by Mari Serebrov | Dec, Mon, 2018 | Mama Namibia
Like a river or life itself, a good story flows naturally, its current carrying readers to forgotten lands, times past, or places unimagined. It introduces them to characters they’ll never forget, opens their eyes to the possible and the impossible, and fills them... 
by Mari Serebrov | Apr, Mon, 2018 | Books
When it comes to remembering a past #genocide, solving “cold cases” or unearthing what’s been buried by history, people generally take one of two stances. One group wants answers, regardless of what they reveal. The other sees no need to disturb the sleeping dogs of... 
by Mari Serebrov | Aug, Fri, 2017 | Books, Mama Namibia
The Waterberg. A beautiful, rugged table mountain rising up out of a plateau that shares its name. Today, it is home to a national park in Namibia, private game reserves and guest farms. But for the Herero, the Waterberg will be forever linked to that fateful August... 
by Mari Serebrov | Apr, Fri, 2017 | Books, Mama Namibia, Writing style
As a missionary kid in Appalachia, I had to learn to amuse myself because we didn’t have television and my friends lived miles away. My imagination and books kept me company on the long winter days when it was too cold to explore the outdoors. My favorite book was... 
by Mari Serebrov | Mar, Fri, 2017 | Books, Mama Namibia
Like customs and language, land binds a people together, creating a sense of home, of belonging, of rootedness. In traditional societies, it is the place where the ancestors walked and where future generations will take their first steps. When the land is lost,... 