As there are only two missionary couples at Chimala at the present time, several of the missionary houses are vacant, but they are in continuous use by visitors, temporary workers in the hospital, or temporary teachers in the School of Preaching or the Bible College. The first photos are some of the missionary houses.
I believe that the first house is being used presently by one of the guards.
The next one is the Mays house, named after Dr. Mays, who was one of the first doctors at the Mission hospital.
This is the largest of the houses, with six bedrooms. While we were in Chimala, it was used by the Harding nursing students and then some Dr. students from Ireland.
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At one end of the house is a covered carport. Several times men came to sell souvenir items, and they displayed the items here. We were told that the men are Christians and had come from a village 50 miles away in Malawi.
This is the house where the lady who oversees the garden lives.
She grows gourds behind her house.
The next photos are of the houses occupied by Mission workers, some of which are hospital workers or translators or teachers in the schools.
The next photo shows Menard's house and his little girl. Menard is one of the translators, and he was a great help to us on the Mission and in the villages.
Menard and his daughter pose for the picture. Hiss wife is expecting another child by the end of the year. We are sure that we must have seen his wife at church, but we could never tell which husband went with which wife, as it is customary for the men and the women to sit separately in the worship services.
The house in the following photo was on the property when it was purchased from German farmers many years ago. The house was once used as a hotel. Notice the satellite dish on the house. One is required for television usage, and it is very inexpensive in Tanzania.
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