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My name is Kudzai Innocent Tonganai. I was born on the 13th of April 1989 in Harare. I joined the Claretian Missionaries on the 3rd of August 2013. During my year of candidacy, I was studying English and Computer Driver’s Licence, and I also was doing my apostolate at Tichakunda Pre-school and Secondary School in Hatcliffe Extension. I was admitted into postulants in 2014, and in August of the same year, I started my philosophical studies at Arrupe College. In June 2014, I was assigned by the community to Zhomba Mission in Gokwe for pastoral work. I did my pastoral work for one month. In the same year, I was assigned to St. Francis of Assisi centre, to teach catechism every Sunday. I taught catechism at this centre for two years. In May 2015 I was assigned by the community of Ruwa to go and teach at St. Vincent Secondary School in Ruwa. This pastoral work was scheduled for five weeks. From August 2016 to April 2017, I was assigned by the community to go and teach catechism to children at St. Dominic Parish. I finished my philosophical studies on the 20th of May 2017. On the 30th of June 2017, I left Zimbabwe for Kenya for the Novitiate. After that, on the 17th of July 2018 I made my first vows in the Congregation, professing poverty, chastity and obedience. After studying theology in Tanzania I am at Zhomba Community. I was ordained priest on the 14th Septemeber 2024.

Lee L. Malunga is a Zimbabwean, born on the 23rd of May 1988 in Chinhoyi town. After completing his basic education, he joined the Claretian Missionaries’ formation on the 2nd of August 2013. He did his one year of candidacy studying English and Computers’ Driver’s Licence. He then entered postulants and simultaneously joined Arrupe Jesuit College for his philosophy studies. In August 2013, he was assigned by the community to teach catechism to St. Vincent centre on Sundays. He did this for two years. After his first year of philosophy he was assigned to pastoral work at St. Vincent Secondary School in Ruwa to teach Integrated Science and Introduction to Computers. Furthermore, after finishing his second year of philosophy he was assigned to Zhomba Mission in Gokwe for pastoral work. From August 2016 to April 2017, he was teaching catechism to children at St. Dominic Parish every Sunday.

After completing his studies in philosophy in 2017, he proceeded to Kenya for his Novitiate. Finishing the Novitiate on the 17th of July 2018, he made his first vows in the Congregation. After finishing his studies of theology in Morogoro, Tanzania, he has been appointed to our community of Ruwa. I was ordained priest on the 14th September 2024.

I am Look-life Ndhlovu born in Zimbabwe on 15th of May 1982. I did my philosophy in Zimbabwe and my Novitiate in Kenya. In 2015-2016, I made my first profession on 16 July 2016. Currently I am in Ruwa community, working in St. Charles Lwanga Parish, once I finished my studies in Tanzania.

I am Choga Nyasha from Gokwe diocese, Gwave Mission. Brought to light on the 9th of May 1989 in Gweru. I first came in contact with the Claretian Missionaries when they were in charge of Gwave Mission. I began my discernment with them in 2010 in Ruwa Community. In the year 2015, I did my first profession in Zhomba Mission. In 2020 I did my final vows, being appointed to Zhomba Mission, Gokwe Diocese. There are many things done by the Claretians to enhance the mission in Zimbabwe and happy to have participated by being present among them. Hopefully the mission continue bearing more fruits and carrying the flag of Christ as part of the Apostles mandate to bring the Gospel to the whole world.

My name is José María Hernández Martínez, although my friends call me Pepe. On August the 7th of 1952 I was born in Murcia, Spain. Whilst still a boy, I entered the Congregation of the Claretian Missionaries and, after some years of seminary, in 1968 I was able to take my first religious vows. After studying Theology in Granada and in Rome, in 1981 I began lecturing at the Theological Faculty of Granada. Since that time, I have been also collaborated in the formation of our young Missionaries, until I was recently appointed to Rome in September 2017.

Throughout these years, I was given the opportunity to visit Zimbabwe several times. My first visit was at the end of November 1998. I came here commissioned by the Provincial Government of Betica to look for a place in which we could achieve the missionary foundation envisaged by the Provincial Chapter. After many consultations with ecclesiastical authorities and representatives in Harare, a personal visit to the diocese of Gokwe and some other contacts with the Bishop, this place was finally chosen as the site for our missionary project.

Since then, I have been in Zimbabwe three other times. The longest one was a sabbatical year that I enjoyed in 2014. It allowed me the opportunity to appreciate the vigorous growing of the small seed that had been planted fifteen years before. In fact, I was appointed to the Formation House in Harare, where the first Claretians born in Zimbabwe were making their first steps in our Congregation. Altogether, those nine months were for me a wonderful gift of God and I thank also my Claretian Brothers for facilitating this enriching experience. Notwithstanding the geographical distance, I love this country and treasure all its memories deeply in my heart. Tatenda!