In Chichewa uzungu is the plural word for white men (mzungu is the singular). We hear uzungu. a lot. Driving down the street children will yell it as we pass. The occasional adult will holler it as well. I've decided to start responding with "uzungu? Kuti?!" Which means, "white men? Where?" We'll see how it goes. On Sunday (after Lewis made an early morning run to the mechanic to get two new tires) we picked up Lancy and Juliana Kachali and drove to Mzuzu (about ...

On Sunday we drove to Mzuzu to visit the Kachali family and other members in the area. The Kachalis fed us a delicious lunch after our six hour trek. Then Lewis held a Bible study before we made the long journey home. I have to explain about the roads in Malawi (and I'll do so through two incidents that occurred this week). You see, only about 20% of the roads are paved. The rest are (generally) packed dirt that occasionally turns into mud rivers during the rainy...