We have had a very exciting week.
Today they will be framing in the first 7 columns (pillars of Hope) on the building with wood so that tomorrow they can pour the cement into the frames. Then, they will continue on assembling the next 7 columns (they only do one side at a time to make sure they are keeping a straight line).

On Saturday, we took all of the kids from Noah's Ark Orphan Care in Blantyre to the Mirichu Game Preserve. This is the first time any of them had gone to something like this, even though it is only about 1/2 hour away by car (2 1/2 by walking). We were able to see many monkeys, some bushbuck and climbed over a boulder field where hyenas were hiding. That was interesting. We walked on the trails for about 2 hours and the kids enjoyed themselves. They even had a little building with some educational information such as skulls of some of the animals, and different pictures and facts so the kids were able to learn about some of the native animals around them. On the way back, the kids started singing praise songs (some even in English so we could sing along).

We do have electricity and running water in the Orphan Care center where we are staying, but we don't always have them at the same time. We have a lot of candles nearby and buckets of water so that we will never be without light or water.