Our minds and hearts are so full. I’m not sure how we can contain four more days of experiences. Before I came I asked Ciona how it was possible that every visitor back from Malawi only talked about the joy and the warmth of the people, when the day-to-day reality is such desperate poverty; an [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Sunday
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Pastor’s Training Event
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today we woke early and went to the Pastor’s Training event. We arrived in the middle of Devotion, or morning prayers to hear Abussa (pastor) Elijah telling the story of Moses. He told how Moses had been rescued by Pharoah’s daughter and raised in the palace with everything that he could need. But then God [...]
Pictures
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Friends, Here are some new pictures of our adventures. Enjoy! Herb arrives at Lilongwe airport. Finally!! Our students…and pastors. Kara teaching. Herb teaching. New friends. Rose is one of two women pastors in the MUMC. Pastor Elijah Phiri. The man can preach.
Our visit to Blantyre
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hello again! We had hoped to post more entries while we were in Blantyre but the schedule was so busy and the internet cafes were so slow that it just wasn’t possible. There is no way that I can recount all that we have done in the past two days, but I will try to [...]
The Malawi United Methodist Church
Posted in Uncategorized on February 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday we attended an Executive Committee of the Malawi United Methodist Church, which included the presence of Bishop Nhiwatiwa who was still in town following the MUMC Annual Conference. Rev. Daniel Mhone provided a wonderful history and summary of where the MUMC stands today. I wanted to share with you (apologies for the UMC jargon)… [...]
