It is March already. Back in Canada, things are warming up; the winter seems to come to an end. Here the thought of spring does not cross our mind. We are used to the warm weather, and find it hard to believe it is the beginning of March. This week we were telling the watchman that it was warm, and he thought that was amusing. He comes from Nsanje district, which is usually very hot. He thought it was very cold, although it was 27 degrees and no breeze.

As we have been in Malawi for three Sundays now, we have visited a different Child Care Centre every Sunday. The first one was Mbulumbudzi, the second was Namitambo and this past Lord’s Day it was Mulinga. All of these centers are sponsored by Timotheos Netherlands. We will tell you a little bit about that experience.

First week for the Oomen family in Malawi.

It is hard to believe that it has only been 7 days since we have arrived in Malawi. It seems like a lifetime ago that we boarded the plane in Toronto. Some things are being adjusted to very easily, others not so much. The weather is probably the easiest to adjust too, as it is unimaginable that it is winter back in Canada. Here it is warm everyday, and it rains every other, and the thought of snow actually doesn’t cross any of our minds. The slow manner in which things are done around here definitely does take some getting used to.