Monday, September 21, 2009

Zambia Salvation Army Territorial Congress

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A chunga billboard tarlan ang hian Territorial Congress kan neihna hmun hi Zambia leh Zimbabwe ten Kumpinu awpna laka zalenna an sual hun laia thlawhna tum hmun ni thin a ni a. Hmun rai leh thengthaw nuam tak a ni.

Kan General-te nupa Chikankata hmuna kan hmuah thlen ni (19 September 2009) hian Chikankata hmunah mipui kan tam khawp mai. Chikankata main gate pawh Generalte nupa lawm lut turin hawn mai theihin a inkau mek a ni.


Zambia ramah hian Army flag hian zah leh ngaihsan a hlawh khawp mai. Flag mai ni lo, kan chhinchhiahna dang crest leh red shield te hian mite thinlungah thu a sawi thin. Anmahni ngau ngauin awmzia a nei e tihna ni loin, heng kan chhinchhiahna phena kan thil tihte hian mite rilru a hneh zawk a ni e. General hmuah ni pawh hian flag te hi chhuang takin kan pho chhuak leh a ni.


Kan General-te nupa chu Congress-na hmunah hruai thlen an ni a. March kan neih nia mipuite salute an chhang zo, an thla ka laksak lai hian an in pose fuh khawp mai. An bula mite hi kan Territorial Commander Col. John Wainwright te nupa leh Major Richard Gaudion, Private Secretary to the General te an ni.

Nepal Missing: Kan General hian Inrinni zana a thusawinaah tunhnai maia S.A. in rawngbawlna a hawn tharna ram hrang hrang sawiin mipuite min fuih a. Africa khawmualpui atanga tanin-Namibia, Mali, chuatah Middle East - Kuwait-ah, Europe khawmualpui Greece-ah, Asia-ah chuan Mongolia-ah. India Eastern Territory (IET - Mizoram)-in nasa taka kan beihna ram Nepal-a S.A. rawngbawlna hawn thar anih erawh a sawi hmaih tlat mai. Mongolia ram a sawi zawh hian Nepal chungchang hi a sawi turah ka lo ngai a, chuti anih chuan IET chanchin pawh sawi tel ngei turah ka ngai a, nuam ka lo ti lawk! Mongolia ram chinah hian a tawp ta daih mai a, ka hawihil der mai.

A tuk Pathiannia kan hospital an fan laiin a Private Secretary Major Richard Gaudion-a hnenah hemi chungchang hi ka hrilh a. "I lo notice ve a ni maw, General kha han hrilhhriat ka tum laiin a thusawi kha a titawp ta hlauh si a. A Bible hman thin note a ziahna lo zawk a hmang palh a, a hmaih a nih kha, a pawi ka ti khawp mai", tiin thupha chawi titihin min hrilh.

General-te hian march an inspect zo chiah a, Congress Hall lam pan turin an pen chhuak mek a ni.

General hmuak sipaite hian Chikankata khawchhung luhna kawngpui kan luah khat hneh khawp mai.

Chikankata High School naupangte pawhin an theih tawka nalh banner siamin an rawn thawhchhuahpui ve a. Zirlai sangkhat chuang hi an Headmaster Oliver Mwanza hoa an rawn tleh chho mai chu, a thim hian an rawn thim chho mup mup mai a ni!

General hmuah ni hian Officer-te hlei hleiin nuam an ti. Uniform famkim nen, mipate pawh outdoor fatigue, lukhum nen ngat an rawn thawk chhuak a ni.

General a rawn thleng tep a,nghakhlel takin kan thlir mek.

General a rawn thleng ta e. Chikankata Scouts-in hma an rawn hruai a, an tiang nen an ther far mai.

General hi Zambia rama an cham chhung zawngin President's Office-in Diplomatic Security Police (DSP) te a escort-tir a. A kalna apiangah DSP motor-te hian a hma hruaiin a hnung a dawl zel a ni.

Naupangten salute an pe a, Generalte nupa hian naupangte hi hmuh nuam an ti hle niin ka hria.

A Remchang: Congress Hall leh buk (tent) tam tak hi Elephant grass hmanga sak a ni a, a chungte hi ruahpui vanawn dawng atan chuan duhthu sam lo mahse, nisa vawl vawl lak atang chuan min chhan ve khawp mai. A remchanna dang pakhat leh chu inkhawm zat chhiar a awlsam. Usher-te kha inkhawm ban apiangin kawngkaah an lo ding a, a chhuak apiangin kan hall bang hi kan thliak hmawk mai a, usher-te kutah kan hlan a. Usher-te hian mihring chhiar loin hun thawl tha an neihah kan bang/di thliah kha an lo chhiar tawh mai thin a ni.
Territorial Band-te hian mawi takin Congress hun chhung zawng hla min rem sak a, uniform pawh an nei nalhin an smart khawp mai.

