Author: Jason Brink

We have now been in Malawi for 1 year! In this newsletter, you can read about the challenges Shannon faced undergoing unexpected surgery in South Africa, but how she is now also starting to provide[…]

We spent 10 days living in a rural Malawian village in July, as part of our desire to learn the culture of the people here. You can read more about that stay and what we[…]

After 3 and a half weeks in Canada, Jason is thankful to be back, and Shannon and the kids are thankful to have him too! Read more about how it went in our newsletter this[…]

Take a look at our latest email newsletter to read about the elections in Malawi, Shannon teaching a trauma healing course in the refugee camp, an update on our kids, and more.

Check out our email newsletter from April. In it, you’ll read about a friend of ours who had a storm blow the roof of his house, things we are learning about how the locals grow,[…]

Check out our email newsletter from March 2019, talking about the flooding and storm damage in Malawi from Hurrican Idai and other storms, along with other news.

Check out our email newsletter from February / March, including stories about how we are settling in to life in Malawi, interesting facts about Malawi, and a video update (also posted below).

She sits across from me, legs stretched out on the floor with her chitenji tucked underneath her.  The lines on her face are smooth, ebony, but there is a heaviness in her eyes as they[…]

I hit the 4 o’clock hour.  The question starts hovering over my thoughts, weighing me down.  “What am I going to make for dinner tonight?”  First stop: the cupboard. As expected there are dried beans[…]