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Days 14 and 15: Let There Be Light

Friday morning found the 6 of us (The four Heinzel-Nelson’s, Trudi and me) driving in the Landcruiser to Sakata School. Trudi had been teaching 7th grade science...
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Day 13: Sydney’s House

On Thursday morning Liz, Stephen and I headed to Liti village for a meeting while Terra and Jordan went down in the villages to reconnect with old...
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Day 12: Goodbye, Hello

Everyone was tired as we piled into the Landcruiser for our drive to the Blantyre Airport on Wednesday morning for the team’s flight to South Africa. Liz...
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Days 10 and 11: Safari!

Liz knows that for many of the friendship team participants (including me) this is their first trip to Africa. Because of that, and as a little break...
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Day 9: Home Visits With The Most Vulnerable Families

We woke at 7:00 on Sunday morning and donned our nicest shirts, ties and dresses and headed off to church. Meeting us at the church would be...
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