Preaching at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Chitungwiza, Harare, Zimbabwe

A photo from the back of the choir shows a congregation of nearly 600 people.  I am speaking at the right edge of the picture. The church's pastor (in the white clergy alb), the Rev. Joseph Chimberengwa is serving as translator.

Presentation of gifts to St. Andrew's congregation

Held up by two lay leaders, a wall banner and a monetary gift from the Park Forest Village United Methodist Church are presented to the  congregation.  From left to right are the Rev. Joseph Chimberengwa, pastor; the Rev. Portia Kanoyangwa, District Superintendent; the District Lay Leader; St. Andrews's Lay Leaders, and me - a very joyous moment!

Today's Prayer Emphasis: August 26

Please keep the Mission Trip participants, and the people they will be visiting, in your prayers. Each day, an excerpt from scripture and a different prayer topic related to our journey will be posted here.

Today's Prayer Emphasis: August 25

Please keep the Mission Trip participants, and the people they will be visiting, in your prayers. Each day, an excerpt from scripture and a different prayer topic related to our journey will be posted here.

 

Today's Prayer Emphasis: August 24

Please keep the Mission Trip participants, and the people they will be visiting, in your prayers. Each day, an excerpt from scripture and a different prayer topic related to our journey will be posted here.

Today's Prayer Emphasis: August 23

Please keep the Mission Trip participants, and the people they will be visiting, in your prayers. Each day, an excerpt from scripture and a different prayer topic related to our journey will be posted here.

Today's Prayer Emphasis: August 22

Please keep the Mission Trip participants, and the people they will be visiting, in your prayers. Each day, an excerpt from scripture and a different prayer topic related to our journey will be posted here.

Blessings by different types of kids…

The Precious Gems Choir presents their Sunday anthem before leaving
for Sunday School, and the adults stay for the second hour of worship.

 

The teens form a second choir and sang two anthems. One of the youths was liturgist, another was a translator, and yet another gave the first Sunday message. Notice the preschooler’s imitation.

I provided the second message with Oscar, administrator of the Urukundo Home assisting as translator, and together we served Holy Communion to nearly 90 people present in the Hope House. Here we share a laugh over a difficult word for interpretation.

The goats are enjoying the new manger built by four members of the mission

team. This photo was taken after the capture of two kids that scooted out even

when the pen’s gate was carefully opened! Everyone was winded except the

goats, just like the other kids, the preschoolers!