On February 2, the U.S. President made unfounded allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has “been run by a bunch of radical lunatics,” followed by Elon Musk stating falsely on his social platform ‘X’ that “USAID is a criminal organization.” These statements followed a January 20 Executive Order to pause all…
My husband and I are not traditional missionaries. In our decades of work in Canada and around the world, we have never properly fit in any box. We have perpetually struggled to bridge the gap between what is ‘ministry’ and what is ‘vocation.’ We started young. We spent our university years learning how to evangelize…
My family and I are currently nomadic. Living on others’ couches, trailers, and mattresses, we are in transition. Originally from Vancouver, having lived overseas in East Africa for five years, we are now alighting temporarily in Ontario. It’s been painful and beautiful and confusing. We never intended to be nomadic. But even when we had a home, I…
Named the longest running cyclone in the southern hemisphere’s history, Cyclone Freddy made multiple landfalls in Africa over 34 days in February and March. Worst hit in southeastern Africa was the nation of Malawi, where the death toll has risen to over 1000 people. More than 560,000 Malawians are displaced from their homes due to…
For 15 years I have been working as a registered nurse both in Canada and abroad as a missionary in Malawi, East Africa. Recently, I began studying to get my master’s degree in nursing as a primary care Nurse Practitioner. This is a growing field in Canada, and I am excited about the potential for…
In May, an expert panel formed by Health Canada in 2021, in collaboration with researchers, stakeholders and clinicians, released a final report to the federal government recommending safeguards, protocols and guidance for providing MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) to persons with mental illnesses. This is in preparation for March 17, 2023, when the exclusion of…
Situated outside of Lilongwe, Malawi, is Dzaleka Refugee Camp. It currently hosts over 55,000 refugees from African countries such as Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in an area intended for only 10,000. Some of these refugees came long ago, spillage from previous wars as far back as the 1960s. They came as…
Another hour ticks by. I am still not sleeping. I wander dark hallways and watch my children sleep. I sigh and groan and toss and turn. Every hour of lost sleep is a subtraction from the energy and fortitude I will need for the following day. I am not a stranger to insomnia. Over the…
Airports were finally opening and COVID testing was now available to Canadians. Should our family return to Malawi? In the months I spent fighting COVID alongside other nurses in Canada, it seemed Malawi had been relatively spared. So we boarded a plane back to Malawi, arriving January 6, 2021, after 10 months in Canada. I…
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