{"id":894,"date":"2010-12-17T20:38:09","date_gmt":"2010-12-18T03:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/?p=894"},"modified":"2010-12-17T22:01:37","modified_gmt":"2010-12-18T05:01:37","slug":"god-showed-up-and-it-was-brilliant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/?p=894","title":{"rendered":"God Showed Up! And it was brilliant!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you all for your prayers!\u00a035 Participants completed\u00a0our 4-Day Leadership &amp; Montessori Teacher Training Level 1 Course this past week.\u00a0And as my new\u00a0UK friends like to say, &#8220;It was brilliant!&#8221; And it really was! I am blessed with 10 amazing leaders who run our\u00a0Malawian ministry and non-profit. They are servant leaders, who do whatever it takes to get the job done.\u00a0 No job too small or too big for them.\u00a0Our participants have helped us meet our December 2010 goal to become\u00a0a self-sustainable Malawian non-profit in 9 months.\u00a0It is a miracle.\u00a0 9 months my friends! 9 months!<\/p>\n<p>God keeps His promises.\u00a0We\u00a0will continue to fund\u00a0the operations and programs of our ministry and non-profit (budget, salaries, rent, etc.)\u00a0from Malawian kwacha with God&#8217;s wisdom and provision. Why? Because He said so.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all our supporters in the U.S. and participants for your prayers, love and generosity!\u00a0 We are blessed\u00a0by your continued partnership! God has big plans in 2011! Let&#8217;s take it up a notch! Be bold and faithful! Reach out to those in need and those who are hurting or lost with God&#8217;s truth, grace, and love. That is what He said to do.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said, &#8220;You did not chose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.&#8221;\u00a0 Zikomo Yesu!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_895\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-895\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-895\" title=\"SAM_0535\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0535-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"35 Participants sang &amp; danced &amp; learned about leadership &amp; teaching with great focus and intention! \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0535-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0535-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">35 Participants sang &amp; danced &amp; learned about leadership &amp; teaching with great focus and intention! <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_896\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-896\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-896\" title=\"SAM_0550\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0550-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"My Peeps have become professionals!  Zikomo to Simon Nkhambala and Abgail Napuwa for their service to the Kingdom! We could not have done it without you two! Simon is leading the outreach to 9,000 children in Ndirande on Christmas Day. Emmanuel means God With Us! \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0550-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0550-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Peeps have become professionals! Zikomo to Simon Nkhambala and Abgail Napuwa for their service to the Kingdom! We could not have done it without you two! Simon is leading the outreach to 9,000 children in Ndirande on Christmas Day. Emmanuel means God With Us! <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_899\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-899\" title=\"SAM_0579\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0579-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Hilda Mandota, our Paw Paw (2 1\/2 to 5yr old class) Teacher demonstrating Color Box II to teachers in a small group. The teachers experienced learning with partners, small groups, and whole group. They loved it! FULL PARTICIPATION! As I like to say, &quot;Nobody gets to hide out in our classes!&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0579-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0579-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hilda Mandota, our Paw Paw (2 1\/2 to 5yr old class) Teacher demonstrating Color Box II to teachers in a small group. The teachers experienced learning with partners, small groups, and whole group. They loved it! FULL PARTICIPATION! As I like to say, &quot;Nobody gets to hide out in our classes!&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_901\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-901\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-901\" title=\"SAM_0601\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0601-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"God bless you James Machila for your service to Jesus! James Machila, Director of the Africa ABC Project, delivering our Leadership Section. \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">God bless you James Machila for your service to Jesus! James Machila, Director of the Africa ABC Project, delivering our Leadership Section. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_902\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-902\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-902\" title=\"SAM_0607\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0607-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Kabambe! I love you! Jane (on left) with a participant. Jane led sections on First Aide, Health and Safety, Cultural Studies, etc and demonstrated lessons in all areas! This woman rocks!\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0607-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0607-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jane Kabambe! I love you! Jane (on left) with a participant. Jane led sections on First Aide, Health and Safety, Cultural Studies, etc and demonstrated lessons in all areas! This woman rocks!<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_905\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-905\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-905\" title=\"SAM_0621\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0621-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Hilda (on left) demonstrating math lesson to the whole group! Love you Paw Paw Girl! Your love for those little kids is so amazing! God bless you!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0621-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0621-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hilda (on left) demonstrating math lesson to the whole group! Love you Paw Paw Girl! Your love for those little kids is so amazing! God bless you!