In contrast to the behavior of Angola’s colonial rulers, some individuals made genuine investments into the lives of the Angolan people themselves. In 1929 a family moved to the village of Itunda, just outside the city of Huambo (formerly Nova Lisboa). They started a school for local children, taught about Jesus, and initiated a church. In this photo is Caesar Sapolo, Angolan nurse, and myself in front of the marker for the Itunda Baptist Mission. The founders would no doubt be thrilled to know that decades later Caesar and I held many clinics on this piece of land they dedicated on behalf of Angola’s native people!