Friday, February 8, 2008
Day 10 – Friday, February 8, 2008
Back on Canadian soil after some flight delays in Toronto. We arrived at 4:30am and all our luggage did as well. These last 12 days were extremely productive and now we must take all the info we've gathered and continue to prepare for 080808! Stay tuned! Thanks to all who read these blogs and especially to those who prayed for us on our travels!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Day 9 – Thursday, February 7, 2008
We left Lilongwe yesterday afternoon to fly to Lusaka. From there our flight continued to Adis
Ababa, Ethiopia. After a layover in Ethiopia for a few hours our flight left on schedule for the overnight trek to Paris. We had a good flight and arrived in Paris early this morning. Due to bad weather in the Toronto area our flight from Canada was delayed so we have a few hours to kill in Paris again. The favor of the Lord was evident (as it has been all trip) as we were granted access to the Business Lounge for no charge. Homeward 
bound soon! (We hope!)...we did make it out of Paris and into Toronto where they've had lots of snow. We went out for a supper near the airport and then back to wait for the final flight home. We arrive in St. John's at 3:20am...ouch!
Ababa, Ethiopia. After a layover in Ethiopia for a few hours our flight left on schedule for the overnight trek to Paris. We had a good flight and arrived in Paris early this morning. Due to bad weather in the Toronto area our flight from Canada was delayed so we have a few hours to kill in Paris again. The favor of the Lord was evident (as it has been all trip) as we were granted access to the Business Lounge for no charge. Homeward 
bound soon! (We hope!)...we did make it out of Paris and into Toronto where they've had lots of snow. We went out for a supper near the airport and then back to wait for the final flight home. We arrive in St. John's at 3:20am...ouch!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Top 10 Memorables From the Trip
1. Favorite saying for the trip: “Why you gotta be like that?”
2. Junior wasting pop all over himself both flying to Malawi and flying back from Malawi.
3. Shane Simms teaching Tyler Wood how to speak Newfinese. Ouch!
4. Needs Convenience store (a.k.a. Tyrone) accompanying us on the trip.
5. The cockroaches at the “best hotel in the world”.
6. Peri-peri pizza!
7. Hindy, the Canadian taxi driver in Paris, and his world famous tours.
8. Junior, the Newfie taxi driver in Paris.
9. Tyrone and Jeff who are now both enrolled in conflict resolution classes.
10. Let’s give a big big big big big big “clap” for Jesus!
2. Junior wasting pop all over himself both flying to Malawi and flying back from Malawi.
3. Shane Simms teaching Tyler Wood how to speak Newfinese. Ouch!
4. Needs Convenience store (a.k.a. Tyrone) accompanying us on the trip.
5. The cockroaches at the “best hotel in the world”.
6. Peri-peri pizza!
7. Hindy, the Canadian taxi driver in Paris, and his world famous tours.
8. Junior, the Newfie taxi driver in Paris.
9. Tyrone and Jeff who are now both enrolled in conflict resolution classes.
10. Let’s give a big big big big big big “clap” for Jesus!
Day 8 – Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The final day. A meeting this morning with Pastor David and his finance director put the finishing touches on our meetings. Packing all done and everything secured (hopefully) we head to the airport at 10:30am to begin the long trek home. Pray for safe and uneventful travels!
Day 7 – Tuesday, February 5, 2008
This morning Jeff and Dean went with Pastor David Chigamba to meet with the Rev. Gray, director of EAM (Evangelical Association of Malawi) who is a key individual in arranging the support across the majority of denominations here in Malawi. Following that meeting we met
with the Team Leader of African Enterprise (the parachurch evangelistic organization that Pastor David Chigamba is employed with). We also were able to connect with the International Leader of this organization for a short meeting as well. He was highly supportive of the YC project and before we left prayed a prayer of blessing over us and YC. From here we travelled to The Cappuccino to meet with Junior and Tyrone who had spent the morning checking into security, transportation and other logistical information. In the afternoon Dean and Jeff met with Steve Bowler from Visionledd and Pat Laforet from Lifeline Malawi to discuss professional team options. One final meeting occurred with the booking manager at the Crossroads Hotel presented us with some excellent pricing for our meals and accommodations for YC. For dinner we all met with Pastor David 
Chigamba and the Woods for one final discussion on some remaining YC issues. After this meeting it was home to pack for the long trek back to Canada. Tyrone was not feeling well today so we prayed and we were delighted to see him feeling much better by later on this evening. God is good!
with the Team Leader of African Enterprise (the parachurch evangelistic organization that Pastor David Chigamba is employed with). We also were able to connect with the International Leader of this organization for a short meeting as well. He was highly supportive of the YC project and before we left prayed a prayer of blessing over us and YC. From here we travelled to The Cappuccino to meet with Junior and Tyrone who had spent the morning checking into security, transportation and other logistical information. In the afternoon Dean and Jeff met with Steve Bowler from Visionledd and Pat Laforet from Lifeline Malawi to discuss professional team options. One final meeting occurred with the booking manager at the Crossroads Hotel presented us with some excellent pricing for our meals and accommodations for YC. For dinner we all met with Pastor David 
Chigamba and the Woods for one final discussion on some remaining YC issues. After this meeting it was home to pack for the long trek back to Canada. Tyrone was not feeling well today so we prayed and we were delighted to see him feeling much better by later on this evening. God is good!
Monday, February 4, 2008
Day 6 - Monday, February 4, 2008
The day began at the Capital Hotel after a good night’s sleep…and a few cockroaches. Late in the morning we all left with Tyler and Angela Wood to go to Lake Malawi to check out options for the Canadian teams. It was a very rainy day but we ended up having a nice lunch at the hotel on the beach. On the way back we visited the some of the roadside markets where we bartered some pretty good deals for souvenirs with the help of Junior. Thanks to David Newman we had 
some Perrier to distribute to the locals. This evening we met with the Foxfire committee again to review our planning. Tyrone met with a catering team for food options for August. The Foxfire meeting went extremely well. This team has done their homework and is well on their way to making YC Malawi a great event!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Day 5 – Sunday, February 03, 2008
The Lord’s Day! Jeff preached twice this morning at Lilongwe Pentecostal Church – one service is held in English and the other in Chichewa through an interpreter. He preached a great sermon on “Risk” and was very well received by the congregation. Dean started the day at the Assemblies of God visiting a youth Sunday School class to tell them about YC. Both he and Junior headed to the Village of Ngona where Dean preached in a small traditional village church through an interpreter. The small room was packed with worshippers with only handmade drums accompanying the singing. One gentleman visiting the 
church for the first time gave His heart to Christ at the end of the service. Praise God! After meeting everyone for lunch at the famous Café’ Delight Dean, Tyrone and Jeff went back to LPC for a Foxfire youth service. Over 250 youth attended from many different churches. After some very lively worship Dean preached to the crowd and was also able to do some promotions for YC. There seems to be significant support from these youth leaders for this mission and they are excited to see what is about to unfold. This evening we landed at the Capital Hotel to review accommodations and to relax after a very tiring but very fulfilling day!
church for the first time gave His heart to Christ at the end of the service. Praise God! After meeting everyone for lunch at the famous Café’ Delight Dean, Tyrone and Jeff went back to LPC for a Foxfire youth service. Over 250 youth attended from many different churches. After some very lively worship Dean preached to the crowd and was also able to do some promotions for YC. There seems to be significant support from these youth leaders for this mission and they are excited to see what is about to unfold. This evening we landed at the Capital Hotel to review accommodations and to relax after a very tiring but very fulfilling day!
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