sunday

Relaxing Sunday in nkhoma. church in the morning (8am English service) then coffee/tea on our porch lunch and then rhona and I decided on a walk. There are paths and roads going all over everywhere and when we walk on our Sunday afternoons we try to pick a new one and see how far we get and if it goes anywhere interesting. Well they all go to interesting places if you know how to look or how to be easily entertained. (which I am if you haven’t noticed) Through villages, by fields and down the road just taking in the beautiful scenery. As we walk by one set of houses someone pops out and greets rhona by name. as we weren’t expecting to meet anyone we know it was surprising. Turned out to be one of the messengers from the hospital (mail deliverer) who invited us in to see his home after asking us where we were going. “I want you to see my home” so in we went. It was a nice house that he built himself along with the carpentry of an entertainment center (radio blaring right next to our conversation) and the double bed that he showed us in a second room that was standing up against the wall (not sure how to sleep on it that way or if it doesn’t really fit in the room?) we sat down and met his daughter (18 months, chifonia) and his wife walked through the room and out the door but didn’t get introduced or anything (we asked if that was his wife after she’d gone through). He asked rhona to write an email and get information about solar power because it takes so long for electricity to get to the villages (the company doesn’t want to run it) and even when it does it is pretty unreliable with the power sharing black outs at least two or three times a week. And possibly sponsors who would be interested in helping them to better their situation as there are not the job advancement possibilities in Malawi. If he had left it at that it would have been good. But of course he kept going and asked about her sending him a package…while we look forward to packages he clarified—a package for them is full of money, specifically dollars (rhona is british). Then we got to continue our walk.