We Made it!

Well, we made it. We're her at Cool Running in Senga Bay. After 36 hours of flying, we got to Lilongwe and made our way to a hotel called Crossroads. I managed to figure out how to call Samantha (who owns Cool Running and operates the Clinic at the Gate and almost every other program in Senga Bay) after about 45 minutes of trying, and she came to pick us up a few hours later. It was another 2 hours of driving before we arrived at Cool Runnings. After settling into our tent, we went to check out Lake Malawi and get something to drink. We chatted with a Scottish guy, his French girlfriend, and a backpacking South African for a while. As the sun went down, our exhaustion became evident, and having no idea what time it was, we went to bed. I turned on my phone to check the time, and it was only 6:30! It's "winter" here, so it gets dark early. We slept like babies. We've spent today getting acclimated to our new surroundings and time zone. It is absolutely gorgeous here on the lake. Internet here is very lacking, Sam has a dial up connection which she is generously letting us use, so we'll post as we can, but it may be very sparse. Verizon promised my phone would get internet here, but it doesn't... Anyway, not much has happened yet, but we know that this well be an incredible journey. It's become quite evident why they call this the Warm Heart of Africa. The People here are wonderful, and everyone greets us with a warm smile and a hearty Hello!. We are quite excited for the work God has for us in the months to come. Thanks for reading...We'll try to have some pictures up soon. We are glad to know that we are in your thoughts and prayers.
Jarrod and Kate

5 days till we leave

Hey everyone!
I'm just setting up this blog site, and don't really know much about how it works. I probably should have gotten this figured out before now. Anyway, we leave the US in 5 days, and arrive in Malawi in 7. That's right, a total of 36 hours of travel to get there...should be interesting. We have gotten a lot of information from Dick and Suzi (who run the Malawi project) in the last couple of days. They seem very excited about our trip. Suzi will now be able to meet us there 2 or 3 days after we arrive, which is awesome. We're really getting excited to go. We're pretty well set at this point, with just a few last minute details to take care of. We'll be keeping this blog going whenever we have internet access across our 5 months in Malawi. We would love for you to keep up with us on our journey. There will be many stories, pictures, videos, etc., for your reading and viewing pleasure. Please keep us in your prayers as we set out to do the work God has for us. Thanks, and you'll be hearing from us soon!
Jarrod and Kate