Christina
Practicing what we Preach: March 2024 Update
(Christina was featured in a US physician periodical) I’m leading a group of women through a season of spiritual formation, focusing on...
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Feb 13 min read
Being the Patient, February 2024
It was my third time testing positive for COVID, but I’ve probably had COVID twice that many times. Interesting things happen when I get...
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Christina
Dec 10, 20233 min read
Miller's December 2023 Update: Paths of Tea
My friend Faye was leaving Malawi after working here for more than ten years. We brought her a chocolate croissant, breakfast on one of...
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Nov 2, 20234 min read
Stress in Clinic
There aren’t many clinical scenarios which alarm me. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen so many critically high blood pressures and blood...
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Christina
Oct 6, 20233 min read
October 2023 Update: Preaching and/or Teaching
I stretched on the living room carpet as Greg sat on the couch. We made our way through a recording of one of Greg’s old sermons. This...
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Christina
Sep 13, 20233 min read
A Normal Patient Visit: September 2023 Update
My patient asked me if this was a normal type of visit for me. She said that she didn’t know whether to expect counseling or coaching or...
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Jul 11, 20233 min read
Encouragement in a Dry Season: Miller July 2023 Update
It’s dry season in Malawi. Normally, this is the time that classes are out, the harvest is in, and Greg and I start working with...
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Christina
May 1, 20233 min read
Saving a Life through Preventive Medicine, May 2023 Update
“My appointment with you two weeks ago saved my dad’s life.” I had seen this patient once before, and I had cared for his mother, but I...
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Christina
Apr 11, 20233 min read
Questions from a Cholera Training: Miller's April 2023 Update
“Is this going to be a training about cholera, or a training about the Bible?” asked Mr. Nzunga from the front row. It was a fair...
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Christina
Mar 16, 20233 min read
Cyclone Freddy Update
Many people have been contacting us to see if we have been ok amidst the cyclone hitting Malawi. We wanted to write a quick update to let...
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Christina
Mar 3, 20233 min read
Teaching at ABC: Greg and Christina's March 2023 Update
(Picture of Greg Looking for Monkeys) “Alright class, I have some good news and some bad news. And then maybe some good news.” Greg...
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Feb 4, 20233 min read
A Day Off: February 2023 Update
It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday. We had power and water at home, so it was easy to make tea and breakfast when I woke up. I listened...
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Christina
Nov 17, 20223 min read
Miller November Update 2022
The last time I was in Louisville, I was barely 19, I’d finished my first year of college and was about to run a crazy race for our...
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Christina
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Millers October Details2022 (late)
It’s been an interesting last six weeks, a home assignment hybrid of furlough, work, and deputation. We’re five states into our eight...
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Christina
Sep 9, 20223 min read
Preparing for Furlough: Greg and Christina Miller's September Update
Our last week in Malawi was even more of a whirlwind than usual as we prepared for 14 weeks back in the US. I had carefully written out...
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Christina
Jul 7, 20223 min read
Drama in the Village
Dramas at the end of a training are definitely my favorite part of a day like this in the village. It’s one thing for a group of...
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Christina
Jun 5, 20224 min read
June 2022: Making room for Ordinary Miracles
Alex Kabende is a 26-year-old man whose situation personifies the story of many in Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp. Less than three years...
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Christina
May 13, 20222 min read
Theology Class: April 2022 Update
As I teach Systematic Theology at the Nazarene Theological College of Central Africa (NTCCA), I find that each year is different than the...
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Apr 1, 20223 min read
Much Needed Rest: Monthly Update
My right eye developed a twitch in mid-March. It’s small enough that most people can’t see it, but I have felt the spasm constantly...
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Mar 15, 20223 min read
Heart Healthy: February Update 2022
I was introduced to the group as a teacher, a doctor here to discuss health for one hour during the 3-day Pastors’ Wives conference. But...
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