Dear friends,

As you celebrated 4th of July, we celebrated Freedom Day on the 6th of July. It has been 43 years since we gained independence from England and it's always a big day of celebration with a soccer match being the highlight. Unfortunately, right now we are experiencing a breakdown in our democratic process with Parliament shutting down twice in the last two weeks because of huge disagreements. The budget is only able to operate until July 31, so we are hoping that things can be resolved before then or everything will shut down.

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Dear friends,

The nation of Malawi has been in mourning the last couple of weeks because the wife of our President has passed away. She died of cancer on May 28 and there have been services in each of the three regions for her. Yesterday, she was buried on the farm they own in the southern region. It has been a difficult time for our President, since they were married for many years and she was a real helpmate for him in running the country. She has a foundation which helped many of our women and children, so she will be greatly missed.

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Dear Friends,

We have arrived back in Malawi after having a great time in the US attending a seminar, visiting friends and relatives and eating a lot of ice cream! When I am there, it is hard to imagine that Malawi really exists and when I am here it's hard to imagine that the USA exists. It is like two different planets. We are experiencing the start of winter with temps in the 60's at night. Without heaters in the houses, it can feel chilly, so we put on layers of clothes in order to sleep comfortably.

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I am so excited for this chance to communicate with those of you interested in knowing what is happening in the warm heart of Africa - Malawi! Moffat and I came to visit the USA for a couple weeks. We attended a Leadership Conference in Brooklyn, NY and learned a lot. Moffat has now returned to Malawi and says things are going well there. I'm currently visiting family and friends in the Midwest and will be back to New York May 17th.

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