7-3-09
well i know jarrod has written to tell you all that is happening so far but i thought i would just write a little.Jarrod has come down with a cold that started in his nose but has now moved into his chest. he has been resting a lot and having lots of tea, hopefully this won't last to long, i just hate when he is sick. while jarrod is worried about getting better...Sam and I have been very busy getting our thoughts and things together for all of her projects. the safe haven house is coming along and i think with jarrod and i there to help it has put a little fire under the bellies of somoni and erica that run it. I will be painting some educational morals inside the class (all purpose) room because right now it is a little cold and uninviting so we are going to funk it up a little and we are going to get the kids to help. Sam's big goal with the Save Haven is to make the kids proud of their space. It is a place for them where they should feel safe and included. Erica is such a sweet heart and the kids just love her but right now Erica controls the space and Sam wants the kids to feel more at home there so then can feel comfortable talking with Erica and Somoni.Also in the up coming weeks we will be working on the communtiy library. we went today and looked at the very large space to get a better idea of how we want to lay things out. there is still much to do to get it up and running but the ball is moving forward and everybody helping seems to be very excited about it.Well tomorrow is the 4th of July and all of you will be celebrating and watching fire works. our fire works here wont happen until the 6th of July. that is Malawi's indepence day. so the cool runnings camp is full and there are all kinds of people making their way down the the lake to celebrate.Next week we have so much to do....we have soccor all weekend again. it is funny a lot of the people here now know me a katie (yes back to katie, kate is hard for them to pronounce) but when we walk around people address jarrod as Judge. it just shows you their respect for Jarrod in his position as Judge for the soccor league. also a press man from the Guardian (a Malawi News paper) is coming to the game on Saturday to write a story on the Under Fifteen league. Sam hopes that it will get other areas of Malawi to orginize their own leagues. there are not many orginized sports here in Malawi. A lot of it is lack of transportion and funds. I will be posting a little later the address of were to send things(DUTY FREE) to Malawi for sports. The only sport really played here is soccer so if you would like to send balls, pumps or even team uniforms, i will get that to you.then holiday on monday...then tuesday i have to finish the medicial medicine packets that i have made for the safe haven.then on wednesday we leave for lilongwe to stay with suzi and mama kadmankira for a couple of days. (and you cant forget my birthday weds too)we will then arrive back in senga bay on friday, hopefully in the car that we want to pick up in lilongwe on thursday. Jarrod and I cant thank the church enough for their help.then Saturday it is soccor again, church on sunday and back to the fields for sunday afternoon.