Van about town! The Church in Lilongwe owns a van, or as some call them a "vanette." I'm not sure what the technical term is, but it's basically a cross between a minivan and a small bus (it seats 12). This will be our main mode of transportation for the coming year. Haiton, who knows this van better than anyone else, helped immensely by giving me a few pointers about driving in Malawi, and about navigating a vanette through pothole infested side roads and back a...

We've waited six months to come to Malawi and meet our brethren here. The past week has been filled with many new experiences. Thankfully we were met at the airport by Aaron Dean and Haiton Thungula. Otherwise I think we might have been lost. Interestingly, although we have a long enough visa to cover our time here, the border agent at the airport in Lilongwe said we only have a short period of time before we have to leave the country. We can return as many times...