Zambian culture-ah hian lam hi an uar hle a, a mawng hem zawnga lam chi an ni lehnghal. Hei hi Congress Hall lamtual zau tak chu a ni a. A zau hle nain songster-te hla rem tura an rawn chhuak tak tak hi chu an leng ngai mang lo. Songster member hi an tam sa thin bakah a phur phur hian an rawn zawm ta thin a!

Junior soldier songters pawh mawi taka zaiin an rawn lam a. Zambia Territory hian Junior soldier an ngahin an nei tha takmeuh a ni. Heti hi anih avang hian S.A. hmathlir a eng hleah ka ngai a. Pathianni Thianghlima Inkhawmah General hian mi 50 chuang Sipai puitlingah a lawmlut nghe nghe. Chikankata Corps pawhin tum khat chu a rualin nausen 75 hlanna a nei tawh bawk.

Territorial Youth songster zai turin an rawn zai/lam chhuak mek. Zaipawl hi an thuthmun atanga rawn kalin an rawn zai ringawt lo a, hla puitling pakhat sain an rawn zai-lam chhuak ngei ngei tur a ni. Chumi hnuah zai tak takin a zui a. An haw lam pawh an zai-lam haw ngei ngei bawk. Chuti anih chuan hla pathum hu zel an sa tihna a ni a, inkhawm hi a rei lo thei thin lo. Mahse a ninawm ngai lo.

Congress hun chhung zawng hian Soweto, South Africa atangin songster member 40 chuang an rawn tel ve a, zaia rawngbawlna benglut tak neiin malsawmna tam tak an rawn thlen. An songster leader hi senior ve tawh tak, inpe em em mai a ni a. Ka hmuh apiangin Pu Joseph Vaikhuma (of Nigeria) min tehkhin tir thin. An uniform hi an inhmeh ka ti khawp mai.

Thu Ka Sawi Ve: Congress chhung hian thusawina hun min pe ve a. Zirtawpni tlai Men's Fellowship-ah "Men, HIV & AIDS: Challenging Men to be Responsible" tih thupui hmangin ka sawi. Chitumbi Corps Hall kawtah kan TC hoin thutna rem chhuakin Officer leh patling tak tak 500 rual zingah ka zirlai anih bakah ka subject tuina ber hmanga thu ka sawi chu nuam ka ti ve khawp mai. Ka thahnem ngaih tluk zetin ka tawng min leh saktu Mr Hangoma hian thahnem a ngai a, anmahni cultural context nena inmil thlap, an hriatthiam theih zawng tak turin min leh sak niin ka hria. Congress hun chhung zawng hian "Doc, your lecture/speech was very powerful", tiin compliments ka dawng chamchi mai. A tla tha ve viau niin ka ngai ta.

Ka thusawi ngaithlatu thutna chang ve lo thenkhatte. Motor kan hunna piah mai hi motor kawngpui a ni a, tin, a bul maiah hian 'tavern' a awm bawk a, khawlaia teihawi satliah te pawhin min rawn zawm ve zel a, kan tam ve khawp mai.

Hei hi Congress-na hmuna Chikankata Corps chawlhbuk hung pawn ta zawk a ni a. Hetiang hian Corps tinin hmun bik kan nei theuh a, ei leh in, riahna pawh mahni hmun theuhah tih zel a ni. Mipaho zawng hmun khatah, hmeichhe ho zawng hmun dangah (nupa pawh riah dun phal a ni lo) a hrangin riah a ni thin.

Thenkhat chuan hetiang hian supermarket atanga an lei puanin an rawn thawhchhuahpui mai bawk a. A remchang viau tho mai.

Hei hi Lusaka (national capital) citadel ho chawlhbuk a ni a, a lian tha hem hem viau nain an leng meuh lo chu a ni . An 'Aizawl Temple Corps' ve ngang an ni a.

Congress hmun tuala han teihawi vel pawh a thawven thlak khawp mai.

Helai hi chu kan posh street ang ve deuh a ni a, thalaiten nuam an ti khawp mai.

The 'Flag' is held high everywhere.

General Ek In: Hetianga mipui tam punkhawmna mai bakah, riah khawmna leh eihona hunah hi chuan sanitation lam pawh uluk a ngai hle a. Pit latrine tha tak hmun tam takah siam a ni a, zun leh ek thlahdah an awm lo. A chunga mi hi chu inthiarna hmun tha bik, kan General-te nupa tana siam a ni a, running water a awm ngat bakah, bang leh chung tha tak neiin tala-a kalh a ni bawk a. India rama kan VIP te Black Cat commando ten an veng ang deuhin kan General inthiarna hmun hi Black Dog-in a veng ngat a nih hi!! Kan General-te nupa hian an hmang tangkai ta em tih erawh ka hre ta lo.

Chikankata Hospital leh SAMF tangkawpin a hmunah Clinic an hung bawk a. Congress hun chhung hian inentir za tam fe an awm, kan nurse leh Clinical Officer ten thahnemngai takin an thawk a ni.

Ambulance service tha tak buatsaih a ni bawk a, emergency case a awmin hospital lamah phurh thlen an ni thin.

