Jackie is from SA and has lived here for about 15 years. She told me that being a missionary is 99% living and 1% "those gold nuggets." I have found that this is so true.
I am living about 34 km west of Chimoio on the Beira-Zim highway. Chimoio is easy to find on a map. It is basicly right in the middle of the country. We live on a farm that is a part of the Maforga mission. The Maforga mission was started about 20 years ago when a couple purchased the property from a Baroness from Germany before the civil war. The focus of the mission is caring for orphans and vunerable children. Vunerable children are children who's parents are likely still alive but are unable to care for them. There is also a baby clinic, primary care clinic, community primary school, a technical school and many mashambas (fields) on the property.
There are approximately 20 international missionaries living here, most for 10 years or more, who make up a wonderful, supportive community. Carlos used to take care of the boys and his wife Pasqua used to work in the baby clinic. After Carlos went to ASM in SA, he returned to Maforga and started a Home Based Care project called Rubatano, which means unity. The greeting that the Rubantano volunteers use when they depart company is "we are together."
Two nurses from the US, Ginna and Sarah, went through the Footprints training in South Africa, then came to Mozambique to work with Carlos and Rubatano. They made a deep and eturnal impact on the community during their 9 months here. After they were awarded their nursing license in Mozambique, they had the same privledges as a physician in the US. As they saw patients with the volunteers daily and worked in the hospital once a week, they helped to build relationships. They also stated discipling a villiage that is located on the mission. This village is one extended family. Brooke and I will pick up where they left off. This is definately one of the highlights of being here!
Ginna and Sarah also worked to fix up and old clinic and turn it into a beautiful home that I am now privlidged to live in.
I am living about 34 km west of Chimoio on the Beira-Zim highway. Chimoio is easy to find on a map. It is basicly right in the middle of the country. We live on a farm that is a part of the Maforga mission. The Maforga mission was started about 20 years ago when a couple purchased the property from a Baroness from Germany before the civil war. The focus of the mission is caring for orphans and vunerable children. Vunerable children are children who's parents are likely still alive but are unable to care for them. There is also a baby clinic, primary care clinic, community primary school, a technical school and many mashambas (fields) on the property.
There are approximately 20 international missionaries living here, most for 10 years or more, who make up a wonderful, supportive community. Carlos used to take care of the boys and his wife Pasqua used to work in the baby clinic. After Carlos went to ASM in SA, he returned to Maforga and started a Home Based Care project called Rubatano, which means unity. The greeting that the Rubantano volunteers use when they depart company is "we are together."
Two nurses from the US, Ginna and Sarah, went through the Footprints training in South Africa, then came to Mozambique to work with Carlos and Rubatano. They made a deep and eturnal impact on the community during their 9 months here. After they were awarded their nursing license in Mozambique, they had the same privledges as a physician in the US. As they saw patients with the volunteers daily and worked in the hospital once a week, they helped to build relationships. They also stated discipling a villiage that is located on the mission. This village is one extended family. Brooke and I will pick up where they left off. This is definately one of the highlights of being here!
Ginna and Sarah also worked to fix up and old clinic and turn it into a beautiful home that I am now privlidged to live in.
Carlos is the poject manager of Rubatano, the Home Based Care project in Mozambique. He is here with his wife Pasqua and daughter Tabita (on left). Brooke, the nurse from the US that I am living and working with, is to Carlos' right. Then Veronica is to my right. She is a part of Hands UK, who came to visit Mozambique to document what the Lord is doing and the specific needs. Finally Lynn is on the right. He is a part of the senior leadership of Hands. He is based in South Africa, but was visiting Mozy with Veronica. On Lynn's shoulders is Calab, the son of a long term missionary family at Maforga.
Our neighbor's sheep make us smile often as we watch new lambs being born and see them grow up. Often they come for a visit on our porch when they are coming home from a long day in the field.
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I am glad to hear the great news about Mozy... =) I am happy to hear all that God is doing in and through you. peace!
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