A Lasting Impression
My parents called a family meeting and said we were moving to Malawi. I was born there 14 years before, but it was as alien to me as Pluto.
malawi
The Good with the Bad
We were first appointed to Malawi in 1980. Our “first born,” as Malawians would say, was just a year old.
Eyes Wide Open
We received all sorts of backhanded compliments from friends as we packed up for Malawi in late 2010.
The Good with the Bad
We were first appointed to Malawi in 1980. Our “first born,” as Malawians would say, was just a year old.
A Malawian in Canada
Canada is one of the most developed and economically stable countries in the world. Due to this it is very difficult for someone like me who comes from one of the least developed countries to draw a clear line to demarcate the poor, middle class and the rich.
One Seamless Garment
I wasn’t in Malawi very long before I started questioning why things are the way they are. The way we consume resources while others go without raises disturbing questions of justice. It also highlights the way materialism seems to bankrupt our souls.
The Warm Heart of Africa
John Vissers called his visit with a dying woman a holy moment. Not as mature in my faith, I found it difficult to be there. But Vissers’s words have become a meditation for me. In that basic cottage, on that hot day, I know we were somehow on holy ground.
Photos and Video from Malawi: How to Greet a Moderator
Rev. Dr. John Vissers, has had a unique experience in Malawi; he has been greeted at most events with dancing and singing. Without placing any pressure on the congregations Vissers will be visiting in Canada over the next few months, the Presbyterian Record reports on this dynamic evangelism activity.
Photos from Malawi: Moderator Preaches at St. James Church
Rev. Dr. John Vissers, moderator of the Canadian Presbyterian Church’s 138th General Assembly, preached on Sunday morning at St. James Church in Blantyre, Malawi.
Photos from Malawi: Child Care Centre in Ndirande
While they may be orphans and other vulnerable children; while they may living in households headed by children, grandparents, or a sick or dying parent; […]
Report from Malawi: A Land of Strong Churches
Church in Malawi is very different from church in Canada, the moderator learned while visiting five congregations last Saturday. After spending a week in the […]
Report from Malawi: His Name is Richard
His name is Richard and he picks me up at the hotel to drive me to a restaurant where we were to meet others for lunch.
Report from Malawi: Subsistence Farmers Share Food and Stories of Success
On Wednesday the moderator visited a remote village where he was greeted warmly with song and dance, and then fed by subsistence farmers. The village is typical of those in northern Malawi, with a dozen or so homes, each made of dried mud walls about nine inches thick, with makeshift windows and doors. Each home typically has four rooms. Cooking is done outdoors.
Report from Malawi: Difficult Journeys
There are a few new highways around Mzuzu, Malawi, which are well paved and smooth, but they won’t take you all the way to remote villages where the needs are the greatest. To get there, you have to get off the paved road, often down into a short steep ditch and then up again just as sharply, and onto a hard packed dusty path just wide enough to take your vehicle.
Report from Malawi: Church Project Helps Former Child Brides Attend School
Mphatso Nguluwe once told a group of international donors that if the only thing she had ever achieved was to save an eight-year-old girl from a forced marriage to a 52-year-old man, she would consider their millions of dollars well spent.
Report from Malawi: Women’s Guild Helped Free CCAP General Secretary
It was July 2010 and the Southeast African country of Malawi was in the tight grip of President Bingu wa Mutharika. His policies were considered harmful and dangerous to the extremely poor in this country, which has been consistenetly named one of the poorest in the land.
Report from Malawi: Moderator Visits Ekwendeni Hospital and Families Affected by HIV/AIDS
The moderator prayed with Jacklyn at her home on Tuesday.
Jacklyn is an AIDS-stricken woman, living in a remote village near Mzuzu, in northern Malawi. She is the mother of two: a six-year-old boy and a two-and-a-half year old girl who has carried the HIV virus from birth.
Report from Malawi: Songs and Dancing Welcome PCC Moderator
Singing, dancing and ululating greeted the moderator upon his arrival in Malawi Sunday night.
Harvesting Hope
In February, I visited the Soils, Food and Healthy Communities program at Ekwendeni Hospital in Malawi to do research on farmers’ perspectives on climate change. […]
World News
WCC General Secretary Offers Condolences to Norway World Council of Churches General Secretary Rev. Dr. Olav Fyske Tveit penned a letter of condolence to the […]