Mahni Corps theuh tana ei leh in siamtu Home League member-te an buai thei khawp mai. Hei hi kan Corps ei/in siamna hmun a ni a, hemi ni Pathianni hian arsa min hmehpui dawn a ni. Tui khawp ang le!

" Nshima" (Vaimim dip chhum ban) tel lo hi chuan chaw eiah an inngai meuh thin lo a. Hei tunah pawh thahnemngai takin an chawh leh sauh sauh hi. Hetiang nute hi chhungkuaa malsawmna tam tak thlentu an ni.

Congress palai hi kan kim khawp a, pasalthate an lo awm nawk ni tur a ni, hei Corps pakhat chuan tum khata an eisen bak Sakhi sa an pho ro der der mai. A chhumna tur meihawl, sikri leh tui pawh a bula hi a awm nghal e!

Anni hi chawei kham hlim an ni a, an puar hmel euh euh khawp mai. Chawhnu inkhawm lo awm tur hi muthlu loa an tluan ka ring meuh lo e!

The Congress concluded at 1400 hours Zambian time on Sunday 20th September 2009. A Home Leaguer walked past the deserted Congress Hall on the wall of which was a billboard displaying our beloved international leaders General Shaw Clifton and Commissioner Helen Clifton, who came all the way from London to Zambia to be with us and be like one of us.
IS in General Puarak-ah a Rawn Hmang: Keini chhungkaw bik chuan kan International Secretary (IS-South Asia) Commissioner Lalkiamlova leh Commissioner Lalhlimpuii te nupa duhsakna leh awmpuina chu, Congress hun chhung zawng hian kan dawng bawk a. Kan General hi 'puarak'-ah rawn hmangin lehkhathawn duhawm tak leh kan fate lawm thil min rawn thawn a. Heng thilte hi Private Secretary to the General-in min hlan tawh hnuah, kan General ngei hian, "In IS hnen atanga envelope kan rawn ken kha i dawng em?" tiin min zawt leh bawk a ni.
Dal leh Cricket: Kan Indian pui Lt.Col. Davidson Varghese, Secretary for Business Administration te pawh an chhungkuain an rawn tel a, kan lo mikhual a. Paratha-te siamin Curry leh Dal te nen kan chawmkawi kual thei a. Hun tawt tak karah Cricket match hnih khat vel kan khel hman hram bawk a, a nuam ve khawp mai.
IET Nge Nge: Sawi lan leh ka duh chu, hospital tour kan neihpui tum hian kan General hian heta kan rawngbawlpuite zingah Mizoram/India Eastern Territory S.A. te rawngbawl dan tha a tihzia leh a ngaihsan zia a sawi lang kauh mai a. A dik reng a ni, Chikankata leh Zambia Territory pum pawh hian India Eastern Territory sipaite hnen atang hian zirlai tam tak chhar tur a nei ve ngei ang.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Thlalak

Here are some of the latest photos available in my file. I am happy to share with you, in case you might be able to form an idea of how life in rural Chikankata is like, and of course, how grown up are our two beautiful kids now.

One of the administrative buildings of the Biomedical College is situated in an idyllic slope surrounded by hills

I should not say gardening is my hobby. But I like to lend a hand or two to our gardener during weekends and holidays. My wife is actually better at managing our backyard garden where we grow leafy vegetables, onions, garlic, chillies, green pepper, brinjals, cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes, pumpkins, cucumber and strawberry. At Chikankata, besides being having enriched my medical knowledge and clinical skills, I also learned a few of agriculture science

Surrounding areas of Chikankata provide good grazing grounds for cattles. For this reason, commercial farming as well as subsistence farming is quite a common activity


Joshua (son of Kennedy and Rachael) who is now in the UK will also surely miss his time with our children and the animals

My boy always considers watering the garden as his duty, and he used to do it with perfection


Having an afternoon walk around the Mission is a popular routine activity. The children especially like the dusty Chikankata street

Turkey! Christmas is approaching again. It's a popular domesticated bird around Chikankata. And it can fetch the owner a good price during the season

The Seminar Centre which is a place of many activities and hosts people of all nations for many years now. It is equipped with two conference rooms, private accomodations, kitchen, dining room, pool table, and a squash court with arena. It earns the Mission a good income

One of the species of flower in front of the Seminar Centre kitchen. And God is its maker too!

The newly constructed Biomedical College gents' hostel. It accomodates no less than 30 students

This is Chikankata Dam. It is called a 'dam' because it is a man-made lake meant to serve the Mission's many institutions and households with a steady supply of water. Mizote dil lian ber Rih Dil aiin a lian fe mai. It is just 200 metres away from our house

That's why even our children frequented the place, and often pose on the banks for a photo shot like this one
Our daughter Melissa has her hair plated like anyone of her friends here. This, I think, helps her to gain better acceptance from her peers
She likes immitating professionals! She is intelligent and smart. That's why I think she has more brains than beauty, and I expect her to remain and grow up that way