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HOW THE HIPPO GOT A SHORT TAIL

HOW THE HIPPO GOT A SHORT TAIL

The hippo lives in the water during the day and on land at night. One day it came time for the animal governments to collect taxes. During the day the government of the water went to collect taxes from all the fish and the government of the land went to collect taxes from the land […]
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – BUV

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – BUV

One of the biggest needs in our community is transport. What little the people do produce often cannot be sold because they lack means of transporting their produce to the markets. In addition there are many other transport needs in the community, like hospital runs. One solution is “Basic Utility Vehicles.” These simple rugged vehicles […]
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GETTNG AROUND

GETTNG AROUND

Dad has been seeing a lot of sights since he arrived in Mozambique. We have been attending a lot of events happening in the community. Dad has even been learning a few basic greeting words in eMwinika. Even when he has no one to translate for him people still try to carry on long conversations […]
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MWINIKA PROVERB #4

MWINIKA PROVERB #4

“Namatthava matthatto khanrupela.” The weaver of mats doesn’t sleep with a mat. In other words, the one who makes a living off something doesn’t take advantage of his own expertise. Other versions that I have heard include “The carpenter’s house never has a door” or “The healer is never well.” Whenever someone gives advice that […]
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CHRISTMAS DINNER

CHRISTMAS DINNER

We had the Zook family with us over Christmas. Matt and Debi Zook work with the Lolo people group about a six hour drive away from us. Here is a picture of us sitting down to Christmas Dinner.
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PHIL’S DAD ARRIVES FOR VISIT

PHIL’S DAD ARRIVES FOR VISIT

A week before Christmas Phil went out to town to pick up his dad, Mike Henderson. Mike came to visit for a few weeks over Christmas. We as a family are enjoying his visit. The people in the village are also very excited to meet Phil’s dad.
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RE-ROOFING PROJECT

RE-ROOFING PROJECT

It has been five years since we put the first roof on our house. The palm frond thatch is getting old so this year we are busy replacing it. It took awhile to collect all the thatch and bark cord needed to start the process of tying it in place. We used several thousand pieces […]
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UPDATE ON IMPORTANT MEETINGS

UPDATE ON IMPORTANT MEETINGS

Thank you for praying for us over the past few days. We were able to hold both of our meetings. The more important was held yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon regarding our plan to begin teaching the Bible lessons in a few weeks. We had a good gathering of religious, government, and clan leaders in attendance. We […]
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