Zimbabwe United Methodists roll out goat-breeding project


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Mission and Ministry
Larry and Jane Kies pose for a photo in Vumba, one of the scenic areas outside Mutare, Zimbabwe. Behind them is a Zimbabwean indigenous tree called Musasa.  As United Methodist missionaries, the couple contributed to the development of agriculture and education in the country at the church’s Nyadire Mission and Africa University. Photo courtesy of Larry Kies.

Missionaries leave mark on agriculture, education

Larry and Jane Kies retired last year after serving for three decades in Zimbabwe at United Methodist Nyadire Mission and Africa University.
Global Health
A woman exits an ambulance after receiving testing during The United Methodist Church’s free health expo in Harare, Zimbabwe, as other patients wait to be seen. The church partnered with the government and Sunningdale Medical Center to offer the free screenings to church members and the community in October. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Patients line up for free church health clinic

The United Methodist Sunningdale Circuit in Zimbabwe collaborated with the government to offer free health screenings and information.
Faith Stories
Evangelist Norest Munetsi Nyakudanga died Oct. 22 while preaching at Chisipiti United Methodist Church in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was bestowed with a posthumous honorary ordination at his burial. Photo by Eveline Chikwanah, UM News.

Zimbabwean gets posthumous honorary ordination

The Rev. Norest M. Nyakudanga became the first lay member in Zimbabwe to be honored with a posthumous ordination for decades of preaching in The United Methodist Church.

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