Academy Teacher has Bad Concussion UPDATE

Dear Friends and Family,

This evening after working out with another Academy teacher, Christine Givens fell and hit her head. I am unclear of exactly what happened. After falling, she began complaining of headaches and eventually vomited. A doctor was consulted and he advised that Dr. Chinchen have her taken immediately to the diagnostic side of the ABC Clinic for a a cat scan.

Please pray for Christine. I will update when I have more information.

Please give thanks! Christine's scan did not show anything to be concerned by!

Thank you for praying!

Prayer Updates

My sister in-law, Rachel, delivered a healthy little boy at 7:03 CST on Thursday, 12 September! Ezra Matthew Carlisle weighed 7 lbs and 11 oz and was 20" long. I was post some pictures later. As of Monday night Malawi time, mother and baby are well. Please pray for my brother and his family as the adjust to the rhythms of having a newborn again.

Continue to pray for Kinglsey Kaponda and his family on the death of his sister last week.

I received an text on Saturday that one of the fathers in the school, I taught the daughter last year in 6th Grade, was shot two times as he was trying to enter the gate to his house. He was shot in the shoulder and chin on Friday night and was taken to South Africa.  He has stabilized and is doing better. Mrs. Mphwiyo went to SA with her husband while Pauline, 7th, and Paul, 4th, are staying with friends here in Lilongwe. Give thanks that the father's life was spared and that he was able to be taken to SA to receive care. I will update on his condition as I have information. I saw the children first thing this morning and their spirits seemed quite bright, given the circumstances.

Thank you for praying.

Please Pray

I apologise for the long silence! We will try to remedy that soon.

Please pray for my brother's family: Rachel may be having or already has had the baby by the time I post this.

Pray for our friend Kingsley Kaponda. Kingsley's older brother was killed just over a year ago and his just older sister just died after a long bout with TB.

We hope to post some pictures and get an update out soon.

Grace and Peace,

The Malawi Carlisles

Arrived Safely Back to Lilongwe

Dear Family and Friends,

Thank you so much for your prayers! We arrived back at the ABC Campus about 2 PM. There were friendly faces to meet us at the airport and bring us back to House #8. The kids all travelled very well. Gwen and Samuel have barely been inside, there are out playing with friends and Nathan just fell asleep. The trip was long and we are tired, please pray for us there.


Grace and Peace,

Brian, Scharlie, Gwen, Samuel and Nathan

Contact Information

Here are the phone numbers that we can be reached at while Stateside.

Brian: (803) 412-5527

Scharlie (803) 379-1865

Back Safely with Family

Dear Family and Friends,

Thank you so much for praying for me and my family. I am still taking antibiotics twice a day for another week. I cannot tell you how relieved I was to be picked up by Scharlie, Gwen and Samuel at the airport in Charlotte.

Please continue to pray for regaining of strength for me but also for recovery--spiritual, physical, emotional, mental--for our whole family. The last year was difficult in many ways and we are in need of being renewed at each level.

I look forward to seeing many of you in the coming weeks. I believe that we are going to get some cell phone numbers soon and I will post those here when that happens. We can be reached at (803) 628-5815 and via email of course.

What a blessing it is to be a part of the Body of Christ!


Grace and Peace,

Brian, Scharlie, Gwen, Samuel and Nathan

Coming Home

Dear Family and Friends,

I apologize for not being in better contact these last few months. I would first of all like to say thank you for all of the incredible generosity that is allowing us to fly home for seven weeks tomorrow! It would not have been possible with out your help. We do not take it for granted! We are so looking forward to our time with many of you.

Please for us. Travel is never easy. Brian came down with Typhoid fever, or something similar to it on Monday night. He has received two antibiotics via IV and is given two weeks more to take with him. The Dr. advised that he wait for another flight next week if he could, however, there are none available. We were going to let Scharlie and the kids go and I would join later. There was not even one ticket available. So the Dr said that he would not prevent me from flying as scheduled, but it would be quite unpleasant for me.

Also, I have been no help to Scharlie and she has had to take me to and from the hospital and stay with me there. (She is sure to be cannonized soon!) Pray for her and she finishes packing. She also has one school related task to finish up in the States and Brian has a few small ones and one BIG one.

Pray that our packing and last minute stuff goes well this afternoon and evening. Pray for Brian and Nathan as they fly tomorrow with the rest of us.


Grace and Peace,

The Carlisles