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Last week, Kevin went to visit the Maratane refugee ‘camp’ 20 kilometers outside of town.  You can see it pretty much looks like a village, with the exception being that there is not much growing. The soil out there is pretty bad, which is probably why the camp is there, although it is said originallyContinue reading “Visiting the Refugee Camp – originally posted 10/15/08”

Last week, up north where our colleagues are working in a mostly Mu$lim area, the wife of one of the church leaders committed suicide.  Apparently she believed that he was cheating on her somehow.  Our long-time colleagues here in Nampula explained to us that, if she believed that someone had cursed her, causing this misfortune,Continue reading “Momade – originally posted 10/15/08”

I would just like to say a few words about Carol Nauta.  Passionate.  Committed.  Do-er. I didn’t know Carol very well, but those were the things that I really noticed about her. She contacted me via email a few months back to let me know she would be the liason between one of our supportingContinue reading “Carol – originally posted 10/10/08”

We acquired a Great Dane last year from other missionaries, named Spotty. A 3 year old male, his massive stature is quite impressive to all of our neighbors and visitors!! If anyone wanted to find our house, they just had to ask a passerby where the giant dog lived. In an area where crime isContinue reading “Goodbye to Spotty – originally posted 9/27/08”

Toby started first grade this week. We are all rather relieved, because he sure was bored during his vacation. Portuguese preschool (actually kindergarten) ended in July, and he ran out of things to do long ago. One of his favorite pasttimes lately has been pestering his younger brother, who alternately screams with delight and withContinue reading “Toby Goes to School – originally posted 9/18/08”

I celebrated my birthday last week (no, I’m not telling how many!) and wanted to show you my birthday gift from Kevin. This was a wonderful gift for me, since I love Diet Coke and since it is twice the price of regular coke here, it is a rare treat. This clay vase was handmadeContinue reading “Birthday in Mozambique – originally posted 9/18/08”

I attended the funeral of our neighbor’s baby on Wednesday, and I thought many of you might be interested in hearing about how funerals are done here. Generally, funerals are done quickly, because there is no way to keep a body cold, and embalming is not done. Out in the bush, they are usually doneContinue reading “Going to the Funeral – originally posted 8/15/08”

I am sorry to say that my neighbor’s baby, Euclides, died yesterday morning. This little guy, who was about 7 months old, probably had AIDS. He was tiny from birth, constantly ill with cough or fever, and though he ate well just never seemed to grow. His mother is also quite thin and tends toContinue reading “The AIDS Epidemic Hits Home – originally posted 8/13/08”

Here’s a little video of Toby dancing at his Portuguese school. He seemed to enjoy it, though the little girl in the front really seemed to know how to do it! Here in Moz, you can see the Portuguese heritage here and there, and there are influences in the music. Enjoy. Cami

I have mentioned to some of you that there are two babies we are concerned about. The first is the son of our across-the-street-neighbor, Palmyra. She had come to visit me soon after her son was born, and he was very tiny but I didn’t think much of it. As the months have gone by,Continue reading “Update on the babies – originally posted 8/3/08”