These past two weeks have felt like we have just moved to Africa. Part of being settle in a new place is just getting used to the way things are. So, after being here in Zambia for 8 months, it was time for us to move from our comfortable 1 bedroom flat to the “Big … Continue reading Showers of Blessings
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Two Mondays ago I had the opportunity to experience my first ever Zambian “kitchen party”. What’s a “kitchen party” you ask? It’s a bridal shower! I had heard about these events and I had received the invitation a long time ago so I was curiously anticipating the event. The party was to start … Continue reading Kitchen party (Zambian culture)
Six months! Six months is when you’re supposed to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. We don’t have any of those. Six months is when you’re supposed to flip your mattress around so that it doesn’t sag. We do have one of those thankfully. Six months is when you look back over the time … Continue reading 6 Months In Zambia!
What was our Easter celebration like this year in Zambia? I have nothing to compare this year to, as we only just got here in November, but I imagine that in some ways it was “normal” for life here and in other ways it was “abnormal”. Every year since our kids were little we’ve celebrated … Continue reading Easter 2020
After reading our blogs, you might be asking yourself, didn’t you go to Zambia to do surgery? The answer is definitely “Yes!” Much of my day is filled with surgery or taking care of those with surgical and medical issues. So, I guess, it is time that I share with you some interesting cases. The … Continue reading Lessons in Surgery
People often ask me, Maggie, what life is like in Zambia. Of course it’s difficult to give a true picture seeing as so much of life involves sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, sights and, of course, what we experience every day. I think that moving to and living in Zambia is a lot like rafting down … Continue reading Rafting the Zambezi
The road home always includes a 13 Km stretch of dirt road which takes us about a half hour to navigate Just after the turn off at Muyobe one encounters a dry river bed with a steep hill leading to this small concrete bridge On our way home from Livingstone to drop of our daughter … Continue reading The Road Home
“For unto is born this day in the city of David, A Savior which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 Getting together with fellow Christians from the US, Canada, and the Netherlands to celebrate our Lord’s birth singing carols and enjoying Christmas cookies Christmas is always better when you are able to share it with … Continue reading Merry Christmas
Blessings of water. While we had a very dry last couple weeks of December this past week has brought several rains. Promise of rains for tonight off to the right of this picture while to the left is a 100,000 gallon water tower now being filled after the successful drilling of 4 new … Continue reading Blessings of a New Year
A beautiful sunset at the Dam in Macha. Praise the Lord the dam is at full capacity after the first rains of the season. Another gorgeous sunset painted by the master artist A beautiful evening in Macha Lilies popping up along the waters edge
Mark and Maggie BICWM 