Today we had the opportunity to visit Chifundo Chatu Orphanage. The orphanage was located in a village outside of the city of Zomba. Once we got into the village our bus ride became very interesting. The road leading to Chifundo Chatu was rocky, narrow, and steep in places. At one point, we reached an old wooden bridge that we were not sure we would be able to cross. However, our amazing driver Willington made it across with all of us cringing. When we arrived, we were greeted by the director of the Orphanage. He welcomed us and thanked us for sending maize. The director also told us what the orphanage still needed; for example, blankets and clothes. After the greeting, he showed us around. In the back, their was a chicken coop in the process of being built. As we were being showed around, the children followed us. Some of them were shy and just smiled at us, while others shook/held our hands and asked us our names. During our tour, we were able to see how they provided the children with water. There were a few women hard at work pumping water into buckets. The water coming out of the pump seemed very clear. After our tour, we took our seats outside. The children put on two small skits, there was some singing and dancing, and the Director also gave a speech. This organization then provided us sodas and some sweet bread, which was delicious. We had a little time to hang out with the children, which we all throughly enjoyed. It was very emotional for us to leave Chifundo Chatu. Our group enjoyed getting to know about this organization and was happy to be able to play with the children. This afternoon we ran some quick errands in town and then settled back here at Annie's to do some planning for this upcoming week in the school.
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