He is in Malawi, Africa and helping with a conference/worship time to encourage missionaries serving in the area. Jeff is specifically working with 2 year olds. From what I understand, his group has them from 8 .m.-6 p.m. with no breaks! He is enjoying them, but doesn't understand how daycare workers do it all the time!
So far it sounds like he hasn't gotten sick (He got 2 different parasites on trips last year) even though he ate a monkey gland burger. He thought it was probably a burger with monkey gland sauce and described it as good, in a monkey sort of way! Sounds like Jeff doesn't it?! He has a strong dislike for monkeys, and yes there are monkeys that throw things where he is, so maybe it's a sense of revenge for him after all his bad experiences with monkeys on trips!
He said the weather is melting hot in the day, but 40 degrees when he wakes up, so I guess he experiences all four seasons each day. He also has to sleep under a bug net, and I'm sure he's very thankful for it.
He was excited to get to eat dinner with a missionary couple we met at the International Learning Center in Virginia last year when we were there for a conference. All missionaries train there before they head to their assignment, and we happened to be there the same week.
He gets the opportunity to preach at a local African church this Sunday with a translator. Pray for him as he prepares and delivers the message.
I'll send some pictures when he gets back. Until then, here are a couple of pictures of the girls enjoying the last Faithful Friday, a ministry our church did in July for a trailer park in Bowling Green. They really enjoyed the two weeks we were there.
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