It's hard to believe it's already Saturday! Today we were up early and back to the fields for the Sports Bonanza, and the Residency Center for construction (work, work, work!!) Good news: we finished all the cubicles for the bunks! We'll post pictures later, but you should see these kids now…they are so appreciative. Our men were teaching the boys to drill, and the girls didn't want to be left out, so they were put to work sanding. As soon as the last one was finished, they were all begging to have their pictures taken with their new cubicles. Have I mentioned how precious these children are?

Over at the Sports Bonanza, energy was high, and the Passion Center's team was in the finals, but they ended up losing to one of the village teams 2-1. Drew was asked to share his testimony, sharing with the villages how the Lord has worked mightily in his life, doing a complete 180, and bringing Drew back to Himself. Malawian Pastor Dicee also shared his testimony. Pastor Dicee himself, along with his wife, has been diagnosed with AIDS. For someone to publicly speak about living with this dreaded disease was very uncommon because the Malawians consider the subject taboo. (As a note, please include Pastor Dicee and his wife in your prayers, along with their children, Eric & Gracious, both who have not contracted the disease.)

After a long, and very profitable day, we headed to dinner with the Passion Center staff for a time of encouragement. Dinner in Malawi is an experience in and of itself! We knew going into it that it would take at least two hours to get our food, so we were expecting it. We arrived to a black-out, a small generator keeping the minimal electricity going, so two hours ended up being four! The first person got their food around 8:15, the last person received theirs around 9:45…just a tad bit different than what we're used to in the States. It was a good time, though, as we pulled out games, taught the Malawian staff to play our favorites, then had an amazing time of prayer over the staff members. This is an incredible group of people who are pouring their lives out to these kids each and every day.

I'm sure you know what is going to be written next! You are definitely going to have to come experience this for yourself.

—Brooke