Written and photographed by Joanna Morrison We loaded the flatbed truck with our suitcases, water for 2 weeks, the generator and speakers, and then added 25 people. Our first drive covered familiar roads until we passed through Blantyre, and then through the central region, to Ncheu. We took a short cut across rough dirt roads
written by Joanna Morrison and photographed by David Morrison, August 1, 2012 Remain in me. Dwell in my love. Settle down in it. Be at home. In Malawi, we say ‘be free.’ Truth be told, it takes some time before our visitors feel free in this new place. Everything is unfamiliar…shopping in the market, wearing skirts
A few weeks ago, I drove into a small village up in the mountains just outside Blantyre together with a car load of friends. I was nervous because our family car is really for the paved roads, and my dirt track was becoming smaller with every turn, until I felt I was on a
‘Mighty man of valor!’ spoke the angel of the Lord to Gideon while he cowered in the wine press, hiding his harvest from the Midianites. In another version I read, ‘You are a brave man and God is with you.’ I have been pondering what God sees when he looks at me. I know his
Birds singing, children laughing, ginger bread baking, a big pile of Christmas books to enjoy…what more could I ask? It is a beautiful day today, with the promise of rain in the air. As I walked this morning, everyone was out in the fields, tilling the soil in preparation for the rain. The clouds protected