The Shire

Tuesday - the day of Leila's return.

I have six days left before I leave Malawi, so I have to get a ton of things done in that time. One thing that was on my list that I have been meaning to get done was going to the Shire River with Gifti.

Riding the classic bike.

 After awhile, Gifti decided that I was bad at driving with a passenger, so I got the seat on the back.

We went over and chatted with Kelvin for an hour about Lake of the Trees Bible Camp and a ministry that will be in the works to start hopefully in the next three months. Photo credits to Gifti.

A different bird, a different color.

Refilling up the wheels.

Now on the way to Shire River.

Everytime I got within four feet of the water, Gifti would grab my arm and hold on super tight. I know there are crocodiles in there, but I wanted to get a little closer, so I could see the water better. I kept on telling him that God is in charge and whatever happens is what God planned, but he say, 'Oh no, if you fall in the water, the Goverment will arrest me.' (Editors note: If the crocs don't get the boy, his mother would deal with him for taking such a risk!)

We were going to go across the river in a boat, but I forgot my money, and Gifti didn't have any, so we just viewed everything from land.

On the way back, Gifti wanted to stop at the well to get some water. Here all the women are filling up their containers so that they can use it to cook their foods, drink it, and wash themselves.

There are still ditches and dips in the land here that are covered in water from the rain that fell yesterday morning.

For the rest of the noon, I blogged and ate lunch. At five PM, Leila arrived all excited to see us. She managed to get everything done that needed to be done regarding her father. So that was nice that that business was all completed in her time there.

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