On Sunday we drove to Mzuzu to visit the Kachali family and other members in the area. The Kachalis fed us a delicious lunch after our six hour trek. Then Lewis held a Bible study before we made the long journey home. I have to explain about the roads in Malawi (and I'll do so through two incidents that occurred this week). You see, only about 20% of the roads are paved. The rest are (generally) packed dirt that occasionally turns into mud rivers during the rainy...

Well readers... I've been pretty conscious of what I write and try and balance the very real challenges of living in one of the poorest countries in the world with the many wonderful things that Malawi has to offer. This week... well this week has been tougher than most. We knew coming into it that power would be problematic; particularly in the dry season. Since we arrived in the midst of the rainy season the power situation hasn't been awful; though we would re...

Monday night fell into the category of "Funny, not Funny." So, we're sitting around our living room (minus Lewis as he had a counseling session with a young man from the congregation) just before getting up to make dinner when the power went out (per usual). At this point Brennan heard a mosquito buzz by his head. I immediately thought I had left the bedroom window open. I ran in there with my trusty cell phone flashlight. I had indeed closed it, but returning to...

It has been another busy week so I'm writing two blogs again. This one should be relatively short. On Sunday we ventured into Blantyre and found a coffee shop for breakfast. We sat outside and enjoyed the sunshine. We also got to take a tour of the United Church of God/LifeNet's property. It's out of the city and surrounded by beautiful green mountains. It will be a lovely place for the congregation to meet when it is finally completed. In the afternoon we went b...

We woke up early on Friday to pack and hit the road. Our first stop was in Dedza. We were able to show the Hilgens the Pottery and also the Dedza Handmade Paper Company. We love the shop, the product is fabulous and really reasonably priced. He once again gave us a tour and demonstrated how they make the paper. He collects old paper from businesses in Dedza and Lilongwe and shreds them to form the base of his paper; it's really lovely. From Dedza we drove to Ntch...