Nyadire Mission, Mutoko, Zimbabwe

During our re-visit to Old Mutare Mission in 2007, Zimbabwe UM Bishop Eben Nhiwatiwa's office requested Bev and I to visit Nyadire Mission to assess drinking water needs. This mission has been without a reliable drinking water supply for about two years. In cooperation with George Mutasa, we performed a study of the water and waste water needs, wrote a report of our finding which was submitted to The Nyadire Connection chaired by Mr. Drew Harvey with Christ UMC, Pittsburgh, PA in the Western Pennsylvanica UM Annual Conference, the prime mover on this project. At this writing Mr. Mutasa is overeeing the contruction of three 250 cubic meter reservoirs, installation of three new well pumps and piping infrastructure to the 200 bed mission hospital/outpatient clinic, primary and secondary schools, nursing and teachers college and the mission as a whole. Progress on this project has been hampered by the current political situation in Zimbabwe. At the time of this writing, we received photographs from Mr. Mutasa documenting the progress being made. Mission population is approximately 4,000 people.