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Since our arrival in Quéssua, we always wanted to visit districts outside Malanje. In a country that almost doubles the state of Texas in territorial extension, the East Angola Conference of the United Methodist Church serves more than 60% of the nation. However, due to lack of transpor... more » |
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Everyday I try to spend as much time as possible with the boys from the boarding school. After doing my part of the chores, working at the high school, and eating whatever I can find after mom and dad have done their way with the breakfast/lunch/dinner, I head out to find the boys of the boarding sc... more » |
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The missionaries who built Quéssua set a cross on the highest hill around. Standing at about 15 feet tall, the cross can be seen from miles away. The upper tip is now damaged, but the cross has withstood the worst war times and is still there as a reminder of hope and peace from above. ... more » |
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Their initial flight out of Florida was cancelled due to bad weather in Jacksonville. They lost their connecting flight out of Florida and had to leave a day later. None of their 16 bags arrived in Luanda, and only two of them did before the team left Angola a week later. It wasn’t... more » |
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“I’ve prayed for years that God would send back missionaries to Angola. He has heard my cry!” These were the words of “Senhor Salvador,” a long time Christian and former employee of the Quéssua Mission before the war. When the first team to arrive in Eas... more » |
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Plenary Session 2010 Annual Conference for East Angola ... more » |
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It’s been almost four months since we arrived in Quéssua. TV, movie theaters, fun parks and other kinds of amusements are not available here. However, there is plenty of entertainment around us as the video below shows. The pleasures of simple life help us get through the ch... more » |
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The noise of big engines disrupts the usual calm by my house in Quéssua. I go out to see what the problem might be, and lo and behold, Chinese men are driving trucks, bulldozers, and other heavy machinery up and down the road! They shave-off the surface of the street, remove dirt, bring new d... more » |
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Forty six young men, ages 10-21, live in the “Internato” (Boarding School) of Quéssua that was completed in 2007 with support from the Florida Conference. Some of these boys came from the orphanage at the Conference Center in Malange; most come from churches in other districts.&nb... more » |
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Called by many the heart of Methodism in Angola, Quéssua was an important center for education where missionaries from the United States taught and served for almost a century. It included a church, a clinic, and different schools covering from elementary to secondary education, theology and ... more » |