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_906\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-906\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-906\" title=\"SAM_0631\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0631-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Abgail, Paul, Jane Katera (newly married!) Zikomo! I love you guys! Paul, thanks for all your humor and shenanigans (as we say in Cali) and Jane and Abby for your consistent and humble service to our ministry. Abgail, Paul and Jane serve on Africa ABC Team and go out to the five community based child care centers in Ndirande as well as Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital pediatric wards. My heart is full of appreciation for your love demonstrated to those children! \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0631-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0631-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abgail, Paul, Jane Katera (newly married!) Zikomo! I love you guys! Paul, thanks for all your humor and shenanigans (as we say in Cali) and Jane and Abby for your consistent and humble service to our ministry. Abgail, Paul and Jane serve on Africa ABC Team and go out to the five community based child care centers in Ndirande as well as Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital pediatric wards. My heart is full of appreciation for your love demonstrated to those children! <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_907\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-907\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-907\" title=\"SAM_0676\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0676-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Zikomo Abusa Aubrey Kalima for leading the section on employee and employer rights and for sharing the Word! \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0676-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0676-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zikomo Abusa Aubrey Kalima for leading the section on employee and employer rights and for sharing the Word! <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_909\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-909\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-909\" title=\"SAM_0680\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0680-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Small group discussions of leadership principles and Montessori philosophy and methodology were very productive!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0680-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0680-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small group discussions of leadership principles and Montessori philosophy and methodology were very productive!<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_910\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-910\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-910\" title=\"SAM_0652\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0652-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Kabambe explaining object boxes, picture boxes and moveable alphabet as part of Montessori Language series!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0652-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0652-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jane Kabambe explaining object boxes, picture boxes and moveable alphabet as part of Montessori Language series!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_911\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-911\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-911\" title=\"SAM_0663\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0663-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tisugane Mwanza! You rock! Tisu explaining Montessori word building series and grammar symbols. It was my greatest joy to be a part of this training with her! Tisu is the Director of our Malawi Montessori Christian School and Teacher Training Center. She leads our Teacher Internship Program, where participants experience a practical week of teaching in the classes with our children.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0663-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0663-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tisugane Mwanza! You rock! Tisu explaining Montessori word building series and grammar symbols. It was my greatest joy to be a part of this training with her! Tisu is the Director of our Malawi Montessori Christian School and Teacher Training Center. She leads our Teacher Internship Program, where participants experience a practical week of teaching in the classes with our children.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_912\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-912\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-912\" title=\"SAM_0672\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0672-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Reverand Althea Meyer from Guthrie Bible School, is our Advisor on our Board of Trustees of our ministry. Zikomo Althea! We love you and we value your wisdom and partnership! \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0672-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0672-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reverand Althea Meyer from Guthrie Bible School, is our Advisor on our Board of Trustees of our ministry. Zikomo Althea! We love you and we value your wisdom and partnership! <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_914\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-914\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-914\" title=\"SAM_0673\" src=\"http:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0673-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tisu and Althea!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0673-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAM_0673-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tisu and Althea!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you all for your prayers!\u00a035 Participants completed\u00a0our 4-Day Leadership &amp; Montessori Teacher Training Level 1 Course this past week.\u00a0And as my new\u00a0UK friends like to say, &#8220;It was brilliant!&#8221; And it really was! I am blessed with 10 amazing leaders who run our\u00a0Malawian ministry and non-profit. They are servant leaders, who do whatever it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=894"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":900,"href":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/894\/revisions\/900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malawimontessoriproject.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}