

Living for Today
The picture above is Lake Malawi off the beach of Senga Bay. Living in Malawi for close to 3 months has taught me to spend less time...


1 Week in Chipoka….Feeling Accomplished
I have officially made it through one week of living on my own, alone in this unfamiliar place. Maybe it doesn’t seem like too much of an...


“Do not be transformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” Romans 12:2
The picture above is myself with our Peace Corps Country Director and the U.S. Ambassador of Malawi at our Swear-In Ceremony. It’s hard...


"Kaaaatie" to Azungu
Above is a picture of some of the people in my home stay family I lived with for my first two months in Malawi in the vilaage of...
Monkey See Monkey Do
That day when you are walking down a dirt road and 10 children up ahead are calling your name over and over (or a version of you...


Banja Langa ku Chisazima
Above is a picture of my home stay sister at our village appreciation ceremony in Chisazima. Coming home to Chisazima from site visit in...
Feeling My Feels
Some feelings you just cannot describe with words, but only can feel with your emotions. How I am feeling at this exact moment fits into...
“…I am with you always, to the end of age.” Matthew 28:20
What a wonderful Easter weekend I have been blessed with while here in Malawi, my first holiday away from home and my family. It started...
Mourning...with distance in between.
Early this morning, in my home-stay village of Chisazima, an amayi (women of the house) passed away. We were informed of this news by the...
He Is My Rock.
It has now almost been 2 weeks of living with my home stay family and in the village of Chisazima. And you know what is awesome? When...