A Year On

Hey folks, A lot of you are probably wondering why this blog post has appeared in your inbox as it’s been a year since you signed up for my Malawi blogs. Well that’s just the thing, a lot can happen in a year and since you guys were my Christian community while I was away […]

New Beginnings

Where do I begin. This new beginning has been a whirlwind for sure. Back in June when I applied for DNA and had my interview I was 100% that this was what I was meant to do. It seemed like the best option and something I was very passionate about. The weeks leading up to […]

Readjustment

We have been home for 2 weeks now and still nothing feels normal. Malawi is a part of me now and a huge part of my journey personally and spiritually. “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard”. Everything about Malawi makes me happy, from the country itself to the […]

How to say goodbye

As this trip comes to an inevitable end emotions are running high in the team. How do we say goodbye? How can we possibly say goodbye to the friends we have made here, to the children at the nursery that we made such deep connections with, to the people we met at all the MOH […]

Halfway

We are now half way through our time here in Malawi. Absolutely crazy how fast time flies when you’re having a blast! Also crazy how much you can learn in such a short amount of time – Independence is something I’ve learnt the most about recently. For so long I tried to do everything on […]

Growth and Learning

As our first month here comes to a close we have learnt so much, everyday I am left amazed at the work God has done here and the utter love, faith and appreciation the people here have for him. We have made lots of amazing new friends that I will be gutted to say goodbye […]

Getting Stuck In

The homesickness has begun to kick in with some of the team. Myself included. After a while of being here everything is starting to sink in. The fact that we are only here for a visit and we find it hard but people here live like this all their lives. Most don’t leave Malawi so […]

Where to Begin

4th October 2018 was the day I was told I was going to Malawi (the day after my birthday) it was the best birthday present I could have ever asked for, God really took my breath away with that one. About 2 weeks later I was on my way to Pre Departure Training to meet […]