Inaugural visit, South Africa East

„Zum Antrittsbesuch beim Häuptling Mgubuli in Mputi. In der Karre (rechts) Br. P. Moths, Mitte Br. Knudsen, Rechts J. Silinga“ („The inaugural visit at the chief Mgubuli’s house in Mputi. In the carriage (right) Br[other] P. Moths, in the middle Br[other] Knudsen, on the right J. Silinga”). Paul Moths sitting in a carriage with two horses in front. In the middle of the picture Elmo Knudsen on a horse. To the right Johnson Silinga sitting on a horse. They are all wearing suits. Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.--Gerhard Dahl Elmo Knudsen, born in 1905 in Vejle (Denmark), worked as a missionary in South Africa East (Baziya, Tinana) from 1932 till 1940. In 1933 he married Martha Schmolke in Mvenyane. From 1940 till 1957 he worked as a missionary in the Southern Highlands in Tanganyika. In 1946 he married Judith Mogensen. He died in 1980 in Christansfeld.--Richard Paul Moths, born in 1872 in Kösen (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1899 he married Helene Ledoux. From 1900 till 1948 he worked as a missionary in South Africa East (Silo, Baziya, Tabase). He died in 1950 in South Africa.--Johnson W. Silinga, born in Baziya (South Africa East) in 1893, was an indigenous brother of the Moravian Church. He was a mission assistant from 1927 onwards.