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MWINIKA PROVERB #19

MWINIKA PROVERB #19

“Mutthu ahommwa mwiiwa ompatjere waakula vale vahommawa.” (A person pierced by a thorn begins to remove it at the place where it went in.) The point of this proverb is to say that one must start to fix a problem at the point where it started. We used this proverb to show that the key […]
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GOD’S HONOR AND BROKEN POTS

GOD’S HONOR AND BROKEN POTS

This last week (Monday the 12th) we had our first teaching session after a break of a few weeks. We had a small group so we did a review lesson of the things we had studied previously. One of the things we were trying to bring out was God’s honor. When God made us He […]
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WHEN DOES THE TEACHING START AGAIN?

WHEN DOES THE TEACHING START AGAIN?

We have been back in the village for a little over a week getting caught up on life. People are continually asking us when we will start teaching again. In discussion with some of the village leaders who have been attending the teaching, we decided we would start up Monday (the 12th). We will be […]
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YOUR SINS SHALL BE WASHED AS WHITE AS PUS

YOUR SINS SHALL BE WASHED AS WHITE AS PUS

Translation is a fascinating process. I can remember thinking it would be a relatively simple straightforward process but that was before I actually did it. When translating you are always running across interesting challenges as you try to get the meaning from one language to another. Here is one challenge we ran into a while […]
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HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN….

HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN….

Just wanting to send out a quick update letting you all know that we are back home again. We arrived in the village yesterday afternoon and spent the day cleaning and unpacking. Today has been a day to get organized and gear up for the rest of the busy week that lies ahead. We thank […]
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UP A TREE!

UP A TREE!

No, those aren’t a rare kind of pink monkeys! It is just Callie and a couple of friends in South Africa having some fun!
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A VISIT TO KRUGER NATIONAL PARK

A VISIT TO KRUGER NATIONAL PARK

We have been enjoying our time in South Africa. Last week Elias and I (Phil) we were able to visit Kruger National Park in an open safari vehicle. We got to see many amazing animals like elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, hippo, wildebeest, kudu, etc.
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WALKING AN ELEPHANT

WALKING AN ELEPHANT

We took Callie and Elias to visit an elephant sanctuary. The got to pet, walk, and ride an elephant. Here they are walking a young elephant.
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SNOWBALL FIGHT!

SNOWBALL FIGHT!

South Africa can get very cold. A couple of mornings we found our car covered with frost. We even found a little frozen rain/sleet accumulated outside one day. There was just enough for Elias and I to scrape together two small snowballs and have a (very short) snowball fight!
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