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October 2013
October 12, 2013 Journal 4
Greetings from Zimbabwe, One of the wind generators that were shipped on the last container is in place. Bryce with some helpers from HCOC made that a project one day last week. However, we have [...]
October 7, 2013 Journal 3
On Friday, Oct. 4, Albert brought the Rev. Godfrey Gumunyu to meet Vickie and me. The Rev. is the pastor of the United Methodist Churches is this area. He lives at Dandera, about 5 km [...]
September 2013
September 24, 2013 – Journal 2
Greetings from Zimbabwe, Today, 1,500 one day-old baby chicks arrived. They have been placed in the poultry building that was completed after I left last year. I must say, these chicks were the liveliest bunch [...]
September 20, 2013 – Journal 1
Greetings from Zimbabwe, Here we are (Vickie and I) in Zimbabwe. We arrived in Harare late at night on September 12. Albert and Beauty were waiting to greet us. They drove us to Elizabeth’s B [...]
October 2012
Roberta’s Journal 10
Greetings from Colorado, I apologize for being tardy in my getting out news of my arrival home. It has been an extremely busy time. I would like to share with you a picture of a [...]
September 2012
Roberta’s Journal 9
Greetings to all Readers, I paid a visit to Inyagui School recently. I was pleased to see that they are attempting to repair some of the buildings themselves. This may be partly due to the [...]
August 2012
Roberta’s Journal 8
Greetings from Zimbabwe, This is a busy place. Many things are happening. Ox carts are lining up to unload pit sand. Painting is taking place at the pump stand and guard house. Gardens are expanding. [...]
Roberta’s Journal 7
Greetings from Zimbabwe, This has been a very busy week, in spite of the holiday, Heroes Day. It was a short work week for many. Albert and I decided it was safe to brave the [...]
Did You Know?
2011 Projects: Second well drilled at the new site of HCOC Piped water from new well to storage tanks Piped water from storage tanks to poultry run and installed one 10,000 liter storage tank Expanded [...]
Roberta’s Journal 6
Greetings from Zimbabwe, I had a wonderful surprise this week. Friends from South Africa, that have heard about the mission here for about 16 years decided to pay me a visit. They arrived in Harare [...]
July 2012
Roberta’s Journal 5
Friday, July 26 was Field Day for farmers in Ward 1. The gathering was held at Inyagui School. Farmers, mostly women, brought samples of their crops for judging. Classroom floors were covered with samples of [...]
Roberta’s Journal 4
Greetings from Zimbabwe, The truck that I brought up from South Africa is now registered and licensed in Zimbabwe. Finally on Thursday, last week Albert purchased insurance and so the truck is legally in Zimbabwe. [...]
Deanna’s Journal
When I returned home to the United States on July 3th, it was with mixed emotions. There is so much work to be done, I could have easily stayed in Zimbabwe much longer. At the [...]
Roberta’s Journal 3
July 4, 2012 Greetings from HCOC Mission, This July 4th is a whole lot quieter than it probably is in the United States. However, in Colorado, it may be quiet due to the dryness and [...]
June 2012
Journal 2 June 22, 2012
Greetings from South Africa, I am still in South Africa. It is cold here, real cold. Houses here are not built with central heating because their winters only last about two months. I have never [...]
Greetings from Zimbabwe: Roberta’s Journal 1
Greetings from Zimbabwe, We are here Deanna, Bill, Phillip and myself! It was a very long flight and we were all pretty tired when we finally arrived. Flights were all on time and the flights [...]
November 2011
Journal 12 November 23, 2011 From Zimbabwe
Greetings from Zimbabwe, The last two days have been cloudy and dreary. Some areas have had showers off and on. I think the rainy season is here. I, for one, am glad for the reduction [...]
Journal 11 November 18, 2011 From Zimbabwe
Greeting from Zimbabwe, Yesterday, Albert hired a truck and took 600 chickens to Harare to market. He called from Marondera later in the afternoon saying that he had an order for 150 dressed chickens for the [...]