Food security has always been difficult in Malawi, with floods and deforestation and an increasing population on a limited amount of...

Catching up on work in Malawi In some ways, trips away from Malawi provide some of the biggest opportunities for us to step away from the...

As I teach Systematic Theology at the Nazarene Theological College of Central Africa (NTCCA), I find that each year is different than the...

I take wellbeing seriously. Sometimes the closest I get to balance is being extreme in all areas, but for the last year or two I have...

Normally when I attend a medical conference I quickly feel that I am among people like me. Especially global health conferences or...

My right eye developed a twitch in mid-March. It’s small enough that most people can’t see it, but I have felt the spasm constantly...

Month Highlights: Training: We partnered with Pathways to bring a vision casting workshop to pastors and Sunday School Superintendents in...

It was a busy Monday morning. I had half a dozen kids scheduled to see me for vaccine advice, but by the end of the morning I had seen or...

The patient had a 5:30 appointment, later than I usually like to book, but was brought in at 1:30 by a colleague who used to work with me...

A few days ago, a Presbyterian pastor received threats from members of Malawi’s Gule Wamkulu secret society and complaints from the head...

Teaching and Healing in the Community: Training and Development: Over 60 pastors, spouses, chiefs, and community members attended the...

I was introduced to the group as a teacher, a doctor here to discuss health for one hour during the 3-day Pastors’ Wives conference. But...

I was discussing last week about how tempting it is as a doctor to feel like it is the physicians who have the responsibility to bring...

Just over ten years ago, I was writing personal statements for residency programs. Sometimes I go back through those statements and...

I wake up around 7 to the pouring rain. That’s great because I needed extra sleep after staying up late. And there’s power this morning,...

Today, I am tired. I am tired from planning trainings and travel and programs with so many pieces that something is sure to fall through....

It is a late planting season in Malawi. Normally, local subsistence farmers plant in early December. This year, however, sequential dry...

A day in my life January 2022 I stayed up late on conference calls last night, hearing from experts in California about ways to improve...

Ten months ago, we adopted a little village dog and took over the contract for a night guard. Together, those two had been protecting for...