ZIMBABWE WRAPUP

Our first “month” on the World Race started after a 23 hour bus ride into Mutare, Zimbabwe. Team Ignite and Team Redeeming DUST (fourteen people) were sent from iSquad. We resided with our hosts, Felix, Jenni, and baby Njiva Museka, from September 13th through September 26th. (By the way, Jenni met Felix while on the World Race. Afterwards, she returned to Zimbabwe where they married and started their family.) My team slept in tents, the other team slept indoors. The yard was large and gated. The electricity/internet and water would go out for four or more hours each day. We filled water bottles/buckets, cooked in an outdoor fireplace, and hand washed our clothes. It was nice to have a toilet and shower. Thanks so much to the Museka's for helping us transition into this new lifestyle.

 

 

Tafara (Helping Hands) Organization (Sakubva, Zimbabwe)

• Prepared and served lunch to at-risk kids
• Games/Fun Time
• Home Visits (humbled by the generosity of people living in poverty)

 

Reason of Hope Ministries (Sakubva, Zimbabwe)

• Mentored Teenagers
• Inspired by the value this teens placed on education

 

Lighthouse Baptist Church (Mutare, Zimbabwe)

• Njiva Museka’s Church Dedication
• Youth Friday Night
• Children’s Sunday School class (demo and puppet show)
• Braai (African BBQ) and Games

 

Visited from the Major of Mutare (Suspended)

• Political and economic awareness
• Extreme inflation. Large bills printed but later lost all value, accounts were set to zero as a solution to the problem

 

Climbing Cross Kopje (Mutare, Zimbabwe)

• My first hike up a small mountain. Personal victory.

 

GoGo Olive Knitters (Mutare, Zimbabwe)

• Fellowshipped with women who knit to earn wages for their families

 

Fairfield Childrens Home (Old Mutare, Zimbabwe)

• Fun day showing love to orphans kids
• Community setup: eigtheen houses with a "mother" and ten children each. They have stable home environments with "siblings", attend school daily, and do chores. I had alot of fun learning hand games with the teen girls, too

 

Nzeve Deaf Childen’s Home (Sakubva, Zimbabwe)

• Window Cleaning
• Attended an Adult Deaf Church
• A little "water splashing" with deaf kids
• I designed the "Deaf Day 2012" shirt

 

Passion World Tour (Pretoria, South Africa)

Our hosts had a prior commitment so we had to leave for Petoria, South Africa a few days earlier. It took 19 hours on a bus to arrive at our next destination. We were fortunate enough to attend the Passion World Tour. Passion World Tour originates from a church in Atlanta with a focus on bringing college age and young adults to Christ. I'd never heard of it before but its an experience I'll remember.

 

Pop Up Training & Development Centre (Pretoria, South Africa)

We left Zimbabwe on Sept 26th and headed to Pretoria to meet with the rest of iSquad. While there we stayed on the campus of Pop Up Training & Development Centre. They allowed us to use their conference hall every evening that had a kitchen, laundry, and toilets/sinks in the background. Most of us slept in one big room and others set up tents.

• Sanded and recoated the playground equipment with a weather protectant

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