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“It’s cold, go outside and warm up!”  Anyone growing up in the USA Midwest should find that a little strange.  Mom would say, “It’s cold outside, come in and warm up.”  Inside is warm.  Outside is cold in the winter.  It’s the opposite here in the middle of Malawian winter.

Temperatures get as low as 45°F at night.  All our buildings and houses here are brick and concrete fridges that hold in the cold.  But in the dry, sunny winter it’s 70°F and above during the day.  So, what do you do?  After shivering for a while in my office with my feet on icy concrete, I go out and stand in the warm sun.  Everyone here does it. Continue reading “It’s cold, go outside and warm up!”

“Give, and it will be given to you.  A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.  For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”  (Luke 6:38)

A group of 9 Secondary Students, their Campus Pastor Phil Huebner and his wife Becky are visiting the Lutheran Church of Central Africa in Zambia.  They are from WISCO (Wisconsin Lutheran High School) in Milwaukee, WI.  Their Student Council took on a project to raise money to help purchase motorcycles for Pastors serving in rural congregations in Zambia. Continue reading “Kupatsa Ndi Kuika”

We’ve been killing a lot of our flying friends in Malawi lately.

But don’t worry dear bird lovers and ornithologists!  The Crowned Cranes, Fish Eagles and Bee Eaters are safe.  And so are all the other species.  (At least from us!)  Our targets are two birds of a different feather.  We want to 1) sharpen our computer skills and 2) submit timely statistical reports.  Both “birds” seemed to have eluded us in the past – but now they are in our sights. Continue reading “Two Birds, One Stone”