Christina
Packing Light
I’ve been practicing packing light. Well, in some ways. All my clothes and toiletries and books for this trip would fit into a...
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Christina
- Mar 30
- 2 min
The Vacation We Needed
Sometimes it’s stressful getting ready for a vacation. I feel like I have to finish up all my work so that I can stay unconnected while...
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Christina
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Breaking Point
I broke yesterday. Just really shattered in heart and mind and spirit. It had been a long week, lots of deadlines and not much sleep. ...
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Christina
- Mar 17
- 3 min
Teaching about Cholera with Plastic Bottles
“When someone has cholera, they start losing all the water in their body. They can’t drink water fast enough to keep up with how much...
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Christina
- Mar 3
- 8 min
A Trio of Reflections on Balance and Wellbeing
2.20.2023 Physician Wellbeing I wore my blue physician wellbeing shirt today, a reminder to rest and take things easy. It was a 3-day...
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Christina
- Mar 3
- 4 min
Greg Teaching on the Plagues
(Didn't have a great picture for this! ) Greg is teaching about the ten plagues in his Exodus class this week. We’ve been talking about...
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Christina
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Lifestyle Medicine, Anxiety, and Beverages of Choice
I’d seen this patient a couple times before, but today was the first time that I knew in advance that he would be coming, and I was able...
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Christina
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Learning to Love
I have been trying to learn about love this month, partly because February seems like a good time for it, but also because love seems to...
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Christina
- Jan 21
- 2 min
Sabbatical
It's our seventh year in Malawi. Our 14th year together as a couple, and the 20th year since we met. I suppose if you wanted to count by...
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Christina
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Power Outage
Our power went off 46 hours ago. Yes, I am counting. It went off at lunchtime before my clinic on Thursday. I was ten minutes too late...
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Christina
- Jan 12
- 3 min
Boundaries and Patient Care
I don’t usually turn on my phone or computer before 7 am, but today I wasn’t sure if we would have a meeting to discuss grant writing...
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Christina
- Jan 1
- 3 min
Celebrating Miracles with Patients
It’s been a while since one of my patients has made such a quick and miraculous recovery. To be fair, it’s been a while since I’ve cared...
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Christina
- Jan 1
- 2 min
Sabbath before New Year’s Day
The neighborhood roosters woke me up before 6, but I was well rested because I got myself to bed on time last night. The morning is...
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Christina
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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