It has been 16yrs since Errol Spence first met Pastor Makoni on the side of a road in Zimbabwe carving his Shona Art. Looking back now we now know that this was definitely a divine appointment. “Eye on Africa” first started buying Pastor Makonis carvings to help support him and his small family back...
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There is nothing better than seeing happy,healthy,laughing children! What a joy to see these children being kids everyday after school. Coming to VANA everyday is a place where they can just be kids! Life is SO tough in Zimbabwe that their caregivers are busy just trying to survive everyday and keep a roof over...
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VANA is excited to announce that Pastor Makoni Goredema from Chivhu is coming to visit us here in Australia. Pastor Makoni is VANA’s “man on the ground” overseeing the residential and outreach programs at the Child Care Centre. Pastor Makoni will be speaking both on the Sunshine Coast and in Brisbane during his stay...
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Tendayi Madzimure works fulltime for VANA. Tendayi is a former school teacher who would leave about 3am to ride his bicycle for 60km to get to his school. In January of 2008 he was employed by VANA to help oversee the day to day development of the orphanage. Tendayi does not see his role...
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This is Boaz being appreciated by the Spence family. Boaz was Errols right hand man while at VANA helping to paint and upkeep the vana homes. An amazing man of God who loves and serves God and his people. After 3days of working hard we realised that Boaz was looking abit pale and asked...
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We are VERY excited to announce that VANA has placed a deposit on another block of land in Chivhu. The second block of land is across the road from the existing site, and the plans are to use this land for community facilities, such as a library, medical centre, and a soccer field. We...
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VANA Zimbabwe were excited to receive a visit from Jason James, Executive Director of Cosmos HealthCare from Australia www.cosmoshealth.org . Jason arrived with bags of baby bundles and had a fantastic time meeting with Pastor Makoni and hearing the vision for VANA. Cosmos HealthCare has been researching the viability of setting up and sustaining...
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Rebekah Allen who, with her husband Dion, were the first mission team to live at VANA, received a letter from one of her African mothers this week ….. ‘I pray for you because you made my life to be as easy as cutting a knife through porridge’ … ‘from the time I met you,...
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What a fantastic afternoon we all had last Sunday the 4th July at ‘The Mapleton Centre’ raising funds for Jenny and Laurie that are heading over to VANA for long term mission! Lots of people arrived… everyone started off by bidding on the silent auction and a fantastic afternoon tea…thankyou to the kitchen team...
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VANA Australia have been approached by an organization www.wormsdownunder.com on the Sunshine Coast QLD to help VANA over in Chivhu Zimbabwe….. Pastor Makoni has already had the opportunity to meet with a friend of worms downunder in Zimbabwe who are willing to work alongside a few of the men from Pastor Makonis church …..go...
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