The maize mill as it neared completion. The people in Dzuwa used to travel long distances in order to have their corn shelled or milled. JTW built this maize mill in order to make life for the people of Dzuwa easier, as well as to raise funds for their operations.

Side view of the milling machines

A woman putting maize into a soaking canister, known as thini lonyikira in Chichewa. By soaking the corn before shelling it, the whole process is easier and produces finer flour.

Side view of the diesel engine for shelling corn

Complete unit of a shelling mill

Elson (right) and Patrick (left) operating the milling machine. Happy customers watch in the background as they wait to collect their corn flour.

Elson, waiting for the woman to finish collecting her flour

A woman makes sure she collects all of her flour as the other women wait for their turn.

A woman working at the soaking container

Patrick, collecting the shelled grain

Patrick, busy at work

Nkhokwe (corn reserves)

JTW missionaries have their nkhokwe, too

“I’m proud of my dad’s nkhokwe,” the boy seems to say.

Tsokwe: women pounding corn manually. Thank God for the maize mills in Dzuwa; they don’t have to do it manually anymore!