Two positive pieces of news this week, the first being a commitment from the Ministry of Health that the end of October is when the new wing will be officially opened. However the hospital will be functioning with patients before this date. So both the new Bwaila and The Ethel Mutharika Wing will be operating [...]
Home is getting nearer and excitement is growing, less than two weeks to go. My intention was to slow down a little with visits, however many people wanted to experience the feeding stations and come out with Beatrice and me. On Monday we visited a mother whose baby was a few days old and had [...]
Farewells started this week with our usual visit to my special village. I brought 3 home made lemon loaves, cheesie crisps, sausage rolls, biscuits for the children and juice. We had a party! And it was like the parable of the loaves and fishes. I think Beatrice and I fed hundreds of mouths. Our time [...]
Monday started at 8am and I met Beatrice to start the long drive, to hopefully collect the two surviving triplets and to take them to the orphanage. I was not looking forward to this at all. I knew it was the only thing we could do as the alternative would certainly end with both babies [...]
The Good Samaritan Following on from last weeks upset with the death of little Chisomo, Beatrice telephoned the director of the hospital involved for an update on what was being done regarding the incident. Nothing had been done. The day Beatrice phoned which was last Tuesday and Election Day, no nurses had turned up in [...]
I visit the orphanage most weeks, usually when I meet up with the nuns and go out with them on their business. One morning I arrived and all the wee ones about 35 in all were sitting on a low wall in the sun, drying and warming their little bodies after their bath. They all [...]
9th May. Everyday is challenging, emotionally, culturally and geographically. I am becoming more accepting of what is possible, what I can do so I can sleep at night and what I have to accept is going to end sadly. It can be very frustrating, exasperating and difficult. What I have learnt is not to expect [...]
The highlight of the week has been the opening of the first MUMs feeding station. It is near the area of Lukini in Lilongwe in a village called Chimbayo. The group have called themselves Chisomo meaning grace. The main volunteer who has coordinated the other 8 volunteers is called Anunciata. She had worked for a [...]
The rainy season is over. It has been two weeks since I gave you all an update of life here in Malawi. I have been blessed to have my sister, my niece and my youngest daughter staying over Easter. They came for a holiday but I know went back very tired. Life goes on despite [...]
Much of the local chat this week has been about Madonna and the possible adoption. I do think that the media in the UK has probably been making much more of this than Malawi. There will always be different opinions and sides to the story including the rights and the wrongs of removing a child [...]
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