Sunday, July 28, 2024
The delegation (minus Shaun, Sarah, and Steph) had an amazing opportunity to witness several events at Mt. Selinda the weekend they were there: Commissioning of the Daisy Dube Home Kitchen and Mt. Selinda Parsonage, by our Church President Rev John Matiza as well as the Commissioning/Installation of Rev. Innocent Machoba of Mt. Selinda Church for the first term.
(1) The dedication of the new kitchen at the Daisy Dube Orphanage in the morning;
The new kitchen for the Daisy Dube orphanage
📸 Rev. Sara Marean
(2) The installation ceremony for the new pastor of Mt. Selinda UCCZ church:
Images from the installation ceremony
📸 UCCZ Facebook
(3) The dedication of the new parsonage at the Mt. Selinda UCCZ Church:
Rev. John Matiza and Rev. Sara Marean pray for the new parsonage
📸 UCCZ Facebook
Later that afternoon, the delegation hiked over a mile into the African jungle to see “The Big Tree.” Legend has it the group of missionaries decided to start a mission here at the big tree long ago.
The delegation at the “Big Tree”. (Sarah McKenzie is not pictured as she had not yet returned from her time with her partner church in Gwenzi.)
📸 S. Westergren
The delegation then had dinner prepared by cooking students at the high school. After dinner, several students performed for us: a boys’ group, students who performed spoken word, and the co-ed choir, followed by the Chaplain Rev. Fungai Mutsumbei, Rev. S. Mhlanga, Rev. Sara Marean, and Rev. David Keller with some words about Ukama. It was a inspiting night and we were so impressed with both the staff and students at Mt. Selinda.
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