The History
of the Ameva Project, Zimbabwe,
as written and compiled by Terry Watson
The following is the history of the
Ameva Project, a work which began in 1981 and has continued
until this day. The story that will unfold tells of the
lives of John & Celia Valentine, their family, workers from
around the world and the many hundreds of people that have
been impacted by this work.
Some of the information may repeat itself, but I trust you
will be blessed, encouraged, and challenged by the work God
has accomplished through these two lives and the lives of
all those who have worked alongside them over the past four
decades.
chapt
year
Title
mins
1
1981
Introduction -The
beginning of the work - 1981
26
2
1982
Good news for John &
Celia and reports from early settlers
28
3
1983
More stories from the
early settlers
27
4
1983
The Building Work
progresses
28
5
1985
More reflections and the
Bible School's progress
28
6
1985
Martin & Marian Williams
arrive to join the work
27
7
1988
Visits to the
surrounding schools - 1988
27
8
1989
Every day life at Ameva
27
9
1989
John
& Celia become permanent residents
28
10
1990
John
travels to the UK
27
11
1990
Administration and office work (1990)
27
12
1990
Much
progress in the schools and on the farm
26
13
1991
Tear
Fund Task Force 1991
26
14
1992
The tremendous scourge
of Aids
26
15
1992
Lack of water in Kariba
Dam & power cuts
26
16
1993
A successful graduation
27
17
1993
Adventures into
Mozambique & Malawi
26
18
1994
Ameva is a very fruitful
field
26
19
1994
On Yer Bike
26
20
1995
Miracles at the
waterboard
26
21
1995
The building team of
1995
26
22
1995
Looking back at the
primary school developements
28
23
1995
Houses built using a new
concept
27
24
1996
Reports from the team of
1996
27
25
1996
The Team's visit to
Oswald's village
27
26
1997
The Secondary School is
officially opened
28
27
1998
Bryn & Sue Vaughan
settle in
28
28
1997
Brilliant work in the
prisons
27
29
1998
Philip & Michelle Watson
join the work
27
30
1999
The birth of the Ameva
Weekly March 1999
28
31
1999
A year of tragic events
28
32
2000
We are in the middle of
a raging war
28
33
2000-2003
Local war vets invade
the boarding school
29
34
2004-2005
John & Celia take a year
out in 2005
28
35
2006-2007
Inflation rises to 784
per cent
29
36
2007-2008
Police & army are
roaming the streets
28
37
2008
Zimbabwe is in limbo
28
38
2008-2009
Grace & Bruce spend a
night under dentention
27
39
2009
The marriage of Grace
Valentine to Bruce Campbell
27
40
2010
The roads are now
wrecking the vehicles
28
41
2010-2011
Terry & Chris Murray
from Perth are with us
27
42
2011-2012
Grace has a 9lb baby boy
29
43
2012
A report by Derrick
Harrison
28
44
2012-2013
CMC Womens Conference
28
45
2013
Many firms have closed
28
46
2013-2014
Good news, the birth of
our grand daughter
28
47
2014-2015
Martin & Marian Williams
passed through this week
28
48
2015
Talent injured in hit and run accident
27
49
2016
Bond notes introduced
29
50
2016 2017
Absalom arrested by a
fake policeman
28
51
2017 2018
Huge queues at the banks
29
52
2018
The ruling party have a
majority of two thirds
29
53
2019
Cyclone Idai posibly the
worst distaster ever
30
54
2019-2020
The lower dam is now
completely empty
28
55
2020
Zimbabwe on 3 week
lockdown
30
56
2020-2021
6 Distributions of 27
tons of mealie meal in 6 months
29
57
2021
110 Blankets for the old
and sick arrived on Monday
The following is the history of the
Ameva Project, a work which began in 1981 and has continued
until this day. The story that will unfold tells of the
lives of John & Celia Valentine, their family, workers from
around the world and the many hundreds of people that have
been impacted by this work. 
