from an advertorial that appeared in Zimbabwe Independent (Jun 10-16 2011) A rural hospital at the Nyadire mission, run by the United Methodist Church (UMC), received donations including X-ray machines, orthopaedic and surgical tools and an operating table. The equipment and supplies have greatly enhanced operations, says the medical superintendent ...

I remember him well, he was the city councillor for our ward in Mbare. He had a keen sense of justice and helped our J & P group in settling disputes. During the violent disturbances of 2008 he was badly beaten: his leg was broken and he had a head injury, ...

The United States ambassador, Charles Ray encouraged Christian youths to hold on to Christian values of integrity, honesty if they are harbouring any future leadership positions.  He did that when addressing youths attending a dialogue on leadership and writing skills at Celebration Ministries Church in Bulawayo. The ambassador also gave out ...

reprinted from The Standard with additions and corrections Comfortably seated in her rocking chair in a classy and spacious office with cream walls adorned with portraits of her family and educational qualifications, it is apparent that Apostle Florence Kanyathi is more than just a lady of the cloth. Her divine ...

Hundreds of children from Matabeleland Diocese of the Anglican Church last Saturday celebrated the International day of the African child in Bulawayo with a march. The march and the commemorations were organised by the Matabeleland Anglican Sunday school (MASS)  and were held at St David’s parish in Nketa 9. The ...

According to The Water Town Daily Times, the 12-member Africa University choir started a tour in the United States May 25 and continues until June 28, singing at eight annual conferences and several local churches to raise awareness of and support for Africa University, a United Methodist-related school in Mutare. ...

The Life of John Bradburne  is a 30- minute documentary produced and directed by Collen Magobeya. Ambuya Colletta Mafuta, a leprosy patient narrates the story of John Randall Bradburne, a lay member of the Order of St Francis, a poet, warden of the Mutemwa leper colony at Mutoko (1969 – 1979). ...

from The Andovertownsman Members of Faith Lutheran Church in the American town of Andover, MA  came to build two outdoor huts on church grounds last weekend as a representation of the church’s mission to help residents of an African village. “A to Z” is the name of the project. “A” ...

Newsday reports that a Nigerian Christian prophet TB Joshua has donated an assortment of goodies to inmates at Khami Maximum Prison as part of his 48th birthday commemorations. The donation was handed to the inmates by Zimbabwe Emmanuel TV friends and well-wishers on Saturday. Joshua, who leads the Synagogue Church ...

Some tough, God-loving cyclists met last Sunday in Mission Viejo’s Mount of Olives Lutheran Church in California before biking cross-country for the victims of AIDS in Zimbabwe and a number of other countries on Africa. Ride for Hope Coast to Coast is an evangelical charity that brings food and other necessaries ...