Tag: Christianity
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A Day in Nkhwazi
August 16th, 2023 There have been times when Nick reminisced about the beans served at breakfast in Zimbabwe. Lena and I sometimes recall the porridge served at the youth camp in Malawi in 2017. If I remember correctly it was a rice porridge, slightly sweetened with Malawian sugar and flavored with groundnut (peanut) flour. This…
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Mountain With a Mouth
August 15th, 2023 I enjoy sitting outside in the mornings with a hot cup of coffee. I can hear the village outside beginning to stir as the sun peaks over the top of the fence. The Chapamba family has a beautiful garden that seems to glow in the sunlight. While NYC has a lot of…
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To Lilongwe: Planes, Progress, Petrol
August 14th, 2023 We nearly left Kadoma on time. Traffic in Harare is usually pretty rough in certain areas, but we figured it should be better than usual since it was a holiday. We were correct about that, but there was still traffic in many of the usual locations. Additionally a presidential motorcade stopped traffic…
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A Quick Dip in the Pool
August 13th, 2023 Each time I visit Zimbabwe I learn a little more about the country, where the major cities are, and where the brethren live. I always try to locate the towns, villages, trading centers, and growth points I hear about on a map. This helps me better understand how far spread out everyone…
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Harare Bound on the Sabbath
August 12th, 2023 I’ve been to Sabbath services in Harare almost a handful of times now on various trips. The congregation has met in the same place for many years. There have even been baptisms in the past in the pool on the premises of the Russell Hotel. We had to be prepared to leave…
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Gold and Water in Kadoma
August 11th, 2023 As usual, Friday was busy. All of us prepared for the Sabbath in different ways. Mabasa headed back to town to take care of a few errands. Chisomo prepared things around the house after coming back from town herself (she’s been on holiday from work this week and the children are visiting…
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Catch of the Day
August 10th, 2023 We managed to wake up before Mabasa left for town. He had a few things to do in the morning but would be back later in the day. It was nice to have coffee together. Chisomo made sure we had a nice filling breakfast which included beans, an essential part in the…
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Planting Trees in Kadoma
Day 9 – 22nd January 2023 I didn’t take very many photos this morning. Just a photo or two of my roommate who I only discovered was with me a few days ago. He likes to hide behind the baseboards or under the crown molding. Sometimes behind the small rubbish bin in the corner. He’s…
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Bomba On the Sabbath
Day 8 – 21st January 2023 Zimbabwe is organized into 10 provinces. These provinces are further organized into 59 districts with 1,200 wards. Within these wards are cities, towns, villages, and unincorporated settlements. Kadoma City is in the Kadoma district of the Mashonaland West province. Harare, the capital city, has its own small province as…