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Larry and Jane Kies (retired from GBGM and Africa University)
Now walking the Camino!!
Dear Larry and Jane,
I found your final retirement newsletter on line through the United Methodist News! I have followed your service at AU through reading some of your newsletters and thank you for sharing the news! I wish to tell you that I was a member of the GBHEM from 1988-92 and Dr Ken Yamada invited my wife, Nancy and me to attend the dedication ceremony at Old Mutare in 1992. It was the thrill of a lifetime and as a college chaplain I was blessed to present a pottery communion set to Chaplain Julius Tsiga at that event. One memorable newsletters highlights you being surrounded by cheetahs, which reminded me of us being followed by a pride of lions in the game farm near Hatari! We were hosted by the Methodist Chikwinya family, including Ken, Mildred, and their daughter, Nasha, who was a freedom fighter along with past president Mugabe.
I give thanks for your years of service in Zimbabwe and AU. We continue to make a gift to AU for scholarships and pray for the university and its students.
It sounds like you are from Boulder and have enjoyed your time in Australia!
I am preaching on Easter at our home church and I will include a reference to your service at AU and the farm project you advised.
God bless you in your retirement!
Rev. Jim Davis
PNW Annual Conference
kjadavis42@gmail.com
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Hi Rev Jim,
Thanks so much for your encouraging email! Very sorry for this extremely late reply…I haven’t used this blog site very much.
Jane and I just finished walking a Camino in Spain- an amazing 500 miles!
I hope that your ministry is going well..
Again, thanks for your email, and for your support for Africa University!
Blessings,
larry
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