Chris & NormaMar 254 minOperational UpdateGreetings! We want to provide you with an important update about the next steps for Green Island Vision. Words cannot express how...
Chris & NormaApr 29, 20212 minRIP Easy Nkala 💚Unlike her name, this is not an ‘easy’ or happy post. As you may already know, the Morning Star sewing group was established in 2010,...
Chris & NormaSep 6, 20202 minAFCA and GREEN ISLAND VISION Partnership in Zimbabwe NEWSLETTER - September 2020A lot has happened on Morning Star in the last month; more than I can adequately cover in the limits of this Newsletter! Let me grab the...
Chris & NormaAug 13, 20203 minAmerican Foundation for Children with AIDS Partnership in Zimbabwe Update - July 2020Greetings to you, wherever you may be! I’m guessing that some of you, like us, may still not be in your own homes. Still in lockdown,...
Chris and Norma FergusonSep 7, 20196 minAFCA and GREEN ISLAND VISION Partnership in Zimbabwe - September 2019 NewsletterIt is hard to be away from the ranch at this time, but then, it is ALWAYS hard to tear ourselves away from home! Right now though, we are...
Chris and Norma FergusonFeb 3, 20192 minThe Story of a Young Man, continued...UBUNTU Definition: Kindness, caring and looking after the people around you Nkosi has started High School! On 7 January 2019, Nkosi,...
Chris FergusonJan 3, 20193 minUnexpected miraclesSometimes stepping out of the front door can trigger a miracle! When Norma and I are in town, we usually go for an evening walk. On most...
Norma FergusonNov 23, 20183 minUPDATE ON JABULANI’S CONDITION 🚑Firstly, we would like to thank the amazing humans who responded to our September post asking for donations to assist Jabulani. You truly...
Chris and Norma FergusonAug 28, 20182 minAFCA and GREEN ISLAND VISION Partnership in Zimbabwe - August 2018Lord of all he surveys, is our Bruce! Here he is investigating how he can join us in the area fenced off around our Homestead. What he...
Chris and Norma FergusonAug 10, 20181 minVacation With A Purpose - Summer 2018Have you ever been on a summer Vacation With A Purpose? These guys travelled over 5,000 miles from the USA for a 40 day VWAP on Morning...
Chris and Norma FergusonJun 3, 20181 minTen days!That’s all the time it took for Lance and his team of twelve to complete enclosing the sports hall and adding a store room and utility...
Chris and Norma FergusonMay 21, 20181 minCommunity Center build - day 4!DAY 4 Work is progressing at a fast pace on the community center. The metal framework around the hall, utility room and storeroom was...
Chris and Norma FergusonMay 19, 20181 minOne Step at a Time – the Community Centre Moves ForwardDay One With a generous matching donation of US$10,000 from dear friends in Atlanta, we are able to begin construction on the next phase...
Chris FergusonApr 15, 20182 minYOU WON’T FIND HIM ON THE INTER-STATE!Six weeks ago, Norma and I were on the Interstate between Atlanta and Florida. What an eye-opener – three lanes going North and three,...
Chris and Norma FergusonMar 20, 20182 minThabo has a pushchair!His granny was so excited when it was pushed in to her homestead. ‘This will help me so much to make his life more interesting and mine...
Chris and Norma FergusonFeb 21, 20181 minBasketball Hoops 🏀Great news – the basketball hoops have finally been installed at the Community Center! It took five strong guys, a high scaffold, some...
Chris and Norma FergusonJan 18, 20182 minBend with the windVisiting a remote village in the rural Matobo Hills this week, we were asked if we could help a grandmother source a wheelchair for her 4...
Chris FergusonDec 14, 20171 minWhat were you doing yesterday afternoon?Driving through the community yesterday, I came across two young girls on the road. I waved and they smiled and waved back. I stopped,...
Chris and Norma FergusonSep 7, 20172 minSharing Great StoriesIn the summer of 2017, a group of college students from Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta and Southbridge Community Church in...