1. The bus driver packs in what was already an uncomfortable amount of people and then DOUBLES it.
  2. You have to be ready at any point to share a testimony, an encouragement, or a full sermon. It keeps you on your toes and dependent upon the Spirit.
  3. It’s not acceptable to use silverware for most meals (especially while eating nsima).
  4. EVERYONE screams during prayer, I mean everyone –from the kids to the elderly. Usually it gets loudest right around… “In the mighty name of Jesus!” They joke that God must be too far away to hear them, but it’s inspiring to see their emotion and passion in each request.
  5. Skirts are a must for women. Shorts are not a thing.
  6. The pastor casts out a demon by counting to three (while screaming “in the mighty name of Jesus,” of course). The way we speak to children, they speak to demons. What authority we have in the name of Jesus!
  7. You learn enough guitar to lead a time of worship. ‘Cornerstone’ and ‘How He Loves’ are always solid first-time choices.
  8. You’re the minority if you stand in the pew during worship (Hello… it’s dance time!!)
  9. You swim in Lake Malawi fully knowing that you’ll get a parasite, but you do it for the fishes.
  10. Our coleslaw is their “salad.”
  11. You yell malaria each time you see a mosquito.