• The fascinating experiences of a Salvation Army missionary family at a unique time in Zimbabwe’s history
• Of particular interest to missionaries who have been or are serving in Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe Calling is the story of a Missionary family in Zimbabwe, at the time Independence was granted. It covers the four Salvation Army missionary appointments held by Brian Knightley and his wife during this time. Each gives a closer insight into the cultural differences they encountered during their time spent there.
Their first appointment was in charge of a mainly white church in the capital, Harare. Realising that his training and talent for teaching could be better used in a rural African mission, a request was made and granted for them to go to work in a black African school where Brian was made Superintendent-in-charge.
This led to what was a challenging but fulfilling appointment at the Bradley Institute, fifty miles from the nearest white community, on a campus with a fifteen-foot python and where the students had recently rioted violently against the administration. A few years previously it had been closed because freedom fighters had been regular visitors...
Zimbabwe Calling is a compelling account of the unpredictable life of a missionary, as well as an insight into the customs, traditions and superstitions that still govern the lives of many Zimbabweans.
