Where Does the Time Go?

Today is Thursday!  The week is flying by so quickly!  This morning we visited the village of Nhamainga.  This village is nearing the end of it's Care for Life affiliation.  The above to photos show Joao Bueno organizing the village leaders into their zones.  He is amazing how he works with these people.  You can really tell he loves these people and the work of Care for Life.  I again had the opportunity to teach the leaders key points on Malaria prevention.  When I asked who in the group has had malaria they all raised their hands. This seems to be an inescapable disease for these people yet they survive.  The things Care for Life teaches them will help reduce this chance.  Sleeping in mosquito nets is a must.  When I told the group that it is the female mosquito that does all the biting they  got a good laugh. The bottom 2 pictures show many of the children who are also anxious to learn.  They  belong to the Kids Club program and are also taught helpful life saving skills.  The program helps the children during vulnerable years of 8-14 to gain the self esteem to avoid the pitfalls of early sexual activity which is often forced upon them.  It teaches them vocational and life skills and encourages them to delay sexual activity until appropriate to spare them the ravages of HIV.  HIV in the Beira are has been reported to run anywhere from 17-24% of the population.  Our Summer volunteer groups work closely with these younger children.  One such group will be arrriving this summer.  If you would like to know more or possibly participate in a future trip to Mozambique contact Linda or Ruth Anne thru the Care for Life web site at careforlife.org