Tag: Christianity
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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…
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Water, Fields, and Battlefields
Day 6 – 19th January 2023 The day’s task was to visit one of the church members who lives not far outside of Kadoma. Douglas Kachilima lives on his family’s plot of land in an area called Battlefields. The name comes from the history of naming local mining claims after famous battles. More than 40…
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The Highest Point in All of Kadoma
Day 5 – 18th January 2023 It was just after noon when we headed out to meet Ngoni. His family owns the land that we recently purchased. Our small plot is actually one of more than 200 plots which are part of a very large farm that has been portioned and zoned for sale in…
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To Zim
Day 3 – 16th January 2023 No matter how tired I was or how comfortable my bed for the night was, I had trouble sleeping. At one point I had said goodnight to Lena, shut off the lights, and closed my eyes. Moments later I was busy thinking, praying, and writing. I finished a blog…
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Planning for the Unexpected – See You in Ethiopia?
Day 1 – 14th January 2023 Yesterday afternoon, in the midst of packing my bags and fielding emails and phone calls, I texted a friend to ask him which sermon I should give at services the next day. He opted for the one I already had mostly written. I’m thankful for that since I honestly…
