epending on who you ask, Bethanie was initially named Klipfontein or Ui‡gandes. The latter was the name used by the Boois, an Oorlam family who settled here in 1804. In many respects, Bethanie is a village of firsts. In 1814, the London Missionary Society established the first mission station in Namibia here. Missionaries from the station, Johann Heinrich
BETHANIE
Jun 23, 2023
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