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This is what Christianity
looks like in Zimbabwe
by Hannah Wheeler
Last month, I was blessed with the
task of documenting our time in
Zimbabwe through journaling.
Although I only spent one week in
Zimbabwe, seven days have never
impacted me in the way Africa has.
My heart for God has been positively
altered by the Christian lives in
Zimbabwe.
Fellowship naturally flows from the
Christians in Zimbabwe in a way I have
never seen, and they desperately seek
all people to participate in their time
together.
Fellowship is not an afterthought, it
is a priority above most else, and the
Zimbabwean culture reflects God’s
original plan for fellowship. My task-
oriented mind travelled with me to
Zimbabwe, but the Christians there
taught me to leave such a mind behind.
Exiting church on Sunday morning
was not synonymous to leaving the
state of worship; all throughout the
week, singing was the filler of silence.
From seminars to “tea time,” there was
singing. From free time to meals, there
was singing. If there was extra time,
there was singing. Ceaseless worship to
God flooded my ears every day, and it
changed me.
Life is not easy in Zimbabwe, and I will
admit I do not personally understand the
struggles they deal with each day.
Technology, electricity, water, housing,
economy, health—none of these elements
are guaranteed in their living, yet the
people I saw in Zimbabwe responded
with unified worship proclaiming,
“God is good!”
“This trip to Zimbabwe has called me
out of my zone of comfort. I pray I will
continue to walk through ‘doors’ leading
out of my comfort zone and into being a
disciple for Christ.”
God is being glorified in Zimbabwe! We
need to thank God for the beautiful people
worshiping him in diverse cultures.
[Hannah Wheeler is an editor and reporter
for Lancaster Bible College’s only campus
newspaper.]
looks like in Zimbabwe
by Hannah Wheeler
Last month, I was blessed with the
task of documenting our time in
Zimbabwe through journaling.
Although I only spent one week in
Zimbabwe, seven days have never
impacted me in the way Africa has.
My heart for God has been positively
altered by the Christian lives in
Zimbabwe.
Fellowship naturally flows from the
Christians in Zimbabwe in a way I have
never seen, and they desperately seek
all people to participate in their time
together.
Fellowship is not an afterthought, it
is a priority above most else, and the
Zimbabwean culture reflects God’s
original plan for fellowship. My task-
oriented mind travelled with me to
Zimbabwe, but the Christians there
taught me to leave such a mind behind.
Exiting church on Sunday morning
was not synonymous to leaving the
state of worship; all throughout the
week, singing was the filler of silence.
From seminars to “tea time,” there was
singing. From free time to meals, there
was singing. If there was extra time,
there was singing. Ceaseless worship to
God flooded my ears every day, and it
changed me.
Life is not easy in Zimbabwe, and I will
admit I do not personally understand the
struggles they deal with each day.
Technology, electricity, water, housing,
economy, health—none of these elements
are guaranteed in their living, yet the
people I saw in Zimbabwe responded
with unified worship proclaiming,
“God is good!”
“This trip to Zimbabwe has called me
out of my zone of comfort. I pray I will
continue to walk through ‘doors’ leading
out of my comfort zone and into being a
disciple for Christ.”
God is being glorified in Zimbabwe! We
need to thank God for the beautiful people
worshiping him in diverse cultures.
[Hannah Wheeler is an editor and reporter
for Lancaster Bible College’s only campus
newspaper.]
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