Sometimes, the most meaningful and emotional travel experiences are the result of a chance meeting.
To make a long story short...while waiting for a bus in Blantyre, Malawi I met a local Pastor who was headed in the same direction as I. The bus never showed up and we spent a few hours waiting and talking before finding another means of transport.
The next day, Pastor Eric took me with him to an orphanage in a small village across the border in Mozambique. Eric is afilliated with this orphanage and visists a few times a year. To get there we had to ride bicycles to the river crossing and then load everything onto a dugout canoe. The Chief was so happy to have a visitor, he insisted that I return the following day. I will be sending a stack of photos to Eric and he will bring them back to the village.
The 2 days I spent there were incredibly emotional. I'll post more pictures from there in the future.