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Alan Kimmitt wrote a new blog post: Welcome 1 year, 7 months ago
Welcome to this blog, which was written during a placement in Malawi as part of my training as a minister in the Church of Scotland. Because this is a blog, the last entries are at the top and the first ones at the bottom. If you want to follow it in chronological order, select May [...]
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Alan Kimmitt wrote a new blog post: Postscript 1 year, 9 months ago
Well, we are now back in Scotland and, sadly, Malawi feels very far away. However, it is great to see friends again and the bed is more comfortable. It’s interesting to see familiar things slightly differently than before. It is good to know that we no longer have only one shop which sells cheese (sometimes). [...]
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Alan Kimmitt wrote a new blog post: 5/8/10 – People 1 year, 9 months ago
Well, this is it. Ten weeks in Zomba have elapsed. The lack of recent blogging has not been due to lack of activity. Things have been a little busy and competition for the laptop has been more intense now that the whole family is here. Andrew and his girlfriend, Heather, joined us a couple of [...]
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Alan Kimmitt commented on the blog post 20/7/10 – Money (2) 1 year, 10 months ago
Ronald, I haven’t seen any charcoal makers, but large bags of charcoal are transported on bicycles, so there are charcoal makers. The charcoal is used for cooking, being cleaner and less smoky than wood. However, it is also less efficient than wood because some of the energy is lost converting the wood to charcoal. Alan
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Alan Kimmitt wrote a new blog post: 20/7/10 – Money (2) 1 year, 10 months ago
I apologise for the gap in blog activity. It’s been a bit busy and I am also now having to compete with two children for computer/internet time! There are obviously huge differences in people’s financial situations between Malawi and Scotland. Of course, I knew this before I came. At the moment, I don’t feel able [...]
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Alan Kimmitt wrote a new blog post: 11/7/10 – Eek! 1 year, 10 months ago
Last week, I responded to a Facebook request from Anne McLaughlin MSP, to e-mail the Home Secretary about Florence and Precious Mhango. Today I found out that part of my letter has been reproduced in Scotland on Sunday (and attributed to Rev Alan Kimmitt). Expect the…[Read more]
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Alan Kimmitt wrote a new blog post: 11/7/10 – Malawi Time 1 year, 10 months ago
I have been told that things here work in Malawi time. This is widely held to be about an hour behind clock time, but it’s not as simple as that. My supervisor, Silas, is keen on timekeeping and will start things close to the advertised time even if half the people are missing. The theological [...]
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Alan Kimmitt wrote a new blog post: 9/7/10 – Expect the unexpected – 2 1 year, 10 months ago
Last Sunday, the day after the wedding, was the first time that the rest of the family experienced a Malawian church service. We went to Nkanda, which we were delighted to find is twinned with Cairns Church in Milngavie. We were met by one of the members, Robin, who had visited Milngavie and had apparently [...]