May 30, 2013 | Malawi Stories
There is an invisible string that is wrapped around my heart that draws me back to Malawi, Africa. When I first spent time there, I was asked to bring the Word of God to a certain village. It was the middle of a hot afternoon and I had to peddle a bicycle that had a...
May 2, 2013 | Malawi Stories
In the spring of 2010 Don was invited to travel to Malawi to wire buildings in a clinic in the bush country. The missionary couple who hired him was seeking to bring electricity to their project through wind and solar sources. Today this clinic is phenomally...
Apr 23, 2013 | Malawi Stories
As I walked with my interpreter and another pastor back to our waiting chariots ( bicycles), they worked to keep the children from under foot. I heard someone say, “Would you please come again?” in perfect English. I turned and faced the crowd of young...
Feb 21, 2013 | Malawi Stories
This past week we heard the minimum wage has increased to $9 an hour. That sounds great and I hope all will benefit from this. As I thought about the increase, I could not help but allow my mind to race back to where I had just returned, Malawi. How blessed we...
Jan 30, 2013 | Malawi Stories
There are many children who live in the bush country who have to deal with the “darker” side of life at a very early age. Notice the necklaces that adorn many of these children. I learned that these necklaces are a sign of “belonging” to...
Jan 30, 2013 | Malawi Stories
Hope for clean water: I am told a child dies every fifteen seconds from polluted water in Africa. Most water is drawn from a hand dug well and only surface water is used. There is rarely a covering over the hole. My hope is that one day all hand dug wells would be...