Settling In
Hanging bed nets/ Sydney in front of our house
Greetings from Malawi! We made it! And thanks to all of your prayers the travel went extremely well. The kids actually enjoyed the 16 hour plane trip as they were fed 3 meals, took a couple naps, and had their personal on-demand television available. This was a god-send for Mike and I. We overnighted in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was quite a sight trying to maneuver our 8 suitcases, 4 carryons and 2 kids through a crowded airport. Fortunately, there were porters available just when we needed them to assist us. And Sydney got very good at driving a luggage cart.
We arrived in Malawi on Friday, October 27th at noon and again thanks to prayers, had no problem with customs or immigration. They looked in one suitcase and flagged us through. We were greeted by Perry and Brenda Jansen--the couple who founded the Partners in Hope Medical Centre and immediately we were made part of their family. Since then, they have been our tour guides in Lilongwe--driving us everywhere, taking us to church, feeding us, taking us grocery shopping and helping watch our kids. They have 3 children (Nathan-13, Erin-9, and Olivia-4) Our kids have become fast friends which is wonderful as we live just behind them and our back yards are adjoined by a gate.
One of the first things we did this week is get the kids enrolled in school. Sydney is in pre-K or Reception (it's a British System) at ABC Christian Academy and Sam is in preschool at Rainbow preschool. They both have loved going to school, meeting kids from around the world. And the mornings they are in school have allowed Mike and I to settle in--grocery shop, furniture shop, practice driving (we drive on the left), unpack, etc. Sydney's 1st day of school
Sam, Olivia, Sydney, Erin
Thanks for your support and prayers as we transition to life in Malawi. We look forward to sharing about more of our experiences soon.
Greetings from Malawi! We made it! And thanks to all of your prayers the travel went extremely well. The kids actually enjoyed the 16 hour plane trip as they were fed 3 meals, took a couple naps, and had their personal on-demand television available. This was a god-send for Mike and I. We overnighted in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was quite a sight trying to maneuver our 8 suitcases, 4 carryons and 2 kids through a crowded airport. Fortunately, there were porters available just when we needed them to assist us. And Sydney got very good at driving a luggage cart.
We arrived in Malawi on Friday, October 27th at noon and again thanks to prayers, had no problem with customs or immigration. They looked in one suitcase and flagged us through. We were greeted by Perry and Brenda Jansen--the couple who founded the Partners in Hope Medical Centre and immediately we were made part of their family. Since then, they have been our tour guides in Lilongwe--driving us everywhere, taking us to church, feeding us, taking us grocery shopping and helping watch our kids. They have 3 children (Nathan-13, Erin-9, and Olivia-4) Our kids have become fast friends which is wonderful as we live just behind them and our back yards are adjoined by a gate.
One of the first things we did this week is get the kids enrolled in school. Sydney is in pre-K or Reception (it's a British System) at ABC Christian Academy and Sam is in preschool at Rainbow preschool. They both have loved going to school, meeting kids from around the world. And the mornings they are in school have allowed Mike and I to settle in--grocery shop, furniture shop, practice driving (we drive on the left), unpack, etc. Sydney's 1st day of school
Sam, Olivia, Sydney, Erin
Thanks for your support and prayers as we transition to life in Malawi. We look forward to sharing about more of our experiences soon.
posted by Mike and Heather Tacheny at
9:57 PM
1 Comments:
Dear Sydney and Sam,
I love you and miss you! I want to visit!
Ellie Tix
Dear Heather and Mike,
Ellie and I just looked through your whole blog to find a picture of your house. We talk about you and pray for you often. Ellie likes to hear about your family when we look at pictures of animals that live in Africa. Thanks for being such an inspiration to our family. We wish we had the nerve to do what you're doing!
Andy Tix
Feel free to e-mail back to Ellie. Or, have Sydney do so. I think she'd enjoy it!
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