 | Arrival in Malawi
2008-07-03, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: abrookdg | | Hello friends! Happy July to you all! We've thought of you often, wondering what you have planned for the holiday weekend. We've said farewell to Zambia and now we're headed to the white beaches of La... |
|
| | |
 | Expectations VS Reality
2007-11-14, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | Today is our last full day in Malawi. Our plane is scheduled to depart after lunch and we expect to be well sent off by the Malawi church folks at the airport. Tonight will be our second farewell di... |
|
| | |
| Mua Mission
2007-11-01, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | One of the things we had read about that piqued our interest is the Roman Catholic center called Mua Mission. It isn’t very far on the map from Ntcheu to Mua but there is no direct route – and we hav... |
|
| | |
| Water, Water Everywhere
2007-10-30, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | “Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink”. That typifies a little Malawian rural village just after a downpour, turning everything to thick, sticky mud and standing water…but still none drink... |
|
| | |
 | The Bicycle as a Truck
2007-10-27, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | The Malawians are not deficient in ingenuity. With almost primitive hoes, they till up large fields for planting maize and vegetables. After we hit a goat with our car, it was primarily repaired usin... |
|
| | |
| The “Day Off”
2007-10-25, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | Thursday was a “day off” but we had a full schedule without visiting any church or church project. The morning started off fairly relaxed since we were to be picked up at 9:00 to head to the Bureau o... |
|
| | |
 | Changing Times
2007-10-24, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | An old saw claims that Eve said to Adam as they left the garden, “I think we are going through a time of transition.” Lots of transitions are taking place in Malawi. One is a seasonal change. We had ... |
|
| | |
 | A Typical Day
2007-10-20, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | The title of this story is misleading. No two days have been alike on our sojourn through Malawi. However, most of our experiences today were similar to what we had done and experienced at some time ... |
|
| | |
| The Women’s Conference
2007-10-20, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | It was exciting to be part of history in the making! There had never been a conference of the United Methodist Women in Malawi. The new president, Motera (Moty) Mhone, wife of the Superintendent, or... |
|
| | |
| The Azungu
2007-10-09, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: Herbmather | | Azungu is the Chichewa word for the white person or for any non-African. And white faces are few and far between in Malawi, except maybe in the Shop-Rite grocery store! One of the delightful serendip... |
|
| | |
| Charlie Arrived!
2007-10-09, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: Herbmather | | The plane was over an hour late due to fog in Johannesburg but Charlie Raisner, Sue’s brother, AND his luggage arrived in Lilongwe Tuesday afternoon. The welcoming delegation included the two of us p... |
|
| | |
 | Steve and Rhoda
2007-10-08, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | Steve Mbewe and his delightful wife, Rhoda, have been our hosts in the Lilongwe area for the past several weeks. Both in their early 30’s, this couple exemplify the energy, dynamism and hope for the ... |
|
| | |
 | Hospitality
2007-10-07, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | How does someone show hospitality? We have learned new ways during our time in Malawi. The people of the “warm heart of Africa” try very hard to live up to their reputation. We are the recipients of ... |
|
| | |
| Legitimacy
2007-10-03, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | On Tuesday we headed out to a village in the Mchinji Circuit. It is the village where the pastor and his wife grew up. Many of the church members are relatives. It takes the pastor 3 1/2 hour to get ... |
|
| | |
| A Dimba in the Dambo
2007-10-03, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | We are enjoying learning a few words of Chichewa while we are here and are getting more comfortable with greetings. We learned nkhuku when we were presented with the chicken from the chief of Vu... |
|
| | |
| Church Growth by Just Sitting
2007-09-28, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | After bumping along a washboard dirt road for over an hour following a two hour drive on tarmac we sat in chairs under a tree. In fact we sat there for most of two hours. This church in the Mchinji C... |
|
| | |
 | Fish on the Windshield Wiper
2007-09-27, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | Ok, so we said we didn’t know what adventures were in store for us back in Malawi, but we were sure they would come. Today was one of those days. It was a “resting day,” between our work with ... |
|
| | |
 | Sue Cooks Nsima
2007-09-26, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | We never understood if the Malawians had a name for what we in the US call a pitch-in dinner or a carry-in dinner or a pot-luck meal. However we had one Wednesday night with the leadership of the... |
|
| | |
| Back to Basics
2007-09-26, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | What do you do when you have 20 to 30 children in Sunday School and no materials for either teachers or children? What do you do to communicate biblical stories to children who are from pre-school to... |
|
| | |
| Back in Malawi
2007-09-21, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | We left the green and flowers of the Cape and returned to the brown before-the-rains springtime of Malawi. It was very chilly when we left Cape Town and quite hot when we arrived in Lilongwe. The... |
|
| | |
| Chakudya – Food
2007-09-15, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | Food is essential to life. Anytime anyone travels to another part of the world, foods are discovered that seem strange. The names given to recognizable foods are often different from the familiar ... |
|
| | |
| Moving Days
2007-09-12, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | We moved from the Bethany Convent to Annie’s Guest House on Wednesday. It was quite an adventure. Many things about the convent were nice but the beds were not just firm; they were very hard! In addi... |
|
| | |
 | Going Full Circle
2007-09-11, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: herbmather | | Tuesday was our first full day in the Bethel Circuit of Lilongwe. We spent Monday traveling from Blantyre to Lilongwe. It is a four-hour drive but it took us all day. We were on “Africa time”, which... |
|
| | |
 | |
| | |
 | Passing the Charmin in Malawi
2005-07-02, Lilongwe, Malawi. By: carnivore | | Reluctantly, I left Zambia and headed to Malawi. Not planning on spending more than a few days here just to travel through on my way to Tanzania. Border crossings in Africa are always a hassle. Aft... |
|
| | |
