A remarkable lady
I heard that Inocencio had planted eight churches since leaving GWC eight years ago. I wanted to see for myself. Mary (not her real name) was waiting for us at the border and drove us back to Chimoio where she…
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On the road to Mozambique
During our day of reconnecting and teaching at Rusitu, Inocencio Varine discovered that one of the early missionaries from Rusitu had pioneered work in Mozambique and was revered by his mother. It was an emotional discovery. The mountains of Mozambique…
Galloping towards Gomorrah?
I struggle with feelings of alienation as I try to reconnect with my Australian heritage. My curate at St Matthew’s in the 80s, Tim Thorburn, has turned 60. He worked with me in 1984-85 and went on to lead the…
A Stranger in Zion
When I arrived in Estcourt on a Saturday evening after a day of travelling, all I could think about was dinner, some work on my next day’s sermon and sleep. GWC had sent me to visit graduate Sipho Mfusi in…
Does prayer work?
I left before dawn and we drove all day to reach Chimanimani in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Driving was Panganayi Sithole, a graduate of George Whitefield College (GWC) who now leads a large Baptist congregation in Harare. His wife,…