Full Circle

The farm routine continues in the winter with seed processing, early cultivations for next season's crops and road building.

Road repairs done manually

Ploughing ready for the rains

Seed packaging

The Mua Mission 

Mua was founded in 1902 by the White Fathers.  A cultural centre has grown up around the mission encouraging  craftsmen and women; a museum has also been established providing information on rituals of the Malawi people. We were fortunate to participate in the Annual Festival celebrating a Mass, music, dancing and story telling.  It was a moving and vibrant occasion.

Celebrating Mass

Colourful cassocks

   

Catholicism and local rituals combine

Amazing rhythmic dancers in feathers and beads

A small legacy

Thanks to the generosity of family and friends we have completed some further community development projects.

Our local school has received further help with building and repairs, the health centre much needed equipment and our village orphaned lad suffering mental and physical challenges no longer sits in the dust as he has since birth,  he now has a chair.

All concerned are for ever grateful.

Maternity ward at the health centre

New mattresses

Philemon's first go on a chair

Interior improvements at school

This is where we came in, arriving just before the rains 2014.  The end of our year long Malawi adventure is approaching.  Our aims have been achieved  and we have become more aware of  Malawi's many problems.

 Lympstone, Devon is our next destination where we may or may not retire.