The distance from Hillcrest to Durban North is merely 46km, so we left later in the morning (Wednesday, 26 January) after getting some admin done. We had a very comfortable stay at Steven’s home. I went to school with Steven on the mission school in KZN. We have been friends from our childhood. It was […]
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Distance travelled: 588kmAverage fuel consumption: 9.2km/ltAverage speed: 86km/h Tuesday 25 January we woke up refreshed in the home of Ray and Roxy Beckman. We were ready for the next leg of our journey and departed from Bloemfontein at 07h45. Michael was feeling anxious about our monthly newsletter that was not out yet so we started
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Distance travelled: 954kmAverage fuel consumption: 8.9km/ltAverage speed: 89km/h We left our home in Marina da Gama, Cape Town at 04h55 on Monday 24 January. The vehicle was heavily loaded and straining under the load. We were mildly anxious to see how it would handle such a heavy load. After about an hour on the road,
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We used our maintenance skills to repair some well-used items. This repair will extend the life of these tools for another 10 years. They are important tools in our missionary work in rural Zambia.
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Prior to our departure to Chavuma, we were invited to dinner by dear friends of ours (Andy & Yvonne). Our conversations that evening left us marvelling. What a small world we live in or rather what a big God we serve! We shared with them about our plans to go to Chavuma and what we
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Today we got the good news of our Visa approval but prior to this when things were still swaying in the balance, I was faced with a personal and spiritual challenge. Looking back knowing the Visa is approved, it seems so simple now but I am going to share with you anyway. Last week in
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Good news! We just heard last night that my work permit has been approved. Yay! 🤩 Renée’s spousal visa is attached to my work permit, so as I understand things, we both have visas to live in Zambia and serve the Luvale people of Chavuma for the next two years. We can now get going
