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==Church ministry== | ==Church ministry== | ||
He was instrumental in the formation of the [[United Church of Zambia]]. He was ordained Minister of the Church of Scotland in 1947. | He was instrumental in the formation of the [[United Church of Zambia]]. He was ordained Minister of the Church of Scotland in 1947. | ||
In 1971, at the accession ceremony for [[Chitimukulu Bwembya]], Rev Mushindo became the first Christian minister to be asked to speak at the traditional rites. It was a great expression of the respect that the Bembas had for his knowledge of their traditions and history as it was also a confirmation of his aristocratic ancestry. | |||
==Translation of the Bible== | ==Translation of the Bible== | ||
When he was headmaster at [[Lubwa Mission|Lubwa]], he worked at the school from 07:00hr to 12:30 and then after an hour’s rest. He would spend from 13:30hr to 17:30hr on the huge task of translating the Bible from English to [[Bemba language]], a task that took 53 years to complete. The translation of the Bible led by Reverend Robert McMinn started in 1913 at [[Mpandala]] and was only completed in 1966 at [[Lubwa Mission|Lubwa]]. | When he was headmaster at [[Lubwa Mission|Lubwa]], he worked at the school from 07:00hr to 12:30 and then after an hour’s rest. He would spend from 13:30hr to 17:30hr on the huge task of translating the Bible from English to [[Bemba language]], a task that took 53 years to complete. The translation of the Bible led by Reverend Robert McMinn started in 1913 at [[Mpandala]] and was only completed in 1966 at [[Lubwa Mission|Lubwa]]. | ||
==Bare feet== | |||
All that time, Rev Mushindo walked and cycled barefoot. Nobody remembers the exact date when he stopped wearing of shoes, but the incident which led him to stop wearing shoes is well remembered and collaborated by many who lived with Rev Mushindo. | |||
One day, it happened that while at Mpandala working on the translation of the Bible in the 1940s, a hawker passed through Rev Mushindo’s office selling some merchandise which included a pair of shoe. Rev Mushindo bought without knowing that it was stolen somewhere. A few days later, the hawker was arrested and he revealed that he had sold the shoes to the Reverend. The hawker was taken to Mpandala where Rev Mushindo was found wearing the shoes. After hearing the story and the confession of the hawker, Rev Mushindo took off the shoes and handed them back to the owner and, vowed never to wear shoes again. | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
