July 26th 2010
Ive had quite a change of scenery this week, experiencing several different ministries here in the capital city of Lilongwe. I helped out alongside American missionary doctors for several days at the African Bible College Community Clinic. I also joined a mobile clinic organized by Ministry of Hope yesterday to the village of Khwamba, helping the nurses take vital signs and such. 
One highlight was spending an afternoon at Christ Cares Ministries, one of our UPI affiliate programs. I enjoyed joining in the games and classes, although the best part was getting to sit for some time and discuss life with the standard eight girls there. In their particular neighborhood, there are many things luring girls away from school, especially the older male population that commutes in and out to the industries located there. Along with 3 girl interns from ABC, we were able to talk with them about how rewarding it is for girls to stay in school and go to college. As with Rays of Hope last week, it was so encouraging to see the UrbanPromise model flourishing in so many different communities here. The kids are really enjoying being involved and speak of so many positive changes in their lives. Its good to see them excited about their education and looking up to the leaders in the program. There's great things happening here in Malawi!
I'm approaching my last weekend here, I hope to write some final reflections and upload lots more pictures when I return. Thanks for reading and sorry this is short due to time crunch this last week :)
Picture: Me with the staff of Christ Cares Ministries