Thinking Mission Blog

Though my house in Zomba is just a stone’s throw from the main road through the city, it is usually very quiet at night. Last

This week is a time to be proud of Malawi. Only days ago it looked highly doubtful whether the re-run Presidential election ordered by the

There were audible sighs of relief when ballot papers for next Tuesday’s election arrived from Dubai yesterday. When the constitutional court in early February annulled

For more than a year Malawi has been caught in a political hiatus that has resulted in a state of near-standstill. When incumbent President Peter

In Malawi the Catholic Bishops have a knack of speaking to the public mood at critical moments. Their well-tried method is to issue a Pastoral

It is almost a year since I returned to Malawi and one thing I have realised during that time is that I have connected with