We found out all about Malawi, the 2nd poorest country in Africa, this past Sunday night, as Lynn told us about her trip there in 2006. Her mission was assisting with the setup of new wells to provide clean water to villages. She shared some wonderful stories and pictures with us and even explained why pop-singer Madonna's adoption of a child from there caused such an uproar. It was because in their culture, all children including orphaned ones, belong to and are taken care of, by the people of their village, and removing a child from their home village is likened to kidnapping. It was frightful to see the conditions that these incredibly loving, beautiful people live in. In their entire lives, many of them had never seen clean, clear water before. Seeing Lynn's presentation was also a good wake-up call to make us all realize how serious our drought situation is here in our own community, and just how precious our water sources are.
Upcoming Events:
Food Bank service opportunity this Saturday (11/17). Meet at CPC @ 8am. We'll work at the Durham location from 9-12 and be back at CPC by around 1pm.
This Sunday (11/18) the program will be led by Gair and is entitled "Giving Thanks for Ups & Downs".
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