Category Archives: From Africa

St. Anthony preaches to the fishes

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

My father told me the story. It happend in Pella near Wartburg. Long time before I went to school there. Pastor Karl Meister was a grumpy old man, just as short as his temper. Never really got to grips with … Continue reading →

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Friedrich Wichmanns Reise quer durch Natal in 1893

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

Aus “Unter dem Kreuze” – Kirchliches Volksblad aus Niedersachsen herausgegeben von Pastor Ringmann , Celle 1893. Kopiert aus der Gotischen Druckschrift von Friedel Drewes, Friedrich Wichmann’s  Urenkel. Ein Artikel geschrieben von Friedrich Wichmann über seiner Reise zu der Hochzeit seiner Tochter Marie … Continue reading →

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Griechische Bibeln nach Tansania

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Gestern bekam ich von Heinrich Harms die gute Nachricht, dass fünfunddreißig Kopien des Neuen Testamentes in Griechisch für das kl. Seminar in Kidugala (Tansania) an die Empfänger im alten deutschen Ost-Afrika abgefertigt worden sind. Darum nun ein herzlicher Dank an die Senioren … Continue reading →

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Weber memories in Murrayfield 2017

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

Looking back at 2017 recalls old Moses’s reminder: “Our years quickly pass and we fly away.” (Psalm 90:10) We’ll remember my father’s blessed passing just a day after my birthday even as we miss his booming laughter and easy smile … Continue reading →

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Kwaheri, my geliefde

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

Somewhere – it might have been the “Rapport” or “Beeld” this biography[1] of Dutch Reformed (“Hervormd” – NHK)[2] missionaries, pastors and their families was reviewed and I ordered a copy. It’s been in my shelf for quite a while, until … Continue reading →

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Applying for a licence… (2003)

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

In 2003 I applied for a licence to own a shotgun. Part of the application was a biography of the applicant to describe his proficiency with the shotgun, hunting ethics and the like. This is was I wrote then: 2003 Application … Continue reading →

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Matins in the morning: Lk.19,1-10

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

Here is my sermon this morning on our Lord IX visiting Zaccheus based on St.Luke’s gospel chapter 19,1-10: 

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Review: Learning Zulu

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

Mark Sanders: Learning Zulu. A secret history of language in South Africa. Wits University Press 2016. This is a book, good to read and most informative – not just teachers of language – and not only because it was my … Continue reading →

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It’s Saturday again in Murrayfield and elsewhere I presume.

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Wilhelm Weber

What a fabulous week! Perhaps that explains, why so many people were at the farmer’s market this morning. I even ran into several families & couples from St.Paul’s Lutheran Church: Gevers, Wundram, Roos etc. Normally I count myself lucky if … Continue reading →

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It’s Saturday in Murrayfield and elsewhere too I guess …

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Wilhelm Weber

Well, it’s that time of the year again as the Cape Robin-Chat (Cossypha caffra) has 2 eggs in its nest. The Clivias (Amaryllidaceae) are budding if not flowering already. The Implala Lily (Adenium Obesum) is in full bloom as are … Continue reading →

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