When we were there for the first time, the road was long and tedious. It was probably the tiredness of that day. Or maybe a bit of the delight of the new place and its details, which stopped me every now and then. We left the car on the red ground, ploughed by deep holes, […]
EN . Missions
About children
I had other plans. I wanted to pray for the people at the end of the service. I left the small village church for just a moment. I changed Francis’ diaper, fed the children and left them with Tony. Up to that point the plan had worked. But when I returned to the church, it […]
The white
I will always be white. I used to think that after some time, I would become a local. I used to imagine a house without walls or security. A place where anyone could come. I used to imagine myself in the yard, like other Mozambicans, surrounded by people. Today, I live in a house with […]
They sit
They sit. On the ground, on a piece of mat, on a stool, on a broken chair. In the shade, necessarily in the shade. Or covered with a piece of cloth, especially their heads. They sit to survive the heat. I understand them. And I don’t understand either. I understand that the bodies are exhausted. […]
At the end
It was dark and damp. I was washing the dishes after dinner. By a tourist lamp. In water from a bucket that my husband had just brought from the well. It was pouring outside. It had already been a day without electricity. The fridge had stopped keeping the last of the cold. We had to […]
I am thankful
In this room I became myself. That’s what I think when I remember little Ania. The one who had huge dreams, reaching far beyond the borders of small Jeziorany. Today, after many years, my family home is a breath of fresh air from these dreams. For me, this small town is like a return to […]
No photos
I’ve seen it many times. A smiling Westerner who embraces and hugs a Mozambican with emotion. But with one hand. Because in the other one he holds a phone and is taking a selfie. I’ve seen it more than once. A Mozambican who can’t say “no” because he’s just been given a gift. So it’s […]