Good news in the face of adversity (February Prayer Letter)
Malawi has been in the headlines once again following tropical storm Ana. Thousands of households are currently displaced, floods have destroyed crops and livelihoods, and, tragically, 48 people have died. The scale of the destruction is great, but its patterns are familiar to Malawians and are played out on a smaller scale week to week […]
Time is marching on (December Prayer Letter)
Where did a year go? Where did three years go, for that matter? It’s almost a year since we returned to Malawi following our COVID furlough and over three years since I came to Malawi to start work and prepare for the family move to Mzuzu. Yet, time has marched on relentlessly. The activities that […]
When the walls fall (September Prayer Letter)
The brick wall around our house has succumbed to heavy rains and has become something of an allegory for our current season. For the second time this year, a section has fallen, revealing a lack of firm foundations. Brick fences, as they are known here, are a common sight in urban areas. They are often […]
Prayer Letter: April 2021
It is good to be writing to you from Mzuzu again. When we last wrote, we were completing our self-isolation after travelling from the UK. At that time, Malawi also experienced a second wave of COVID-19 cases that was much larger than the first. Hospitals began to fill up, and oxygen supplies started to run […]
Prayer Letter: July 2020
Greetings from Edinburgh! I hope this belated update finds you well as lockdown begins to ease. It’s been a while since our last Partner Plan letter, and a lot has happened in that time. Let me bring you back up to speed. Our planned deputation visit for April and May was cancelled when UK restrictions […]
Prayer Letter: February 2020
Malawi, like much of Africa, has a reputation for having a slower pace of life. However, that does not seem to marry with our experience as it feels like a few weeks since our last letter and it is actually over two months ago. While it is true there are many things that can’t be […]
Prayer Letter: December 2019
Christmas carols in over 30ºC heat is a new experience for our family. This time last year I was headed home after spending 6 weeks here in Mzuzu, starting work and preparing for our big family move. Now Mzuzu is a second home to us. We have friends, colleagues, a local church, a house and […]