And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favour with God and man. Luke 2:52
This month is a celebration of the life that God brought over 2000 years ago. That life became the light to darkness, the cornerstone of the church, the hope of the oppressed and imprisoned, the healer of disease, and the power over death…. (read the rest of December’s Newsletter below)

Today it is a balmy 34 degrees C in Harare, the Jackaranda trees are in brilliant full and purple blooms all over the city creating purple rainbows to drive under, and the sun is shining. We went from almost freezing temperatures to hot so quickly and some tell us that this means the rains will come early this year. We hit as high as 37 degrees C last week! The children at the school have shed their long pants and jerseys in favour of a light summer uniform of dresses and short sleeve shirts…

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Today is September 2nd and marks our 5th Anniversary in Zimbabwe and at the Village of Hope. What a remarkable day! And so it is time to reflect again on what God has done in our lives and the Village of Hope over the years…

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We pray you are enjoying the heat spell in southern Ontario, and the summer warmth all over Canada. And while you go on vacations, bask in sunshine, grow gardens and begin to prep for the new fiscal and school years starting in September, we are finishing off our winter here in Zimbabwe. There are double quilts on our beds and it is painful to startle your feet with the 2 degree concrete and bare wood floors in the mornings after the toasty warmth of the sheets. By noon however we are basking in 18 degree sunshine again – a reprieve from the evenings and overnights…. …

Dear friends,

It has been almost 3 months since we wrote to you. But it is only because of the few moments we’ve actually had to sit down J. We have started several drafts and letters to you, only to be interrupted by one urgent need after another. Let us fill you in…

BLESSINGS

We have admitted 8 new children into Shamwari House, and a newly opened Nyasha House in the last 3 weeks. We will need sponsors for these new children through Child Care Plus! First 4 older children between ages 6 & 11, then another 4 …

Our family has now settled back into life in Zimbabwe. The familiarity of our family dogs, the neighbour’s rooster that starts shouting to the dawn at 4 a.m., the beauty and freshness of the gardens after the rains, the children’s smiles and hugs as they came running to us at the Village, were all welcoming sights, sounds, smells and touches.

We have been blessed to see the stores expand to such an extent that we have never seen them so full in the 4 ½ years we have lived here, garbage bins line driveways as services are slowly restored …

Dear friends, Our family is now nearing the end of our furlough in Canada. We have put over 25,000 km on the van we purchased for our travels and have been overwhelmed at the response of people all over Canada to the children of Zimbabwe and the Village of Hope. If there was one verse that sums up the last 5 months, it would be Ephesians 4:16 … "From him (Christ) the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work." NIV In my …

Dear friends, family, partners,

It’s been a while. Seems that some of you didn’t get our last update at the end of August and so our apologies to you for the electronics and internet we battled with that month. So at this point, please know that our family is safe and sound on furlough in Canada, and that things are carrying on well at the Village of Hope in our absence. Here’s a little update…..

KUMUSHA….

Having received another one year work permit in Zimbabwe in late August, our family made plans to head to Canada – to see family …