This weekend we took a sudden trip with two families up to Nyanga national park, its north east about three hours from the capital.
The family we attached ourselves to is Kawenda's they own a house\lodge up there. We highly recommend visiting here when or if you travel here.. Amazing hiking and sights to be had. We only spent two days but I can tell ya, it feels like five.. With all the hiking over mountains we did.
We headed out early Sunday morning, 1st to visit the Damafalls congregation which has 47 publishers and 19 pioneers!!! When we work in the rural area its their territory we go to, about 45 minutes out of town, a town called Gardener. Wonderful little congregation. The Kawenda's moved there to help where there was a need of publishers, they are a family of four. They have a very interesting story of endurance.
The father Felix and wife Primrose got the truth in 2004, were baptized in 2006 and are now regular pioneers. They have three children one son age 17 Karuza and two daughters one would be 15 and the Khule (said like Coolie) is 12. Sadly when the middle daughter was 12 almost 13 she came down with a liver disease and passed away quickly. There was much persecution which only brought more stress and depression to the whole family from the worldy family. They have lots of cultural ruituals in the Shona culture which they left behind.
Today the parents both commute to bethel at least one day a week, Karuza is a regular pioneer and Khule is a regular auxiliary pioneer. When I asked for their story I had no idea that their spiritual heritage was so new..you'd never know it when you're in service with them.
It shows us that no matter what curve ball Satan throws if we push on towards the truth we can conquer any obstacle.
They send their Christian love to all and hope they get to meet some of you.
Nyanga is amazing! It reminds me of Ecuador a lot, we went for a morning hours ride where our guide took us to a high mountain so we could see miles around us.. Sha.. I can never get tried of the view here..
The family we attached ourselves to is Kawenda's they own a house\lodge up there. We highly recommend visiting here when or if you travel here.. Amazing hiking and sights to be had. We only spent two days but I can tell ya, it feels like five.. With all the hiking over mountains we did.
We headed out early Sunday morning, 1st to visit the Damafalls congregation which has 47 publishers and 19 pioneers!!! When we work in the rural area its their territory we go to, about 45 minutes out of town, a town called Gardener. Wonderful little congregation. The Kawenda's moved there to help where there was a need of publishers, they are a family of four. They have a very interesting story of endurance.
The father Felix and wife Primrose got the truth in 2004, were baptized in 2006 and are now regular pioneers. They have three children one son age 17 Karuza and two daughters one would be 15 and the Khule (said like Coolie) is 12. Sadly when the middle daughter was 12 almost 13 she came down with a liver disease and passed away quickly. There was much persecution which only brought more stress and depression to the whole family from the worldy family. They have lots of cultural ruituals in the Shona culture which they left behind.
Today the parents both commute to bethel at least one day a week, Karuza is a regular pioneer and Khule is a regular auxiliary pioneer. When I asked for their story I had no idea that their spiritual heritage was so new..you'd never know it when you're in service with them.
It shows us that no matter what curve ball Satan throws if we push on towards the truth we can conquer any obstacle.
They send their Christian love to all and hope they get to meet some of you.
Nyanga is amazing! It reminds me of Ecuador a lot, we went for a morning hours ride where our guide took us to a high mountain so we could see miles around us.. Sha.. I can never get tried of the view here..
