The team has hit the ground running in Antananarivo, Madagascar! Julia Ellifritt and her son, Nate, Tom and Mary Breslin and their sons, Dan and Shawn
Category: Travel
A Chifundo Saturday
I'm sitting in Komo Jenyatta Airport in Nairobi, with a long layover and an even longer journey ahead. As good a time as any to start catching up o
Day of Joy for Kawale School
This morning is the handover ceremony of the new classrooms for Kawale Primary School. We arrive at the school before 9 am to find  event teams tak
Ufulu!
This morning we're pretty impressed with ourselves because we leave only forty minutes behind schedule. This is as good as being on time in Malawi!Â
New Shirt Day for Chifundo Kids
As always, it was a full day for the AP team yesterday here in Malawi. It’s hard to explain how the days go here, but let me try. When we come hom
Departure on the Day of the Dead
I left Madagascar last Saturday, and what a day it was. I’d been pretty pleased with myself on the days leading to my departure for Malawi. Two su
Sakalava: The Hills are Alive
The rainy season has begun in Madagascar leaving the mountain road to Sakalava in a mess. There’s no way a car can make the trip. We engage a rice
A Picture in Pink
The children stream into the Ampitambe school yard beginning at 7:00 am. Toting back packs and book bags, each child wears a pink cotton coat of some
At Home in the House of God
I’m a bit behind on my posts due to both the busy schedule and some internet challenges, but, no worries…. I’ll catch up. First I want to tell
The Road to Ampitambe
It’s a cloudy, drizzly day and we’re on the road to the village of Ampitambe. People are hard at work in the rice fields - bent low and up to th