Posted by Icel Rodriguez on 11/17/11
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.
Posted on 9/19/2011 by Icel Rodriguez
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...
Posted on Sept 05, 2010 by Armando & Icel Rodriguez
Thanks to the support of Florida United Methodists,...
Posted on Jun 25, 2010 by Armando & Icel Rodriguez
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...
Posted on May 18, 2010 by Amanda Bosch
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...
Posted on Apr 16, 2010 by Icel Rodriguez
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...
Posted on Mar 27, 2010 by Armando & Icel Rodriguez
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...
Posted on Mar 04, 2010 by Armando & Icel Rodriguez
“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...
Posted on Feb 06, 2010 by Armando Rodriguez
Plenary Session 2010 Annual Conference for East Angola
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Posted on Jan 24, 2010 by Icel Rodriguez
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...
Posted on Dec 01, 2009 by Armando Rodriguez
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...
Posted on Nov 08, 2009 by Icel Rodriguez
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...
Posted on Oct 17, 2009 by Armando Rodriguez
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...
Posted on Oct 06, 2009 by Amanda Bosch
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...
Posted on Sep 22, 2009 by Armando Rodriguez
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...
Posted on Sep 14, 2009 by Armando & Icel Rodriguez
For the time being, we are staying in Malange until we move to Quessua at the end of September. Since the conference offices are located here, many teams from Florida will be visiting town. Perhaps you would like a preview of what you...
Posted on Sep 04, 2009 by Armando Rodriguez
It took three days, a total of 28 hrs. sitting on three planes, and a flat tire on the 8-hr. road trip from Luanda to Malanje, but, guess what! Ebenezer, the Lord has brought us this far! We landed in Luanda in the afternoon of Sunday,...
Posted on Aug 26, 2009 by Armando Rodriguez
Hello everybody!
After months of preparation, we finally will be leaving to Angola this Friday, August 28. It will be a long, long flight! We are leaving from Orlando to Washington, and then embark on an 18-hour flight to South...
