Category Archives: Mozambique

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Kickin’ It

One of my favorite activities here in Nampula is teaching a martial arts class at a local Christian orphanage.  I had already been teaching classes to the expat community when one of the leaders of the orphanage asked me if I would consider teaching there as well.  Before the first class, I was a little […]

How To Say “Merry Christmas” At MAF

If you were to pop into one of MAF’s many bases this time of year, you would undoubtedly be welcomed with a hearty season’s greeting. However, depending on which base you were to arrive, that warm tiding might sound a little different …

Visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and you would hear “Joyeux Noel!” […]

House Calls in the Bush

A mobile doctor program expands its reach to bring more relief in Mozambique

A mother and her four-year-old daughter walk several hours through the bush to reach the small medical clinic. Each carries a tiny infant. The twin babies are sick, likely with malaria, and the clinic is their only hope of treatment.

Dr. Hanneke […]

Master of Improv

Making the bamboo frame (Jill, Armando, Alberto)

Alberto (Lt) and Armando (Rt) inviting people to come

About a year ago, Dave and I felt led by the Lord to buy the equipment necessary to show the “JESUS” film, the story of the life of Jesus based on the Gospel of Luke. The film […]

Water for Living or Living Water?

Dave checking the water tank.

We returned to Mozambique last Tuesday, after our annual family conference in South Africa. With a suitcase full of dirty clothes and that greasy feeling you get from travelling, our first plan upon returning home was starting laundry and taking a shower. That is until we discovered our house’s […]

Hungry for the Word

Literacy class to teach the Mwinika to read and write their own language. Photo from http://blogs.ntm.org/francois-hattingh

In the African country of Mozambique, MAF supports a number of missionaries working on literacy and translation projects. One such couple with New Tribes Mission, Francois and Nadia Hattingh, is working among the Mwinika people. Some of the […]