Week Five As we entered week five, our minds were slowly being turned to the fact that our stay here would soon come to an end (1 August). This departure discourse had to be slowly introduced into the minds of our hosts. But if truth be told, even this mind too had to be prepared. All I can say at the moment is that we (both parties) want to keep this relationship going even if space and time will be separating us. Gogo Jean was admitted last week Tuesday at Parirenyatwa (hospital). From those who have visited her or are communicating with her, news is that she is not in a very bad shape. She is missed by her family, and prayers are being said for her, by all (including the kids). Visitors kept on coming during the week, some specifically for Mother of Peace (MOP) business, and others for something else (but beneficial in its own way). For instance, we had visitors coming in to have their workshop here, under the theme Healing and Empowerment. After these visitors invited us (and a member of staff here) to join them, we ended up being participants as well, an experience that turned out to be a real blessing. Friday night we had another group, this time for something related to MOP. Saturday and Sunday also saw more visitors coming in. Of all these weekend visitors I spent a bit more time with one group that came on Saturday. This was so because I knew of their visit through a friend who is also a sister (Anna). It turned out that in this group there were people I already knew, either because we went to the same school or because we had been to the same function and yet remained strangers. On Friday, after the Liturgy of the Eucharist at the Leprosy Center, I visited Tanaka. This time I spent a bit more time with her, and in the process learnt more about her. Among this new knowledge is that her favourite artists are the late Tongai Moyo Dhewa and Kapfupi, that she has two friends who stay in Marondera and hasnt seen in a long time now, that she used to be able to read but now cant as she is no longer going to school, that in the Bible she likes the Passion Narratives, and that she lacks knowledge of Catholic saints. My supper invitations have been going on well, and in this past week I responded to five. I am yet to decide who cooks better, the boys or the girls. I am left with visiting one house, St Martin, and this is planned for today. Talk about the last supper was introduced yesterday by Leo, but only time will tell where I will have this last supper.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 07:09:02 +0000
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