A report by the Revd Paul Whittle of his visit to the United Church of Zambia and, in particular to Alison Gibbs, Mission Partner from the URC to UCZ, 1 to 8 December 2017.
Passport Control on arrival at Lusaka is an interesting and challenging experience, with loads of people and no clarity, so far as I could see, as to where to queue. However, eventually I got through and was delighted to be met by Moses, one of the UCZ’s drivers.
Moses drove me to the Catholic Guest House, where I was to stay for the first night, past lots of little roadside stalls, some selling clothes, particularly dresses, shoes and other fashion items, and many others selling food, mainly tomatoes and other vegetables and fruit. Some were cooking, for example corn on the cob, and selling these. After settling in to the accommodation I had a welcome dinner with the Synod Bishop, the Revd Sydney Sichilima, the General Secretary, the Revd Dr Peggy Kabonde, and Keith and Ida Waddell, World Mission Partners from the Church of Scotland, and, respectively, Secretaries for Education and Health. (One fascinating discovery was that Keith and I went to the same primary school in Greenock in Scotland, and at the same time.)