I have a bicycle here in Nampula, Mozambique, but I haven’t been riding it because I needed to register it, and carry this registration in case the police stopped me. First, I had to come up with a receipt that would prove the bicycle was mine and that I wasn’t trying to register a stolen […]
Did you know that the word for “jail” and the word for “chair” in Portuguese are very similar? Neither did I, until recently. I was involved in a car accident here in Mozambique that required me to go to a trial so the courts could decide who was to blame. This was a nerve-wracking situation […]
A violent civil war swept across Mozambique in the 1980s, with fighting spreading to even the most remote corners of this vast country. Many of the Mwinika villages were forced to relocate to other areas. One night, the Mwinika people—who adhered to a mix of the area’s dominant religion and animism—came together and cried out […]
Jill Holmes speaking at her church in Mozambique.
Recently I was asked to share the message at our local church here in Mozambique. The Sunday morning I was assigned happened to be Family Day, which is unlike any U.S. holiday. I had the opportunity to talk about the importance of family, our responsibilities to […]
Scaffolding used in Mozambique
Upon returning to Mozambique after a quick trip to the United States, one thing that really struck me was how different attitudes are concerning safety and security. Here in Mozambique you might see 20 people piled in the back of a pickup truck or small children walking by themselves on […]
One of the things I enjoy about living overseas, as well as visiting other countries, is going to a Mozambican church. There is something amazing about worshipping with believers on the other side of the world and in a different language or worship style that puts in perspective how big and diverse the body of […]