After the meal we were privileged to have Mtinga give us a tour of Isaac Village. We met a village elder, lots of children and learned about village life. We saw the animal pens and learned that a few days before we arrived the village lost its pigs to hyenas. The village church is a sight we will never forget. (see the picture above) While churches in America are worried about being bigger and more updated, churches in rural Malawi are thankful to have a roof overhead. Ok, sorry about that - back to the tour...Mtinga was also pleased to show us the one "toy" in the village - a teeter totter that he made. He showed us the tree where he cut the branches from. The teeter totter is made of a Y branch stuck in the ground with a long, straight branch balanced across the crook - and the children loved it! What a great gift Mtinga gave the village.
I agree with your side note, some churches (wont name any names) have definatly lost their true focus in pursuit of worldly things...
ReplyDeleteI love your pictures!
When are you going to tell the donkey story?