Shirley and I go Camping!

 

I guess I haven't mentioned Shirley on my blog. She is a volunteer Med Student from the UK and we met literally 30 mins after she arrived in Mzuzu. She's not shy at all, so we hit it off right away. 

We've gotten to hang out a lot from her bag getting stolen and us going on a police chase to find it, to having tea time, to going to Chinthechi beach together.

The best part is that I got to talk to her quite often about the Lord. She isn't a Christian but believes she should be a good person. We talked a ton about what I believe. 

By the time her 6 weeks in Africa were up, here are some of the things she had said to me:

"I really want that peace that you have"

"I think that what the Bible says is true. I beginning to believe that Jesus is who he says he is."

Her last statement to me concerning Christ was that she wants to make the decision but she isn't ready to leave her current lifestyle yet. She is back in the UK now with plans to come back next summer. You can keep her in your prayers. 

The coolest thing we got to do together though is we got to go camping out on the lake. We had a blast! They aren't allowed to have fires in England, so her dream was to have a campfire. Get this: she had never roasted a marshmallow and didn't know what a s'more was! Bless her heart. :) So, we made a campfire and roasted hotdogs, kabobs, and boiled potatoes. She was quite excited. She even tied up the bag of our rubbish in a tree to "keep it from the bears" (she said that in her best southern accent). We pretended that we were camping in South Carolina. :)

I must say, I was really grateful to have a good friend, even if it was just for 6 weeks.