Zambus evangelisms

A couple posts ago I noted my love of Zamwords or Zambianisms that we enjoy as we wander around this place—like products named Zamthis or Zamthat. Another of my favourite scouting pastimes is to read the words often inscribed on the many minibuses that zoom by hooting and yelling ‘taxi! taxi!’ They can be completely nonsensical (at least to us), quirky, and funny—but they are often encouraging little phrases or even statements of faith that shed a little ray of sunshine upon those who behold it. And whether encouraging or just humorous they have often brightened our days and brought many smiles.

I now present a sampling of the goodness found on the classic blue and white Zambuses:

God’s divine favour

It happens

Never recovered

Joe Gospel

By His Stripes

Leza Wamaka (this means God is power)

Flash for the people on the move

My charm is in Jesus

Let them say

Vin Diesel

Persian chariot

God’s ambassador

Blood of Jesus

Behold I come quickly

Man u 4 life

The eagle has landed

Ave Maria

God is good all the time

Young Joe

Try your best

Ask God

Man of God

Fighting temptation

You can’t see me! (front of bus) My time is now! (back of bus!)

And my personal favourite is the bus that said - "Pray for us!" I am pretty sure I’d beg for prayers too if I was jammed in minibus zooming down Lusaka streets on a +35C day.

Oh yes, and there were mud flaps on a big lorry that said “Holy ghost fire of God” and a another lorry that proudly proclaimed "God knows!".

So there you have it: some evangelisms and the just plain ol’ awesomeness of Zambia’s mini buses!