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Food Security
Christina
  • 7 days ago
  • 3 min

Food Security

Food security has always been difficult in Malawi, with floods and deforestation and an increasing population on a limited amount of...
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April Details
Christina
  • May 13
  • 3 min

April Details

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...
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Theology Class: April 2022 Update
Christina
  • May 13
  • 2 min

Theology Class: April 2022 Update

As I teach Systematic Theology at the Nazarene Theological College of Central Africa (NTCCA), I find that each year is different than the...
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Overachieving and Wellbeing
Christina
  • May 4
  • 3 min

Overachieving and Wellbeing

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...
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Fitting In
Christina
  • Apr 5
  • 3 min

Fitting In

Normally when I attend a medical conference I quickly feel that I am among people like me. Especially global health conferences or...
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Much Needed Rest: Monthly Update
Christina
  • Apr 2
  • 3 min

Much Needed Rest: Monthly Update

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...
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March 2022 Details
Christina
  • Apr 2
  • 2 min

March 2022 Details

Month Highlights: Training: We partnered with Pathways to bring a vision casting workshop to pastors and Sunday School Superintendents in...
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Well Babies and Sick Kids
Christina
  • Mar 23
  • 3 min

Well Babies and Sick Kids

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...
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Pressure
Christina
  • Mar 15
  • 3 min

Pressure

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...
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Gule Wamkulu
Christina
  • Mar 15
  • 2 min

Gule Wamkulu

A few days ago, a Presbyterian pastor received threats from members of Malawi’s Gule Wamkulu secret society and complaints from the head...
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February 2022 Details
Christina
  • Mar 15
  • 2 min

February 2022 Details

Teaching and Healing in the Community: Training and Development: Over 60 pastors, spouses, chiefs, and community members attended the...
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Heart Healthy: February Update 2022
Christina
  • Mar 15
  • 3 min

Heart Healthy: February Update 2022

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...
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"We Treat, God Heals"
Christina
  • Mar 15
  • 3 min

"We Treat, God Heals"

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...
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Family Medicine Doctor
Christina
  • Mar 7
  • 2 min

Family Medicine Doctor

Just over ten years ago, I was writing personal statements for residency programs. Sometimes I go back through those statements and...
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Another Day in my Life
Christina
  • Feb 17
  • 7 min

Another Day in my Life

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,...
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Fatigue and Renewal
Christina
  • Feb 15
  • 4 min

Fatigue and Renewal

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....
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Planting Season
Christina
  • Feb 1
  • 3 min

Planting Season

It is a late planting season in Malawi. Normally, local subsistence farmers plant in early December. This year, however, sequential dry...
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Christina
  • Jan 31
  • 0 min

January 2021 Details

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A Day in My Life: January 2022
Christina
  • Jan 27
  • 4 min

A Day in My Life: January 2022

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...
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Learning the Dance
Christina
  • Jan 22
  • 6 min

Learning the Dance

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...
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