For more than 150 years there have been strong links between Scotland and Malawi. Livingstone’s journey in 1859 was followed by many others from Scotland including that of Dr and Mrs Laws, who went for two years and stayed for 53, and in doing so achieved some of the most impressive medical mission work in Africa. The relationship from the heart of Scotland to the warm heart of Africa has grown ever since.

Today ties among government, church, schools, universities and individuals, whose heart has been left in this country, mean that these links continue to grow and strengthen with an ever increasing flow of people and ideas between Scotland and Malawi which has continued to benefit both nations. This lecture will trace that relationship, particularly in relation to the Church of Scotland.