The COVID-19 pandemic unleashed fear more contagious than the virus itself, weakening communities and immune systems alike. In Africa, where communal resilience is a spiritual cornerstone, fear-driven hoarding and isolation betray our calling to Shalom (Mbiti, 1990). Ken Seidu’s Zones tool, inspired by experiential education, maps a path from fear to growth, urging us to… Read more »
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“COVID-19: An African Perspective” by Lance Muteyo
Just like any other country the Covid 19 virus has negative lasting impacts. Many people are living in fear, panic and uncertainty. Globally, information about the virus is not crystal clear therefore feeding into uncertainty. As of this writing, Zimbabwe has 9 confirmed cases and 1 death. The World Health Organization recommended lock-down is a… Read more »
“We’re Always Talking About Children” by Ray Schellinger
In February 2020 Ray Schellinger undertook a journey walking with Venezuelan refugees in Colombia. He walked from Palmira to Mondomo, a journey of 100 kilometers, a small section of the 2,000 km trek many refugees take from Colombia and into Peru. We are posting some of Ray’s FB posts from along the way. The resiliency… Read more »
“Faith in the face of COVID-19 Pandemic” by Philip Kakungulu
The COVID-19 pandemic tests the limits of faith, revealing humanity’s hunger for transcendence amid crisis. In Africa, where spirituality is woven into daily life, faith is not a retreat but a call to action (Mbiti, 1990). Yet, many evangelical responses—clinging to apocalyptic rhetoric or selective divine protection (2 Chronicles 7:14, Psalm 91)—reflect fear rather than… Read more »
“Playing in the Pain: Colombia” by Mylinda Baits
“ ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then… Read more »