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Zenda Maize Distribution
Malawi is once again facing food shortages due to droughts in some areas and floods in others. The World Food Programme, Christian Aid, Oxfam etc. help where they can but these large agencies have great difficulty reaching remote villages which have no road access. In April Marion and Kevin Bickerstaffe accompanied John to a very…
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Shonga Bridge
At the beginning of September, John returned to Malawi. His main aim was to finish the building of a walkway bridge over a stream at Shonga that floods to a great depth in the rainy season. The river, in the dry season, is only a few feet deep and can be crossed by a wooden…
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From Malawi to Buckingham Palace
It was all a bit of a rush! John Challis left it as late as possible to leave Malawi, so that he could almost finish the building of the bridge at Shonga. He finally flew into Glasgow airport on Sunday with just time to get home, change his luggage and pick up Sue before flying…