The largest bread company just announced they have 2 days left of flour and then will be shutting down operations. The local supplier of Coke & Fanta (sorry Hanover J) and other drinks have now closed their doors.
I find it hard to believe, but things really have gotten worse over the last month. And where there were pockets of goods here and there last month, the shelves have emptied to almost nothing. The lack of things, I have often said, are making …
God has proven his sovereignty once again and granted us our orphanage permit!! All glory to God!
Isaiah 55:8-9 ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts are your thoughts.’
My heart aches for the many needs in Zimbabwe . But as we watch helplessly, and as those that even have money like ourselves, are not sure what groceries will be on the shelf next week and what we …
A lot has happened in the last two and a half months since we have been gone from Zimbabwe, visiting Canada and sharing our hearts, our struggles and our hopes with others. It would take pages to put it all down, so let us hit just the highlights….
CHAPS ( Cornelius Hope Academy Primary School) on the grounds of the Village of Hope , Harare , Zimbabwe - opened their doors to 22 …
We can hear all the statistics we want. We can be horrified by the number of AIDS cases that grow every day. And we can be horrified by the number of orphans the world wide, as a result of the early death of parents inflicted with AIDS. We can see pictures and turn the page or the channel, and carry on with our lives. You may even know someone carrying the HIV virus, or displaying symptoms of AIDS in your own western community. And if we’re all brutally honest, we think “I wonder what kind of sordid lifestyle led them …
One Thursday in January 2007…At 5:15am, Gord’s alarm goes off on his cell phone, he has placed near his bed the night before. We have given up using the digital clock because ZESA (electricity) so frequently goes out and the clock is useless. After a year here, the routine of the morning has become so ingrained, Gord and I have been awake for almost half an hour already dreaming of sleeping but waiting for that fateful buzz to begin the morning. This week it is my turn to drive the kids to school, so as I attempt a shower, Gord …
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