A brief update

Noel has started his new position with a different NGO in Blantyre, WALA. Funded by CRS/USAID, it promises a lot of work opportunities and activities.

Last weekend we had the pleasure of visiting and camping on the southern part of Lake Malawi with our landlord and their youngest son. It was a part of the lake that we had not seen before, and was every bit as nice as the spot we visited over Christmas further to the north. It is a beautiful lake, but did not see any of the "normal" activity such as water skiing or casual swimmers. The camping was nice; we had a chance to check out a recently donated tent from a friend who was leaving the country.

Next Monday (my birthday!) we head back to Dedza (where we first started our training) for our MST (mid-service training). Hard to believe that we are nearly at the half way point on this journey.

Two weeks ago Kaye and I participated in our first 5K race here, and did remarkably well! There were 400 plus runners and Kaye came in first in the over 40 female category and I came in third in the over 40 male category. Who would have guessed that living a stressful, protein deprived life would help us??? Anyway the prize was 5 kgs of sugar. That would make a decent American runner have a heart attack. Every runner who finished received 2 kgs of sugar and then those that placed got extra sugar. We just laughed as we walked home with 12 kgs of sugar in our arms. We welcome any recipes that are 90% sugar.

Anyway, that's it for now. Do stay in touch and let us know how your lives are going. We remain healthy and fit. Stay well!