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Mission is an African novel set in Kenya. Michael, a missionary priest in Kenya, has just killed Munyasya, a retired army officer. It might have been an accident, but Mulonzya, a politician resentful of the power of foreign churches, tries to exploit the tragedy for his own ends. Boniface, a young church worker, and his wife, Josephine, have just lost their child. They did not make it to the hospital in time, possibly because Michael made a detour to retrieve a letter from the Mission, a letter
I take a deep breath. βMikey. I can hear you.β The six syllables come out slower than I wanted them to. My voice shakes with each sound. Thereβs a long pause. βYeah.β He sounds confused, and I understand why. Of course I can hear him. Heβs on the radio. βYou donβt understand, though." Now it all comes out in a rush. "Iβve been deaf since I was six and I was in the car earlier and suddenly I could hear this radio station and Amazing Grace was playing but I couldnβt hear anything else
Mission is an African novel set in Kenya. Michael, a missionary priest in Kenya, has just killed Munyasya, a retired army officer. It might have been an accident, but Mulonzya, a politician resentful of the power of foreign churches, tries to exploit the tragedy for his own ends. Boniface, a young church worker, and his wife, Josephine, have just lost their child. They did not make it to the hospital in time, possibly because Michael made a detour to retrieve a letter from the Mission, a letter
I take a deep breath. βMikey. I can hear you.β The six syllables come out slower than I wanted them to. My voice shakes with each sound. Thereβs a long pause. βYeah.β He sounds confused, and I understand why. Of course I can hear him. Heβs on the radio. βYou donβt understand, though." Now it all comes out in a rush. "Iβve been deaf since I was six and I was in the car earlier and suddenly I could hear this radio station and Amazing Grace was playing but I couldnβt hear anything else