Author: Phil and Elin Henderson

GETTING TO A VILLAGE

GETTING TO A VILLAGE

One of the villages we visited on the survey was inaccessible by truck so we trekked in 7 km by foot.
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HAPPY EASTER!

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter from Mozambique! We are enjoying our short stay here in town. Phil just returned from his time up North. He will be posting some pictures and excerpts from his trip shortly. Just a few more days and we will be heading back to the village and preparing for the return of our colleagues.
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ADOPT A PET

ADOPT A PET

Our friends where we are staying, have a lovely black lab that our kids have officially adopted. The dog devotedly follows them all over the house and they love her companionship!
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VISAS APPROVED

VISAS APPROVED

After several days delay we were finally able to renew our visas for another year! We haven’t received the “hard copy” visa but while we wait were given a receipt that is equally recognized. We thank the Lord for His provision for this both financially, as it is very expensive, and also for the opportunity […]
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SURVEY TIME

SURVEY TIME

Phil along with 4 other men are currently travelling to survey a people group to see of the possibility of placing a church planting team there in the future. Among the 4 men are two religious leaders from our village who are going along to share their experience with the Word of God. Please pray […]
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JUST HANGING AROUND

JUST HANGING AROUND

While Phil is away on survey, the kids and I (Elin) will hang out here in the city, visiting with friends. We enjoy having the time to connect with folks and also to skype friends and family in other parts of the world (something we can’t do from the bush).
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THE LAMPSTAND OF PURE GOLD

THE LAMPSTAND OF PURE GOLD

This last week we were translating the portion in Exodus 26 that talks about the lampstand of pure gold that was to be made for the tabernacle. I would prefer to call it the “lampstand of pure headaches” on account of the difficulty in translation. Going into this passage I had no idea it was […]
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THIRTY ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND TWO

THIRTY ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND TWO

31,102 – that’s the approximate number of verses in the Bible. We have drafted verse #1 and verse #31,102 and a whole lot of others in between but we still have not made a very big dent in the overall job. The vast bulk of verses in the middle still need to be drafted. And […]
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