of the tournament is preaching to the crowds that will forms. As many as 400 spectators may come out for the final soccer match. That will be a huge opportunity to show the light of Christ to a village that needs the light of Christ.
How sweet is that?!
You might have noticed some links on the right hand of the page. Let me elaborate on these:
-children of the nations: main website for COTN
-cotn malawi interns site: blog/website for the interns in Malawi--another way to keep updated on what is going on in Malawi
-cotn global interns blog: Blog for all the interns with COTN this summer in Malawi, Sierra Leone, Dominican Republic, and Uganda. Every intern has access to this blog and can post updates.
I mentioned in the last post that God is really using preparation for this trip to show me how blessed I truly am. I went to Atlanta on Friday to see the Fray and Jack's Mannequin in concert with Amy Scott and Sarah Joseph. When we got back yesterday, I walked in to my house to find a surprise 21st birthday/going away party with some of my favorite people. It was amazing and I'm so thankful for it. It meant so much since I'll be spending my birthday in Africa (June 25!). No communication with the outside world at that time so that means no "happy birthday phone calls" from family. Sad day. I definitely don't deserve it, but it means to world to be so supported and loved.
I feel like I have a lot that needs to get done before I leave Friday. There's a list of errands to run and things to get. This is stressing me out a bit, and I don't want to head into Africa being frazzled and stressed. If you could pray about that, it would be awesome. My nerves are also getting worse. Yes, I'm excited, but the fact that it's 2 months makes me scared sometimes. I pray also that God would calm my every fear and that I will trust in Him. I know He's got my back.
so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe -philippians 2:15
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