On Thursday we met with Rev Dr Ray Motsi, who is the President of the Theological College of Zimbabwe - which is co-owned by the Brethren in Christ and Baptist Union of Zimbabwe. (Themba said that Ray has been adopted into the Brethren in Christ because of his Anabaptist values!) Ray is also a cofounder... Continue Reading →
Today we headed to Mtshabezi Mission, founded in 1906 by BICC missionaries with firstly a church and then a school in the same year. Today Mtshabezi Mission is almost a small town - with a church, primary school, secondary school, hospital, and theological training college (Ekuphileni Bible Institute). 'Ekuphileni' means 'where there is life'. There... Continue Reading →
“Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu” (I am because you are. Literally - a person is a person through others.) Ndebele/ Zulu saying Today we met with the Executive Board of the General Conference of the BIC, and the Peace and Justice Committee. We had rich conversations with both groups of people - with the first our meeting... Continue Reading →
We arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday afternoon after a long plane journey, with stops in Addis Abba (Ethiopia) and Ndola (Zambia). I was prepared for the flight with multiple layers of clothes, eye mask, ear phones and Valoid (strong South African travel sickness medication that knocks you out!) so I slept/ dozed for most of the... Continue Reading →
stumbling hopefully in the right direction 