Christina
A Normal Patient Visit: September 2023 Update
My patient asked me if this was a normal type of visit for me. She said that she didn’t know whether to expect counseling or coaching or...
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Christina
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Encouragement in a Dry Season: Miller July 2023 Update
It’s dry season in Malawi. Normally, this is the time that classes are out, the harvest is in, and Greg and I start working with...
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Christina
- May 1
- 3 min
Saving a Life through Preventive Medicine, May 2023 Update
“My appointment with you two weeks ago saved my dad’s life.” I had seen this patient once before, and I had cared for his mother, but I...
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Christina
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Questions from a Cholera Training: Miller's April 2023 Update
“Is this going to be a training about cholera, or a training about the Bible?” asked Mr. Nzunga from the front row. It was a fair...
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Christina
- Mar 16
- 3 min
Cyclone Freddy Update
Many people have been contacting us to see if we have been ok amidst the cyclone hitting Malawi. We wanted to write a quick update to let...
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Christina
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Teaching at ABC: Greg and Christina's March 2023 Update
(Picture of Greg Looking for Monkeys) “Alright class, I have some good news and some bad news. And then maybe some good news.” Greg...
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Christina
- Feb 4
- 3 min
A Day Off: February 2023 Update
It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday. We had power and water at home, so it was easy to make tea and breakfast when I woke up. I listened...
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Christina
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Miller November Update 2022
The last time I was in Louisville, I was barely 19, I’d finished my first year of college and was about to run a crazy race for our...
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Christina
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Millers October Details2022 (late)
It’s been an interesting last six weeks, a home assignment hybrid of furlough, work, and deputation. We’re five states into our eight...
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Christina
- Sep 9, 2022
- 3 min
Preparing for Furlough: Greg and Christina Miller's September Update
Our last week in Malawi was even more of a whirlwind than usual as we prepared for 14 weeks back in the US. I had carefully written out...
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Christina
- Jul 7, 2022
- 3 min
Drama in the Village
Dramas at the end of a training are definitely my favorite part of a day like this in the village. It’s one thing for a group of...
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Christina
- Jun 5, 2022
- 4 min
June 2022: Making room for Ordinary Miracles
Alex Kabende is a 26-year-old man whose situation personifies the story of many in Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp. Less than three years...
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Christina
- May 13, 2022
- 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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Christina
- Apr 1, 2022
- 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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Christina
- Mar 15, 2022
- 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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Christina
- Feb 1, 2022
- 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 1, 2022
- 3 min
Our Year in Pictures
Over the last year, Christina and I have done several paint-by-numbers. It is an activity we can do together, it forces us to sit down,...
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Christina
- Dec 12, 2021
- 2 min
Happy to be Home
A man fell to his knees on the tarmac. As people filed off the plane and toward the terminal, he kneeled just a bit to the right of the...
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Christina Metzler
- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
Darkness and Recovery
My patient returned a folded paper to me. This was a safety plan, a contingency to help when thoughts of self-harm appeared. One month...
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Christina
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Patient care through Hallway Consults and Prayer
I drew in a deep breath as I considered my patient’s test results, wondering how I would explain them to her. These were the type of...
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