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March 2017
March 21, 2017
Journal 1 March 22, 2017 Greetings from Zimbabwe, The trip over went without issues. I had a lovely young man to escort me around Dubai airport. Without him I think I might be permanently lost [...]
December 2015
November 16, 2015
Journal 9 November 16, 2015 Greetings from Zimbabwe, I visited the Secondary School last week for the purpose of interviewing Mr. Guri, the Headmaster and Morris Makuwe, the Science Teacher. On the left is a [...]
November 2015
November 8, 2015
Greetings from Zimbabwe, This has been the most unusual spring in Zimbabwe that I have ever experienced. A couple of weeks ago it was extremely hot. Then early last week we had a hard downpour [...]
October 28, 2015
Chris is on the motor bike that was purchased last year. I believe Susie and Parker Smith were instrumental in getting this purchased. Chris takes very good care of the bike and it saves Chris [...]
October 2015
October 20, 2015
Journal 5 October 20, 2015 Greetings from Zimbabwe, This has been a busy week and I have delayed getting a weekly report off. In addition, I have had some computer problems or else it is [...]
October 3, 2015
Greetings from Zimbabwe, The pace has changed a bit since Erik left. We were on the fast track during his stay. Albert did his best to show Erik as much as possible during the days [...]
September 23, 2015
Journal 2 Greetings from Zimbabwe, Yesterday was the weekly trip to Harare. I purchased a new bottle gas two burner stove (hot plate). The one Ralph and I had purchased, at least 15 years ago, [...]
September 2015
Greetings from Zimbabwe
September 19, 2015 Journal 1 Greetings from Zimbabwe, Erik and I arrived in Zimbabwe on the 16th after a very long trip. The man who pushed my wheelchair turned out to be a Blessing in [...]
June 2014
June 1, 2014 “Greetings from Zimbabwe”
The picture of the little boy is Godfrey Nyarugwe’s son. He will be four in December. I happened to drive up to Nyamashato Primary School recently as the kindergarteners were lining up to wash their [...]
May 24, 2014 “Greetings from Zimbabwe”
This is a picture of one of the many Moringa plants that was harvested just two weeks ago. Already it has put on numerous sprouts. I suspect it will grow slowly for a while as [...]
May 12, 2014 “Greetings from Zimbabwe”
This morning I rode with Albert to the Secondary School. Albert wanted to talk with the School Head about the proposed water project. Even though school is not yet in session, students were busy carrying [...]
Greetings from South Africa
June 13, 2014 Journal 6 Greetings from South Africa, I arrived in South Africa on Tuesday to some very cold weather that I was not prepared for. I don’t think that I have experienced this [...]
May 2014
May 3rd “Greetings From Zimbabwe”
I want to share this picture of the Memorial Garden that the workers have landscaped. The tombstone is at the far end of the garden. I want to find time to get a tree planted [...]
Fast Track in Zimbabwe
May 2, 2014 Greetings from Zimbabwe, Susan and I have been on the “Fast Track” since the minute we touched down in Zimbabwe. This is the first time I have had time to [...]
November 2013
Journal 8 – November 9, 2013
Construction has begun on the building that was meant to serve as a garage. Two rooms had been designed on one side to serve as tool storage and storage for the roto-tiller and wood-chipper. Since [...]
October 2013
Journal 7 – October 31, 2013
Greetings from Zimbabwe, I visited the Moringa project this morning. About 10 days ago, the Moringa in one area was harvested, approximately 20 trees. I was amazed to see the new growth that had taken [...]
October 26, 2013 – Journal 6
Greetings from Zimbabwe, Vickie and I returned to Harare on Wednesday night after a short trip to Victoria Falls. It was a good get-away and time to reflect on all that is happening at HCOC. [...]
Journal 5 – October 19, 2013
Greetings from Zimbabwe, This has been a very sad time for me. A friend in Denver made a size-able donation to Renewed Hope in the last week or so. Our treasurer had just notified me [...]