Tag: mountains
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Travel
9th February 2026 I was up early for a cup of coffee and hopefully to see some of the nieces and nephews before they left for school. I would be gone by the time they returned home. Before breakfast Dan asked me if I wanted to stretch my legs. I agreed and we hiked through…
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Sunday Drive to Eastern Malawi?
8th February 2026 I never considered that Malawi would have Eastern and Western regions. After all, it’s such a narrow country. But considering that it takes time to travel from east to west (such as from Salima to Lilongwe) it makes sense. Here’s a map of the region to give you an idea of Malawi’s…
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House on a Rock & Neighborhood on a Hill
9th July 2024 It was something Gracious had said yesterday as a few of us talked about the disparity between the number of single young men in the congregation and single young women to potentially marry. Besides the fact that there are quite a few more young men, these youth have grown up together and…
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A Quick Dash to Blantyre
7th – 8th July 2024 4am came very quickly. And for some reason so did the turn off the M1 highway towards the airport entrance. Cephas and George got us there safely and in plenty of time. I’ll admit, we were a little too early, but better that than being too late. After putting our…
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Gathered for the Sabbath in Blantyre
August 26th, 2023 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on My holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy day of the Lord honorable, and shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words, then you shall…
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Chilobwe, Church History, Jungle Pepper
August 23rd, 2023 The rain that fell in Blantyre while Cyclone Freddy sat above had very disastrous effects. As the rain continued to fall, the soil on the top and sides of Mount Soche (and other mountains that surround the city) began to loosen. In the middle of the night as the residents of Chilobwe…
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Mayaka
In early February of this year, Tropical Cyclone Freddy began to collect moisture and strength as it made its way from the Indian Ocean towards East Africa. The storm officially received a name on February 6th. Freddy made landfall in Madagascar on the 21st and crossed the Mozambique Channel and hit the mainland on the…
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View From the Rear Window
August 7th-8th, 2023 Striking up conversations with people seems to be a regular pastime for Nick. On more than one occasion so far on this trip he has received extra meals and fancy chocolates, as well as farewell greetings from many of the other passengers on the plane who disembarked in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire while…