Today I spoke to a grade 3 class about the orphans. The class plans to do some fundraising based on the theme of “Do They Know it’s Christmas.” I told the students about the daily life of their peers in Malawi. These middle-class Toronto students were shocked when they heard that [...]

The time has finally come for me to introduce my kids in Malawi to my students in Toronto. Of course this introduction needs to be done in the form of pictures, letters and stories. I have been spending my evenings this week looking at teaching resources that are appropriate for use in [...]

I don’t have much news to report from Malawi. The land has been purchased. We got 1.5 acres for about $1200. As soon as the rainy season starts mabvuto will plant trees around the perimeter of the property. I have requested fruit trees so that we can enjoy the fruit and perhaps sell some at [...]

During my last week in Malawi we went to the water board to sort out our bill. Even though we’d registered as a personal account the water board had us classed as a commercial tap. This means that the rate we pay is about 60% more than we should be paying. In [...]

There’s not a whole lot going on in my Malawi life these days. I sent the money to purchase the land via a bank wire. It was the least expensive way I could find. I’ll look into PayPal later. I’ve just set up that account.
Thanks for all of the donations. It is much appreciated. I [...]