Ellis and I departed Lilongwe on Thursday and arrived 35 hours later in Greenville. We are excited to be home, thankful for safe travels, and joyful to be reunited with family and friends. I am glad to high speed internet so that we can share some images with you from beautiful Embangweni and will begin with more general images to give you a feel for the town and the people. We are adjusting back to summer humidity, air conditioning, and driving everywhere in cars. It is strange to miss walking to get where you need to go, the screens on the windows so that you always hear the noises around you, the smell of fire, the taste of water boiled over fire, the dryness in the air, the warm sun even in the midst of winter, the music of daily chapel, the crowing of the rooster, ringing of the bell to begin the day, the quiet of bicycles and oxen cart rolling along the roads and the rising and setting of the sun to mark your day
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| Ellie with baby chick |
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| Ellis at a tailor shop in the market |
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| Rose's cat on the maize bags |
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| Sitting at Rose's house with baby chicks |
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| Turkeys we passed on the way from the Deaf School |
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| Roaming goats in town |
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| Greens cooking over the fire |
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| Sunset on the way to Joseph's home |
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| Jack and Little Ben going to pick bananas |
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| Window in the chapel at the hospital |
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| Ben with children from VBS |
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| The local taxi |
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| Everyone has a bike to get around |
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| Cleaning the pots after making lunch |
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| Fish at the market |
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| Vegetables at the market |
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| A free range rooster outside the Guest House |
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| Sanctuary of the church in Embangweni |
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| The universal bucket - here used to wash hands before eating |
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| Corn cobs |
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| The pastor's family cat and potatoes at the manse |
We are keeping the Dubose's in our thoughts and prayers as they begin to travel back to Greenville on Sunday.
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