Building up our community.

The Garcias continue to promote and lead the way for community engagement in the Quessua mission station. Read their most recent letter here.

Accountability is high priority for Angola mission.

In light of the United Methodist News Service story recently posted on the Florida Conference Connection concerning the suspension of funds for the East Africa Annual Conference, I thought it would be beneficial to point out to our readers in the Florida Conference that the East Africa Conference of the UMC, which includes Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan, is not the same as the East Angola Conference of the UMC. The decision of the General Board of Global Ministries to suspend all funding to the East Africa Conference does not affect our East Angola/Florida Partnership.

Grateful for a fruitful year.

In their New Year's letter, the Garcias look back to a year of challenges and victories for Christ, and share their gratitude for the support of covenant churches and friends in the Florida Conference.

The joy of hosting teams from Florida

As difficult as it is to organize logistics for visiting mission teams to East Angola, missionaries Leo and Cleivy Garcia do it with great joy and anticipation. In a recent phone conversation, Cleivy said "When we host teams from Florida it feels like family has come to visit."

Update on the Garcia's ministry in East Angola

It's been a while since I last posted news about our missionaries Leonardo and Cleivy Garcia, serving in Angola. So much has happened in the last few months in their lives, a mixture of successes and difficult challenges, but in all God continues to glorify His name through their ministry.

Tidbits from the Garcia's in Quessua

It's been almost two months since Rev. Leonardo and Rev. Cleivy Garcia, a clergy and medical couple of the Methodist Church of Cuba, arrived in Quessua, Angola, to serve as missionaries supported by churches of the Florida conference of the United Methodist Church.

Returning to Quessua, East Angola

This summer I had the opportunity to return to East Angola for a two-week visit. What a treat this was! After four days of traveling, I was in Quessua again...

Erasing War's Vestiges in Quessua

 Thanks to the support of Florida United Methodists,...

Almost at the Finish Line, a Dream Comes True

Since our arrival in Quéssua, we always wanted to visit districts outside Malanje.  In a country that almost doubles the state of Texas in territorial extension, the East Angola Conference of the United Methodist Church serves more than...

Amandas Farewell

Everyday I try to spend as much time as possible with the boys from the boarding school. After doing my part of the chores, working at the high school, and eating whatever I can find after mom and dad have done their way with the breakfast/lunch/dinn...

The Cross Over Quessua

The missionaries who built Quéssua set a cross on the highest hill around. Standing at about 15 feet tall, the cross can be seen from miles away.  The upper tip is now damaged, but the cross has withstood the worst war times and is still...

Third Team Does Groundbreaking Work

Their initial flight out of Florida was cancelled due to bad weather in Jacksonville.  They lost their connecting flight out of Florida and had to leave a day later.  None of their 16 bags arrived in Luanda, and only two of them did before...

Visa Problems Overcome, Florida Teams Visit in East Angola

“I’ve prayed for years that God would send back missionaries to Angola. He has heard my cry!” These were the words of “Senhor Salvador,” a long time Christian and former employee of the Quéssua Mission before...

2010 Annual Conference under Way in Qussua

Plenary Session 2010 Annual Conference for East Angola ...

Entertainment in Quessua

It’s been almost four months since we arrived in Quéssua. TV, movie theaters, fun parks and other kinds of amusements are not available here.  However, there is plenty of entertainment around us as the video below shows.  The...

Roads Being Paved at Qussua

The noise of big engines disrupts the usual calm by my house in Quéssua. I go out to see what the problem might be, and lo and behold, Chinese men are driving trucks, bulldozers, and other heavy machinery up and down the road! They shave-off...

Quessua Boarding School

Forty six young men, ages 10-21, live in the “Internato” (Boarding School) of Quéssua that was completed in 2007 with support from the Florida Conference. Some of these boys came from the orphanage at the Conference Center in...

What is Qussua?

Called by many the heart of Methodism in Angola, Quéssua was an important center for education where missionaries from the United States taught and served for almost a century. It included a church, a clinic, and different schools covering...

Captain's blog

Captain’s blog… ahem, I mean Amanda’s blog, entry 1, day…. Okay, day Oct. 6, 2009.   Summery of events so far:     1. Working visas have arrived, we won’t get deported.    2. We...

Worship at Malange Central

If you have not had your Pentecost or Aldersgate experience, come to worship at Malange Central United Methodist Church.  Today, September the 20th, Icel, Amanda, and I, gathered here for the third Sunday in a row. We just cannot get enough of...