The McGills have been mission co-workers for over 15 years, the last 11 years in  Mzuzu, Malawi.  They moved there at the request of the Church of Central Africa Paresbyterian.  They have four children.

Jodi works part time at the Ekwendeni Hospital’s nursing school as a clinical instructor and coordinator of primary health care with the synod’s three hospitals.  She also works with the congregation-based malaria prevention program, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, community support programs, and various public health programs.

Jim works as buildings coordinator and coordinator of the protected water program in the Synod of Livingstonia.  Jim recently wrote about the joy of seeing a Malawi community celebrate the first gush of clean water from a newly dug shallow well.  “They know it improves their health and safety, and that means a lot to people.” Shallow wells are located near an existing water source. They are usually no more than 20 feet deep and are developed with simple materials - bricks, stones, sand, cement, a hand pump, and pipe. While shallow wells are not a universal solution to the crisis, McGill says they are effective in Malawi.  "In Malawi, it’s a matter of protecting the water that exists," he says.  Easy access to clean water is more than a  matter of convenience. It can be the difference between life and death.

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