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Meetings in Lilongwe and Passover in Nkhwazi – Day 5
Thursday, April 14th, 2022 I woke up early, grabbed a cup of coffee, and headed outside to find a better connection so my blog from the previous day would load. It was nice to enjoy the fresh morning air and see a little bit of the sunrise. The Chapamba family have a small compound in…
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Heading To Malawi – Day 4
Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 I finally saw one mosquito. I’m not sure if it was the same one who buzzed my ears just before midnight last night, or another random mosquito trying to escape the house after having its fill. Being bite free for a few days in Zimbabwe was nice, but now my mosquito…
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Simple Tasks to Accomplish in Harare – Day 3
Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 I was up before the roosters began to crow this morning. 5am is a reasonable time to be awake so I decided to stay awake and begin my day. When it’s quiet there is time to think and pray and study and plan. We all need some quiet time at least…
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Arrival in Harare – Day 2
Monday, April 11th, 2022 Day blends into night, and night back into day, until at last the monotonous drone of the engines of the plane come to a final halt. The experience of flying across the world is only glamorous in part. But as I’ve definitely come to know so intimately, the destination makes the…
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Heading Out The Door – Day 1
Sunday, April 10th, 2022 Unfortunately, the last minute travel details were running through my mind as the Sabbath began on Friday. Thankfully God had blessed us with a quiet evening and restful sleep. I often pray for peace on the weekly Sabbath for myself and my family as well as all of my brethren wherever…
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Storms Before the Calm
The sun was completely obscured by the cloud cover on that January day in 2017. Stepping out of the airport, the air wasn’t nearly as warm as I had expected it to be, although the humidity level was not surprising. January is in the middle of the rainy season in Malawi and often brings overcast…
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Packing for the Journey
I don’t remember my first time traveling out of the country. I’ll have to ask my mother to be sure, but I think it happened when I was very young. I was born and raised in the United States. Nearly all of my growing up years were spent in Washington State very near to the…
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Starting Fresh
It’s been over two years since I posted about traveling back to Malawi and Zimbabwe. Quite a lot has happened in that time. The world has changed in many ways, although the uncertainty we find in it has only increased. Thankfully God has a plan that is greater than any of our plans. “For I…
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Where to next?
The warmth of the sunshine and of the people are calling. It is good, from time to time, for a pastor to return and visit the brethren who he has visited before. I have the chance to travel back to Zimbabwe and Malawi during the Passover season this year. I will be accompanied by a…