1. VISITORS FROM ALABAMA.
May 1 to 7, 2025 we had the privilege to host 3 partners from Alabama. They were Mike Sikes from the Lifebridge Christian Church in Decatur, Alabama and John Lancaster and Matt Pittenger from the Huntsville Christian Church in Huntsville, Alabama. Their primary focus was facilitating training in Discipleship for Ministers, Church leaders and their wives. The training was well received and proved to be both practical and uplifting for our local leadership. The three also the first team to take us up on our call for assistance to paint our infrastructure. We had them paint our Chapel and they did a wonderful job bringing fresh color and brightness to our Chapel. Their presence was a great encouragement to both the hospital staff and students and the local Church community.
Braai Time
2. VISITORS FROM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.
From July 18 to 27, we had the Mashoko Go Team from First Christian Church, Springfield, Ohio led by Bill Geiger the Church’s Senior Minister. Their visit was filled with vibrant ministering and fellowship. The group was engaged in a wide range of activities including:
- Preaching at Hospital devotions and Mashoko Church of Christ services.
- Community Outreach which involved visiting AIDS Home Based Care patients, patients with Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and Evangelism follow-up.
- Participating in Hospital departments and staff fellowships.
- Participating in our ALL IMPORTANT infrastructure painting project.
A significant and spirit uplifting highlight of their stay was their participation in baptisms. Bill baptized six pregnant ladies who were staying at our Pregnant Mothers Waiting Shelters (MATUMBA). This was a memorable and deeply moving moment for all involved.
The team also had the opportunity to visit the nearby Gonarezhou (horn of an elephant) Game reserve which lies about 70 miles south of Mashoko where they enjoyed God’s creation and cherished moments of fellowship. Their farewell BBQ was a joyful time of reflection on the impact of their short-term ministry and relationships built during that time.
Process Of Baptism Followed By Bill Geiger.
The Springfield Painters at the School of Nursing
3. OLD TIMES REMEMBERED: VISIT OF STEVE AND DIANA WHITE OF PLAINFIELD, INDIANA NEAR INDIANAPOLIS.
Steve and Diana ministered to the Plainfield Church for 45 years. Best of all, Steve and I were room mates at Cincinnati Bible College and Seminary in the early 70s. Diana grew up at Mashoko and other places in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, as a missionary kid. She had not been back to Zimbabwe in 50 years. Steve is from Springfield, Ohio. We had a very good time together. Unfortunately, they were at Mashoko for only a few hours.
4. PORTABLE BAPTISTRY.
Our wish to own a portable baptistry of our own was answered by Steve and Laila Moreland of the Highline Christian Church in Seattle, Washington State. They asked their friends from Ozark, Missouri to give us one in 2024. It has had a profound impact in our ministry. When it arrived earlier this year, we had a backlog of new believers awaiting baptism. In just its first two weeks of use, more than 30 people were baptized. Since then, we have been baptizing an average of 7 to 8 people monthly. We are pleased to note that we have already surpassed our annual average of baptisms even before the end of the year. This has brought great joy to us and renewed energy to our evangelism and discipleship efforts.
5. PAINTING PROJECT.
As you recall, the Infrastructure Repainting project was one of the leading projects that were raising support for when we were with you in 2024 AND many of you responded in an amazing way. We have shared with you pictures of the paint we have bought. As you would recall, too, we invited you to come and help us paint. So far both short term mission groups that came participated heartly in this very important project. Some have continued to give towards this project. We started with repainting the Chapel. It looks fantastic. We then repainted the Female department. The First Christian Church group painted the School of Nursing Classrooms and most of the classroom, Library and Offices hallway. They look bright and fresh and conducive to learning and teaching.
Most recently, when we were replacing the Doctors that had left, we repainted 3 Doctors’ houses They look very nice. The new Doctors were impressed.
The invitation is still standing. We still have about 80% of the painting to be done. COME OVER AND HELP US! IF FOR SOME REASON YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO COME TO DO THE WORK, MAY YOU ALLOW THE LORD TO USE YOU IN CAPACITATING US TO HIRE PAINTERS FROM AROUND MASHOKO TO DO THE PAINTING.
6. WEATHER.
This year has had a mixed weather pattern. We experienced a cooler than usual Winter and that means May to early August, with some chilly mornings and evenings. We are now into the start of the hot, dry and windy period of August to October. This is also like your Fall. Most trees are having flowers and green leaves. Drier areas will take time to go green. This is supposed to be followed by a hot and wet period from November to March or April. Prediction is of average rainfall and good harvests.
