We started saying our good-byes the next Sunday... it's been a great week at Karanda.
This is Yamisaveh. He had been working all week on this goatskin drum for Logan. He made it in trade for a pair of tennis shoes.
Kyle grilled burgers for us on one of the last nights. The kids thought the grill was fascinating.
This is a picture of the after-church ritual they do each Sunday. As you exit the chapel after the service, you turn to the left and walk around the circle shaking hands and greeting each person...then when you come to the end, you join the circle and become one of the people that's greeted. The whole time there are drums, maraccas, and tamborines accompanying the booming voice of the song leader. It is an experience!
One of the goals of our trip to Zimbabwe was to unload a 40 ft. container that our organization bought, supplied, and shipped there. It was supposed to arrive a week or two before we got there so that we'd have the entire 10 days to unload it. But wouldn't you know, it arrived at 7am the morning we were to leave!
Getting that 18-wheeler backed into the right place was very interesting. Here is a fellow holding the power lines out of the way so the truck wouldn't back into them.
Once in place, we realized we had no power tools to unscrew the hundreds of screws holding that plywood in place. So we worked our forearm muscles until they were mush...
We had over $500,000 worth of supplies, medicines, equipment, clothing, and shoes donated from various organizations in the United States. Hospitals of Hope and Blessings International were two of them that we were able to partner with for donations or for supplies at wholesale cost. We sent all of this for only about $30,000 cost to P.A.P.A. Missions, Inc. It was such a blessing to see all of our hard work organizing this container...actually come to fruition before our eyes as we unloaded it. Thank you Lord for being our Provider.
Dr. Roland Stephens and Nathan watching the show.
Assembly line.
Everyone gathered to help us so that we could get this enormous job done in just a few hours. We worked 7:30am until about 2pm....and then hit the road by 2:30pm! A week's worth of work in about 7 hours.
Biggie drove the tractor and hauled the boxes to various storage facilities.
Logan and Faith Anna were "helping" by riding along on the trailor.
At the very back of the container we discovered 2 autoclaves (huge pieces of durable medical equipment used to sterilize medical equipment) that each weighed 27oo pounds...and we had no forklift to unload them! So we did it the old-fashioned way...with about 15 men heaving and pulling it out with a chain wrapped around it. Needless to say, this took a long time! What a crazy job. But so thankful we were there to help.
Saying good-bye to Praise and her baby brother, Ashley.
We passed out toys to our new friends at Karanda on our last day. It was fun to see their faces light up!
Faith and Inno.
The 3 hour van ride back to Harare...everyone crashed out in the first 20 minutes or so! We were more tired than we realized.
Our kids were such troopers. They worked so hard...played so well...adapted so easily. They were truly salt and light to that community. Thank you Lord for all that you allowed us to be a part of while we were there. I pray you will continue to water the seeds that we had the privilege of planting. Continue to raise up leaders in that community that will seek and follow you. Thank you for the opportunity to go and serve....and the encouragement you gave us through the African Christians! We can't wait to go back one day.
We started saying our good-byes the next Sunday... it's been a great week at Karanda.
This is Yamisaveh. He had been working all week on this goatskin drum for Logan. He made it in trade for a pair of tennis shoes.
Kyle grilled burgers for us on one of the last nights. The kids thought the grill was fascinating.
This is a picture of the after-church ritual they do each Sunday. As you exit the chapel after the service, you turn to the left and walk around the circle shaking hands and greeting each person...then when you come to the end, you join the circle and become one of the people that's greeted. The whole time there are drums, maraccas, and tamborines accompanying the booming voice of the song leader. It is an experience!
One of the goals of our trip to Zimbabwe was to unload a 40 ft. container that our organization bought, supplied, and shipped there. It was supposed to arrive a week or two before we got there so that we'd have the entire 10 days to unload it. But wouldn't you know, it arrived at 7am the morning we were to leave!
Getting that 18-wheeler backed into the right place was very interesting. Here is a fellow holding the power lines out of the way so the truck wouldn't back into them.
Once in place, we realized we had no power tools to unscrew the hundreds of screws holding that plywood in place. So we worked our forearm muscles until they were mush...
We had over $500,000 worth of supplies, medicines, equipment, clothing, and shoes donated from various organizations in the United States. Hospitals of Hope and Blessings International were two of them that we were able to partner with for donations or for supplies at wholesale cost. We sent all of this for only about $30,000 cost to P.A.P.A. Missions, Inc. It was such a blessing to see all of our hard work organizing this container...actually come to fruition before our eyes as we unloaded it. Thank you Lord for being our Provider.
Dr. Roland Stephens and Nathan watching the show.
Assembly line. 
Everyone gathered to help us so that we could get this enormous job done in just a few hours. We worked 7:30am until about 2pm....and then hit the road by 2:30pm! A week's worth of work in about 7 hours.
Biggie drove the tractor and hauled the boxes to various storage facilities.
Logan and Faith Anna were "helping" by riding along on the trailor.
At the very back of the container we discovered 2 autoclaves (huge pieces of durable medical equipment used to sterilize medical equipment) that each weighed 27oo pounds...and we had no forklift to unload them! So we did it the old-fashioned way...with about 15 men heaving and pulling it out with a chain wrapped around it. Needless to say, this took a long time! What a crazy job. But so thankful we were there to help.
Saying good-bye to Praise and her baby brother, Ashley.
We passed out toys to our new friends at Karanda on our last day. It was fun to see their faces light up!
Faith and Inno.
Logan with his posse for the last time....Nicky, Tinashe, and Parker.
The 3 hour van ride back to Harare...everyone crashed out in the first 20 minutes or so! We were more tired than we realized.
Our kids were such troopers. They worked so hard...played so well...adapted so easily. They were truly salt and light to that community. Thank you Lord for all that you allowed us to be a part of while we were there. I pray you will continue to water the seeds that we had the privilege of planting. Continue to raise up leaders in that community that will seek and follow you. Thank you for the opportunity to go and serve....and the encouragement you gave us through the African Christians! We can't wait to go back one day.
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