Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting Anglican partner organizations in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe in response to the damage done by Cyclone Idai. According to the UN, Cyclone Idai has caused one of the worst weather-related emergencies in Africa. It affected at least three million people, destroying homes and infrastructure such as roads and bridges making … [Read more...] about Cyclone Relief in Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
‘Leading the Frontline Efforts’
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Malaria death rates have plunged nearly 30 percent since 2010. When medical leaders gathered at Harvard University on Oct. 4, they focused on what has become the stealth factor: the Anglican churches in sub-Saharan Africa. Ground zero in the fight against malaria is a remote border region where health clinics are scarce. Malaria nets for sleeping, … [Read more...] about ‘Leading the Frontline Efforts’
Abp. Sentamu’s Object Lesson
Analysis You can take the man out of Africa but you will never get Africa out of him. When he was a rank and file General Synod member and a vicar in South London, John Sentamu developed a trademark style, ending speeches with a witty African tale or proverb. Since his translation to York as the Church of England’s second-most senior bishop, the Ugandan-born Sentamu has … [Read more...] about Abp. Sentamu’s Object Lesson
Abp. Sentamu Prays for Zimbabwe
The Most Rev. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, famously took off the clerical collar and cut it up while appearing on national television in December 2007, declaring he would not wear it again until the dictator Robert Mugabe no longer ruled Zimbabwe. When TLC contacted Archbishop Sentamu’s office Nov. 22, and seven years after his protest act, a diocesan official declined … [Read more...] about Abp. Sentamu Prays for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ‘Will Sparkle Again’
Church leaders from Zimbabwe, Central Africa, and Europe have been commenting on President Robert Mugabe’s weakening grip on power. The Rt. Rev. Chad Gandiya, Bishop of Harare, said on Premier Christian Radio that he is praying for a peaceful transition: On Wednesday morning we woke up to the news that the Army was in control and that we were to remain calm. And people have … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe ‘Will Sparkle Again’