Christina7 days ago3 minFood SecurityFood security has always been difficult in Malawi, with floods and deforestation and an increasing population on a limited amount of...
ChristinaMay 133 minApril DetailsCatching 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...
ChristinaMay 132 minTheology Class: April 2022 UpdateAs I teach Systematic Theology at the Nazarene Theological College of Central Africa (NTCCA), I find that each year is different than the...
ChristinaMay 43 minOverachieving and WellbeingI 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...
ChristinaApr 53 minFitting InNormally when I attend a medical conference I quickly feel that I am among people like me. Especially global health conferences or...
ChristinaApr 23 minMuch Needed Rest: Monthly UpdateMy 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...
ChristinaApr 22 minMarch 2022 DetailsMonth Highlights: Training: We partnered with Pathways to bring a vision casting workshop to pastors and Sunday School Superintendents in...
ChristinaMar 233 minWell Babies and Sick KidsIt 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...
ChristinaMar 153 minPressureThe 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...
ChristinaMar 152 minGule WamkuluA few days ago, a Presbyterian pastor received threats from members of Malawi’s Gule Wamkulu secret society and complaints from the head...
ChristinaMar 152 minFebruary 2022 DetailsTeaching and Healing in the Community: Training and Development: Over 60 pastors, spouses, chiefs, and community members attended the...
ChristinaMar 153 minHeart Healthy: February Update 2022I 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...
ChristinaMar 153 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...
ChristinaMar 72 minFamily Medicine DoctorJust over ten years ago, I was writing personal statements for residency programs. Sometimes I go back through those statements and...
ChristinaFeb 177 minAnother Day in my LifeI 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,...
ChristinaFeb 154 minFatigue and RenewalToday, I am tired. I am tired from planning trainings and travel and programs with so many pieces that something is sure to fall through....
ChristinaFeb 13 minPlanting SeasonIt is a late planting season in Malawi. Normally, local subsistence farmers plant in early December. This year, however, sequential dry...
ChristinaJan 274 minA Day in My Life: January 2022A day in my life January 2022 I stayed up late on conference calls last night, hearing from experts in California about ways to improve...
ChristinaJan 226 minLearning the DanceTen months ago, we adopted a little village dog and took over the contract for a night guard. Together, those two had been protecting for...