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Some of my readers helped with this wall, so I want to share some of the photos I got from Malawi this week. Here’s the first one, from the spring, when they were digging the foundation. And here it is, pretty much complete, starting with the guard house, inside the wall. More buildings are coming,Continue reading “Security wall complete!”

Thanks to the many of you who donated to this wall project. The wall is pretty much complete, as you can see from the video. I put the link here twice, not sure if they’ll both work. Now that the wall is complete, I wanted to let you know, especially those who contributed. The PCCContinue reading “Ndirende Club Wall Update”

We have settled into Woodstock and are enjoying the summer. We hardly miss being able to travel, but after all we did more than our share recently. One of the things Nora and I usually try to do in the summers is build up some muscles by biking. Nora is suffering from a bad backContinue reading “Ride for Refuge”

Lots happening in the Warm Heart of Africa. As of today, Malawi has 703 cases of Covid-19 and 11 deaths. Schools will stay closed but the football league wants to start the season again. Yesterday was their winter solstice and there was a solar eclipse. One more thing that we missed by having to returnContinue reading “June in Malawi”

I want to update on the Ndirande club soon. The wall/fence is continuing to be built and I have some photos. Covid 19 cases are on the increase. These are coming, as I assemble some information. But for now, I want to share these attachments. The first one is from our time with MCC inContinue reading “Update this weekend”

I haven’t posted for a few weeks now. You’ll be glad to know that Nora and I have moved back to our house in Woodstock and we’re returning to “normal”, as if that could ever happen. We had to buy tomato plants this year. This week, the Canadian government returned the excess taxes they tookContinue reading “Ndirande Social Club”

From the news yesterday (April 2), three people in the capital city, Lilongwe, tested positive. Some of our friends there were hopeful that the virus would not arrive, but wishful thinking is not a plan. At least one of the sick individuals had travelled recently in Asia and in turn infected their household. The governmentContinue reading “Malawi reports three infected”

A quick addendum. We learned today that visitors are no longer allowed in the prisons until after the danger of the virus passes. We’d be taking up space if we were still there.

I won’t be surprised if you quit reading these posts. It’s time to hang up the computer mouse and move on, I guess. We are still in quarantine. It’s Monday morning and it’s been 6 of 14 days, but I’ve read that there’s a 50% chance of the symptoms starting in the first 5 days.Continue reading “At the half way mark.”

Yes, we are no longer in Malawi. After a day in the air, we dropped out of the sky to Pearson Int’l Airport. We were the only plane landing around then. I’m not sure what the daily schedule is, but it was our planeload that made its way through the airport to be hassled byContinue reading “Back in Toronto”