ABC Academy had a scheduled vacation for the time of Easter, and Kelly was also blessed with some time off to spend with our family. For our break, we decided to attend the annual church family camping retreat with the church that we are attending here, International Bible Fellowship (IBF). The camp started on Good Friday and ended on Easter Sunday. We followed our new friends, the Lloyds, to the campsite two hours east of Lilongwe. The Lloyds have been missionaries here in Malawi for 6 years, and have become great friends and our go-to resource for advice. They have four children (11, 9, 4, and 5 mo), and the two oldest rode with us. It was fun to play games and sing with them, and they were able to keep DR entertained on the drive. There were two police checkpoints on the way, the first of which was kind enough to let us know of a speed trap ahead. The second checkpoint was a bit more tricky because it was an immigration officer, who insisted on us providing passports (which we didn't have) to prove we weren't illegal. After talking through the situation, it was off to camp!
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| DR with Matthew Lloyd |
The camp was scheduled like a retreat with seminar teaching twice a day and with times of worship and prayer. We really enjoyed the lessons and small group times. Sunday morning there was a sunrise service with music and scripture reading. Attending a sunrise service on Easter has become a tradition for us and we were glad to be able to keep the tradition here in Malawi. The sunrises here are gorgeous, reminding us of the beauty of Christ's death and resurrection for our sins.
