Month: April 2013

  • Sue in Malawi

    Sue Challis is in Malawi for the first time in a number of years. She is enjoying her trip, meeting up with folks that she hasn’t seen since her last trip, those who have visited Strachur and those she has only heard about from John. One of the visits she made was to Ekwendeni Hospital…

  • Return to Malawi

    John Challis has returned to Malawi with a long “to do” list, but this time Sue has gone with him to help out. It has been several years since Sue was last in Malawi and it will be interesting to find out what difference she sees in the country since her last visit. John will…

  • 1 container – pipes, 2 elephants, a horse and a fire engine!

    Zenda is a small village miles from anywhere in northern Malawi.  The road over a stream to the school is impassable in the wet season.  Hence no children go to school for 3 months of the year.  This will soon be a thing of the past as John Challis of the Raven Trust will be going out later…