Tag: malawi
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Mountain With a Mouth
August 15th, 2023 I enjoy sitting outside in the mornings with a hot cup of coffee. I can hear the village outside beginning to stir as the sun peaks over the top of the fence. The Chapamba family has a beautiful garden that seems to glow in the sunlight. While NYC has a lot of…
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To Lilongwe: Planes, Progress, Petrol
August 14th, 2023 We nearly left Kadoma on time. Traffic in Harare is usually pretty rough in certain areas, but we figured it should be better than usual since it was a holiday. We were correct about that, but there was still traffic in many of the usual locations. Additionally a presidential motorcade stopped traffic…
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The Highest Point in All of Kadoma
Day 5 – 18th January 2023 It was just after noon when we headed out to meet Ngoni. His family owns the land that we recently purchased. Our small plot is actually one of more than 200 plots which are part of a very large farm that has been portioned and zoned for sale in…
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A Warm Welcome Home – Day 23
Monday, May 2nd, 2022 Matt and I arrived at the Dubai airport very early in the morning. We had about an hour to clear the various security checkpoints and then check into our flight. I got a notification saying our flight was actually boarding much earlier than originally anticipated. In actuality there was an additional…
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Coffee in Johannesburg – Day 12
Thursday, April 21st, 2022 After finally being settled the night before, I don’t think any of us in the house really wanted to get up so early. I knew Gracious was going to be at the compound sometime around 6am to get us to the Blantyre airport sometime around 7am. I usually assume I should…
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Mountains of Adventure in Blantyre and Mulanje – Day 11
Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 The day began as many days have recently. A cup of coffee on the veranda, writing, preparing for the day. Gracious arrived in the morning so we could travel together to visit Mr. Ken Maere, a deacon in the Blantyre congregation who lives in Mulanje. After discussing some pastoral matters we…
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Going Slowly Around Blantyre – Day 10
Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 Sitting on the edge of the veranda just after the sun is up you can see the tops of hills and mountains on the other side of the city. Blantyre and its neighborhoods are filled with hills which can make the a difficult drive on unpaved roads. But it also makes…
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A Holy Day in Lilongwe – Day 7
Saturday, April 16th, 2022 At this point I should assume I’m going to be giving a message in each place that I go. I don’t know why I waited to hear if my name would be on the schedule. Thankfully I had checked in with Haiton a few days before so I knew what to…
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Walking Through Gardens and the NTBMO – Day 6 part 2
Friday, April 15th, 2022 After returning from our drive to the Zambia border we took a walk through the village market. I didn’t get any photos of the market or off the people there. I guess I didn’t want to look too much like a tourist. The market was relatively empty even in the middle…