Zimbabwe Partnership
Our sister church in Zimbabwe is the Harare Church of the United Church of Christ, which is comprised of the Mbare Church and the Mabvuku Preaching Point. The candle on the altar affirms our relationship.
Ukama Update
News from Our Travelers in Zimbabwe
Dear Family and Friends in New Hampshire,
Greetings from Zimbabwe. We are so blessed to be here! It is hard to believe it has already been one week since we arrived. We have had so many rich experiences - each of us has now spent nearly a week with our partner churches, including Sunday worship that will long be remembered. Sorry we can't send photos just now, but be ready to view a lot of them when we get home!!
We have been scattered from Bulawayo in the west to Marondera near Harare to the border with Mozambique in the east. In the next couple of days we will come back together and on Thursday we will be a group of 15 again. That day we will travel to Masvingo to view the Great Zimbabwe Ruins - a must do for any visitor here. Then we will make our way to Gweru to the Women's Meeting - that will be an experience! Several thousand women at a three day meeting of singing, praying, preaching...and where we are told that sleep is only for the faint of heart!! Perhaps the young ones in our delegation will manage to stay awake...we old folks won't even try!
We will end our stay with an overnight at Victoria Falls to view the falls and see some of Zimbabwe's spectacular wildlife. It will be a nice way to end our incredible visit.
Know that we are all well. And know that our Ukama/Partnership continues to be a treasured gift from God. We have laughed together, prayed together, eaten together, danced together and wept many tears together - some are tears of joy, some are tears of shared pain. We wish more than anything that each one of you could experience what we have. Words cannot begin to capture the wonder of it all.
We look forward to sharing it all soon.
Love to all of you.
Kim McKerley
8/17/2010
