(VIDEO SET #8) VILLAGE OF HOPE

Village of Hope Children's Home is a P.A.O.C. organization,

run by David and Connie Buzkievich.

 

I visited VOH and got to play with these wonderful children: play guitar for them, AND play with them on their playground!

 

They absolutely loved singing!

 

 

 

 

 

"Suffer the little children to come unto Me

and forbid them not,

for of such is the kingdom of heaven." 

 

 

"Inasmuch as you have done this unto

one of the least of these, you have done it unto Me."

 

(VIDEO SET #7) LILONGWE WILDLIFE CENTRE

Lilongwe Wildlife Centre

 

 

Lingadzi River, and Stella

 

 

Tortoise

 

 

PRIMATES

 

Malawi blue monkey

 

More Malawi blue monkeys

 

 

 

 

African vervet monkey

 

 

 

Olive baboon

More olive baboons

 

 

 

 

DEER

Bush buck

 

 

 

Watch out for carnivores!

 

 

 

Lioness

 

 

Bella, the lioness

 

 

 

Crocodiles

 

 

Python

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(VIDEO SET #4) KING'S VICTORY CHURCH (LIKHUBULA) SINGS

Song services were different than what I was used to.

People chose (or just started) a favourite hymn: from the men's side of the church, the women's side, then  from the "youth."

 

Then they did the same for choruses.



 

 

Singing a Hymn

Here, "youth" is anyone from a young child to a 30-year old.

Married? Have kids already? You're still a youth.

Stewart's the guy in the white suit. He's going to Bible college now.

 

 

 

Mary Banda Leads a Hymn

(That's her little boy behind her.)

 

 

The Women Lead a Chorus

Yes I know, this isn't a woman!

This little guy is the church administrator's son. He's got a GREAT sense of rhythm :)

 

 

The Men Lead a Chorus

This is the church administrator--and also the KVA principal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(VIDEO SET #3) KING'S VICTORY ACADEMY SINGS

"GIVE US CLEAN HANDS"

This is the first time they sang this song.

 

 

 

"HAPPY DAY"

This was the first time they sang this song.

(VIDEO SET #2) FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Video taken my first days in Malawi.

More to come...



 

First Morning

 

 

First Chapel

Daily 7:10 a.m. chapel/assembly (20 min).

This is the first minute, as students are just arriving.

Classes begin at 7:30 a.m. and go until 3:20 p.m. (with an hour and a half break at midday)

 

 

 

Likhubula to Blantyre

Arnold drove me into town my first day to take care of some things.

My most important item that day: a fan for my room: 30+degrees and 80-100% humidity!

 

Driving through Chirimba market--near Likhubula.

Chirimba market is much, much bigger than little Likhubula's.

 

 

Me singing at chapel for the first time.

I gave a short devotional (and usually sang) every Thursday morning.

 

The drive from Likhubula market to the Blantyre airport.

Arnold drove me to the airport to pick up my guitar the day after I arrived in Malawi.

Note: This is driving in the opposite direction from the Likhubula-Blantyre video.

(VIDEO SET #1) OFF TO MALAWI

I was not able to upload video while in Malawi, so I've now started to go WAY back in my computer files, to the beginning of my journey.
Now that I've been back home for a month and a bit, it's time to see it anew: absorb it, think on it, and try to make meaning where I can.
*Note
This is raw footage--no editing--so please, look/listen past the moments of poor audio/visual to share my experience. Thank you.

 

 

 

 

 Landing in Lilongwe

 

 

Meeting Mum & Arnold

 

 

Hello to Mum

 

 

 Lilongwe to Blantyre by bus

 

Lilongwe to Blantyre: more of the countryside