Tag: pastor
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Mayaka
In early February of this year, Tropical Cyclone Freddy began to collect moisture and strength as it made its way from the Indian Ocean towards East Africa. The storm officially received a name on February 6th. Freddy made landfall in Madagascar on the 21st and crossed the Mozambique Channel and hit the mainland on the…
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The Road to Blantyre
August 20th, 2023 Before packing up the car and heading down the road towards Lilongwe, we made sure to get some photos with the Chapamba family. We were missing Memory because he is away on a medical internship further south somewhere. After all was said and done, we said goodbye to the Chapamba children and…
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Meeting in Lilongwe On the Sabbath
August 19th, 2023 Our goal was to be on the road at 8:30am including making sure both minibuses had picked up the Nkhwazi brethren. With only a few small delays, and a bit of traffic just before reaching the church hall in Mchesi, we arrived with time to spare. It was lovely having combined services…
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Entering the Sabbath With Praise
August 18th, 2023 Spike decided to join me on my usual seat for a cup of coffee. The problem is, he doesn’t want to sit and drink the coffee with me. He would much rather jump on top of me, try and bite my fingers, and stick his nose in my coffee cup. I tried…
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A New Friend on the Road to Lilongwe
August 17th, 2023 Being back in Lilongwe feels a little like coming home, except that some things have changed and I now get easily turned around there. Today Nick and I planned to drive ourselves to Lilongwe to meet up with Haiton Thungula. He oversees the congregation there, giving sermons, visiting brethren, counseling them, and…
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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…