This has been a crazy week! I think we live in the Bongo (our little vanette) sometimes. We've been going pretty much non-stop, and it doesn’t look like things will be slowing down anytime soon. Our week started out with a visit to one of our members in Area 25, Jeremiah Kampazangula Phiri and family. Jeremiah’s house sits nestled in the midst of a cornfield; thankfully Jeremiah met us on the main road so he could help direct us to his home. Upon arri...

Sunday we joined the Chapamba's and Haiton Thungula to drive to Chipoka (near Salima). We have church buildings under construction, but we're not sure if they’ll be ready (or appropriate) for the Feast of Tabernacles, so we went to check out a conference center near Lake Malawi. The Feast has been held on the lake in the past, but further south; the Chipoka location makes it more central to both Mzuzu (in the north) and Blantyre (in the south); and much clo...

Well played Malawi; well played. This week has been an emotional roller coaster of highs and lows. The week started out lovely! We drove to area 25 of Lilongwe to attend the birthday party of Lancy Kachali; and we had a great time eating pie and playing different games. Monday was a typical day, we stopped at the LifeNet's shop and church hall; and then did some errands in the morning. Late in the evening our power went out. It came on several hours later; but ...

Sunday Lewis and I got up and drove to Salima to visit Mrs. Nester Phiri. She is a lovely woman from our congregation in Lilongwe. For her to come to services each week she gets up early and catches a minibus that will drive the 111 Kilometers to Lilongwe; where she will then walk several more kilometers from the bus stop to the church building. She is faithfully at services each week, weather permitting. 111 kilometers does not seem like very far, but we are i...

The week was off to a slow start. We spent Sunday hanging out at the house watching cartoons with our seven year old neighbor, Muhammed. He's a cute kid, but tends to overstay his welcome. We’re trying to teach him some manners; he now knocks and asks to come in before walking in. We’re working on him not saying OMG anymore and not walking all over our furniture. We’re also working on him not pouting when we tell him it’s time to go home. ...