7. SUSPICION MUDZANIRE.
Suspicion, his wife Dolce, daughter Oshea and son Aldric, are doing well. As we reported in our previous report, we are very happy that Suspicion was able to go out of Africa on a mission trip to the Philippines with a group from FAME. He enjoyed making new friends and helping people and missionaries out of Africa. As you may recall, one of the reasons why Suspicion has not been given a USA Visa is because he had never been out of Africa which would prove that he will return to Zimbabwe if he got to visit the USA. We are praying that another group or Church would take him on another short mission trip OUTSIDE AFRICA to improve his chances of being issued a USA Visa. Kindly pray that your group or Church would be the one to take him and his wife to your next destination. I don’t know if they were discussing about possible ways of getting visas or about the meat.
8. PROBLEM WITH RETAINING DOCTORS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT IS DEFFICULT FOR DR. B TO TOTALLY RETIRE.
At the beginning of 2025 we had 5 Doctors excluding Dr. B. Most of them had been taught how to do surgeries and how to use Mashoko Christian Hospital as a Preaching point. Dr. B was hardly seeing patients except being called for some surgeries. I could rest. I could even go away for a while. In mid-July, Dr. Mlambo left for specialization and greener pastures in the United Kingdom. July 31st our Medical Superintendent Dr. Masitoko left to go for greener pastures working as a Non-Communicable Diseases trainer at a local NGO. August 31st Drs Murahwa and Nhira left through promotion to be District (County) Medical Officers. KINDLY ASSIST WITH SUPPORT WHICH WILL RETAIN DOCTORS.
9. BUNGU FAMILY.
Dinah, Kudakwashe David, Clareen (David’s wife) and Nesta (David and Clareen’s daughter and our grand daughter are basically doing well. We have had an unusually strong strain of flu. Usually David and Nesta don’t fall ill. But this time they have. It’s not just in our house though. It’s in the whole country.
We also had a huge extended family meeting in early August. We gathered at our family farm. We had close to 80 family members of all ages. It was a blessed time of having a family meeting just for meeting each other and fun instead of meeting for funerals. We praised the Lord for that opportunity.
10. STATISTICS OF WHAT THE LORD HAS ALLOWED US TO ACCOMPLISH DURING THIS PERIOD.
MASHOKO CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL STATISTICS
PERIOD: JANUARY TO AUGUST 2025
| ACTIVITY | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | Culmulative |
| New Patients | 1374 | 1192 | 1180 | 1129 | 1100 | 901 | 906 | 829 | 8611 |
| Repeat Visits | 613 | 763 | 902 | 1028 | 554 | 888 | 905 | 519 | 6172 |
| Total Visits | 1987 | 1955 | 2082 | 2157 | 1654 | 1789 | 1811 | 1348 | 14783 |
| Admissions | 215 | 171 | 292 | 213 | 241 | 220 | 262 | 229 | 1843 |
| Major Surgical Procedures | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 89 |
| Minor Surgical Procedures | 23 | 14 | 73 | 38 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 24 | 254 |
| Babies Delivered | 93 | 84 | 131 | 116 | 103 | 105 | 125 | 115 | 872 |
| C/Sections | 20 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 177 |
| HIV Tested Pregnant Women | 56 | 45 | 56 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 280 |
| HIV Positive Pregnant Women | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Others Tested for HIV | 217 | 158 | 248 | 185 | 127 | 195 | 181 | 148 | 1459 |
| Others Who Tested Positive for HIV | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 40 |
| Laboratory Specimen | 646 | 487 | 865 | 768 | 650 | 638 | 681 | 658 | 5393 |
| Laboratory Test Done | 1235 | 919 | 1610 | 1083 | 1043 | 1125 | 1277 | 1205 | 9497 |
| XRAY Taken | 107 | 39 | 71 | 72 | 56 | 61 | 78 | 61 | 545 |
| Ultrasound Scan Done | 121 | 22 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 268 |
| Dental Patients Seen | 30 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 38 | 200 |
| Dental Procedures | 35 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 38 | 207 |
| Rehabilitation Attendance | 45 | 82 | 52 | 26 | 28 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 378 |
| Rehabilitation Procedures | 90 | 168 | 138 | 64 | 98 | 146 | 254 | 225 | 1183 |
| TOP FIVE CONTIONS | |||||||||
| 1. Diarrhea | 31 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 154 |
| 2. ARI | 48 | 40 | 53 | 95 | 45 | 57 | 64 | 41 | 443 |
| 3. All Other Injuries | 46 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 36 | 25 | 271 |
| 4. All forms of skin diseases | 42 | 50 | 68 | 28 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 278 |
| 5. All other eye diseases | 76 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 175 |
| EVANGELISM | |||||||||
| Baptisms | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 48 |
| Restoration of Faith | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| Repentance | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 54 |
PREPARED BY DR. ZINDOGA BUNGU AND DR. SUSPICION MUDZANIRE.