the recovery party...

it is called the morning after the night before...the light of day that brings exhaustion and yet elation that the evening had been such fun and so thoroughly enjoyable, even for those with supposedly 'responsible'roles!

Karen took to her sick bed and the boys go stuck in to the 'tidying up' (or lizard-hunting - somehow the lizards that had been so well behaved on the tables early in the night had found themselves into all sorts of far more interesting hiding places during the course of the evening) with aunty suzie and miss virginia then pancakes when we could finally find the table!

We discussed the choice of food - it was a hit and the overall perspective was shock that what people had expected might be a bit of a challenge - the eating with their fingers ( WHAT - NO KNIVES AND FORKS??) and 'mashed potato like stodge' (ugali)that could actually be formed into a scoop for the vegetables and stew- had actually been the best fun and maybe even made the food taste better ( still being debated, i might add as some would say the food was so fantastic it couldnt be made any better)?

To hear Virginia speak and to hear her voice take up the Malawi nation song as those in the room stood respectfully with their hands on their hearts (even the children who have so completely taken the project into their own little hearts) made it seem that there are positive possibilities for the future of this world. In that room stood Christians, Muslims, Protestants, Catholics, Iranians, Germans, Australians, Africans, Indians, Asians, Buddhists, academics, tradespeople, (all of which, in the end are just 'tags' or 'labels' and do not define us) all united in friendship and a desire for a better world. Thank God.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3DGPwpeYto

for the malawi national anthem!!