Christina
Steps
I have walked over a million steps since July. I’ve been trying to walk a certain amount per day, but I never realized it added up so...
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Christina
- Oct 20
- 3 min
Respite
Last month, we had some really incredible times of rest – an unexpected night on the beach, a spa day with some colleagues, a manicure...
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Christina
- Sep 9
- 4 min
Patients
This afternoon would be my last day in clinic until I return from furlough in December. Some of my favorite patients were scheduled, and...
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Christina
- Sep 9
- 4 min
The Churches that Formed Me
The first time I remember standing at the front of this church, I was about 5 years old. They asked me to sing the Sunday school theme...
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Christina
- Aug 15
- 3 min
What Can We Do? YWAM’s Medical Ministry in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp
“The blood in Mama Joy’s body is a bit like the water in this flask,” I explained to the group, pointing to different levels in the flask...
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Christina
- Aug 14
- 2 min
August 2022 Mngwangwa Report
It has been 3 ½ years since pastors Thoko and Nixon Nzunga visited Namikango mission and began discussing having a training at Goshen...
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Christina
- Aug 13
- 4 min
The Challenge of Rest
My 2 pm meeting was with a group of other missionary doctors. A few hours prior to the meeting, some of the group members messaged our...
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Christina
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Transformational Development
“That meeting, I went to it and got [reimbursed for] my transport, then I forgot. But when they called me later, I remembered.” Reverend...
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Christina
- May 22
- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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