New Ducks at Mutemwa, October 2022
Father Sibanda and Father Jean Claude, the new friars at Mutemwa have built a pond for the ducks. True Franciscan men, who love animals.
SeedCo, October 2022
A huge thank you goes out to the fantastic SeedCo business who generously donated 40kgs of maize seed and 100kg of mealie meal to Mutemwa. Being able to be self-sufficient and grow their own food is not only cost effective, but hugely beneficial to all involved. Thank you.
Cumbrian Exhibition November 2022
By the time you read this I hope the 16 large display photographs and script about John Bradburne will have a permanent home. John was born in Skirwith on the fell side 6 miles east of Penrith. Though he was only received into the Catholic church long after leaving Cumbria it seems now appropriate to […]
John Bradburne Worldwide, November 2022
We are excited to announce that JBMS has produced the Novena prayer card, Beati cation card and Magni cent Life leaflet in different languages, so that John’s story can be told far and wide. We now have these prayer cards and leaflets in French, Italian, Spanish, German and Portuguese. Please get in touch if you […]
JBMS Christmas Items now available
This Christmas, JBMS has numerous new items and all profits go straight back into supporting Mutemwa Leprosy Care Centre. JBMS has created a 2023 Calendar, with images of John, alongside landscape images and a poetry extract on each month. There are new Christmas cards, one with the Holy Family on and another with an Owl for […]
John Bradburne Archive, January 2023
Many readers will have seen the archive of John’s poetry online, at www.johnbradburnepoems.com. But what if you wanted to see the original manuscripts – the actual handwritten or typed texts? It might be simply to experience the wonder of being close to papers that John himself held. Or – and this is going to be […]
Friends of Mutemwa
We are so grateful to all our members for continuing to support JBMS over the last few years where we have all struggled either financially, emotionally and/or physically. We are so appreciative of your unwavering support in helping us to continue the work we do at the Mutemwa Leprosy Care Centre and in spreading the […]
RADIO MARIA
This Easter JBMS produced The Way of the Cross. A Lenten Devotion. The Stations of the Cross takes a prayerful journey, meditating on Christ’s journey to the cross. The meditations and prayers feature reflections on injustices in our world today. Theme’s such as homelessness, poverty, suffering, racism, prejudices and many others are featured with the hope that we might work for justice and […]
ARCHDIOCESE OF HARARE
We are so grateful to Agnes, the Health Coordinator at the Archdiocese of Harare who helped in organising new pillows and cases to all the patients living at Mutemwa who were so thrilled with them. Thank you, Agnes and team, for your continued support of Mutemwa.
Rest in Peace
We are sorry to report the sad news of three deaths of people who were so connected to Mutemwa. Heather Benoy died on Christmas Day 2021. She was a devoted and loyal friend to John Bradburne and they spent almost every day together putting the world to rights and playing music. In fact it was Heather […]