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Posted by missions on August 11th, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi, Zambia

To visit bush congregations in Africa requires miles and miles of travel on indescribable roads, trails, and paths.  As a first time visitor to Africa, let me try to help you envision several typical scenes one sees as he rattle over the roads:  lines and lines of people walk or bike on the edge of […]

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Posted by dmyers on June 2nd, 2008 in AFRICA, Cameroon, Slideshows

No one can explain what it is like to live in Africa, you must experience it first to truly grasp it.  Cameroon may be one of the most primitive areas we work in Africa.  I do not know about Mozambique, but it is definitely more primitive than the rest of our fields to date.
Working with […]

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Posted by rwendland on May 28th, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi

This past week we had thousands of flying visitors in our front yard. There were so many that it concerned me. I whispered to the kids to go into the house quickly & quietly. The kids and I had been outside setting out plates and bowls for a picnic lunch when we heard a loud […]

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Posted by rwendland on April 20th, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi, The Bios

My family and I are located in Blantyre, Malawi, Africa. We have been serving here for about 5 years. My husband, Rob, is a bush missionary in southern Malawi, spreading God’s Word to over 13 congregations and to thousands of Malawians each month.

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Posted by apaltzer on March 13th, 2008 in AFRICA, Zambia

Below is an excerpt from a poem by Missionary Peter Martin about the difficulties of getting to some bush congregations.
On February twenty-four 
We started out in the morn
Simweeleba, Mulonda and me
The gears they were a grindin,
but I was never mindin,
that’s just the way my truck is
Truck’s been with me ‘leven years
people are plum full of fears
that […]

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Posted by apaltzer on February 16th, 2008 in AFRICA, Zambia

Missionaries are also literally breaking new ground as they travel to their congregations this rainy season in Zambia.  They travel very muddy roads that at first glance look impassable, and sometimes they make it through, but sometimes they get stuck. 
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Posted by apaltzer on February 16th, 2008 in AFRICA, Zambia

The Zambian mission field is breaking new ground in several ways.  This blog is one of them and we are eager to share news and stories about the mission and life. 
My name is Amanda Paltzer, and I am working here with my husband Jason in the recently established Lutheran Health and Development Program (www.healthlcca.com).  This […]

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