My visit to House of Hope with winter clothes went well and all was found except church dresses for the girls and 4 long sleeve shirts for the boys. So blessed to have most everything handed out. Our two oldest girls helped me with the younger children having them try things on to make sure they fit and picked out what was needed. Thanks Faith and Terca!
I arrived at House of Faith to find an outside classroom taking place ! I am seeing our kids expanding there views and their English is getting so much better. We are so blessed to have a great teacher stretching them and bringing them up. Thanks Ronald.
It was time for another Physical Therapy visit with Royal and Victor this week. They had not been in since March becasue Jo Anne had been working with them one on one at House of Faith. I will post pictures of the Therapy room she set us soon. It was found that the boys were much stronger and Victor even took a few steps with a walker. Great news! Royal's core strength had increased and his hands opened easier. We will continue P/T monthly in Kalomo and they will continue daily at HOF.
We received a call from a Pastor in Zimba District that someone in his church needed help with a newborn it's mom had just passed away and there was no milk for the baby. We received the 6 day old baby girl under emergency care until the family can meet with us and Social Welfare next week. Keep baby Broney in your prayers. I will update again after our meeting with family. (We did receive this precious baby girl )
Our team housing is moving right along at House of Hope and the roof has started. I am looking forward to what this building will look like. It is in the shape of a cross with a look out to see Lake Kariba. Even the steps going up into the Lookout are in a rounded shape. The roof has started and the septic is also being built. Golden is doing a wonderful job of building what Michael is seeing.
Michael has started Jesus Film showings on the weekends far out in the villages so I go out to spend more time at House of Faith. Sometimes we watch movies on Saturday and I hope to start story time and learning more English songs also during these two days out. I always love hearing our kids sing and play the drums for the Church choir on Sunday mornings. I even found a surprise this Sunday out, Justine was working with the children during Sunday School. I will have an update on Justine this month. Thank you for your prayers for him back in January. The Lord answered. He is doing much better and back on track.
I have a crazy story of 6 boys thinking they can do anything! I noticed some boys were missing at dinner time from Mama Mary's home and ask questions. Seems they went to dig Sweet Potatoes nearby after choir practice. I also found out some of our older children had planted all by themselves. I was happy they are learning new things and taking responsibility. Well it was dark and still no children so we went looking and found them not far away with two half bags of Sweet Potatoes and a bucket full of honey and bees! BEES what have you all been doing... Well it seems Joseph had been with Justine when he thought he had learned what to do to get honey and the boys helped him after digging sweet potatoes. Bees are not very active after dark and we are in cold season so this allowed the children to get the honey combs with the bees still on them. . After church on Sunday Joseph went with some smoke to try and get the HONEY. It was 2:00 in the afternoon and the 100's of bees were very active around the honey not like the night before. We had a issue to attend too... I was told to not pull the plastic cover off becasue the sun would dry out the honey. Rockiner and Ethel decided to put the combs of honey in a closed bucket so the bees would depart. I went and got a head net someone had left behind from a team and she put it over her head and the other lady put on an raincoat with a hood. These brave ladies got the job done and I think the children learned a few Honey BEE lessons. Just because you have watched someone do something doesn't mean you know how to do it yourself.
Michael and I for years have wanted to take the kids to the Falls and the game park in Livingstone. BUT to travel with 40 to 60 people is difficult :) We decided last November that as the children graduated from Grade 7 we would take them for a Graduation Party Trip. Zambia had some drought last year and the falls had very little water in January and we wanted them to see it with WATER We took then this month and what a fun day it was. They had lunch at Hungry Loin a Chicken Fast Food place and saw the Mighty Zambezi River rushing over the Victoria Falls and why they have called it the Smoke that Thunders. We visited the Game Park and got Ice Cream as a final treat before heading back to Kalomo. They have written about their special day and I look forward to reading what they have written. Keep these kids in your prayers, as we walked through Shoprite (a large grocery store chain in Zambia) they saw things they had never even thought about before. I shared with them they each had a purpose and that all things are possible...
The next several pictures is of our exciting day. I will have pictures made for them to help keep their memory.
The next several pictures is of our exciting day. I will have pictures made for them to help keep their memory.
On the way down to the boiling pot some of the boys got to swing on a vine...
After our walk back up from the boiling pot and bridge view everyone was tired and talked of the moneys on the trail... :) I even took this hike down! I have not been to the boiling pot in years and was surprised how well I did. Thankful it's cold season here:)
The next few pictures are of our visit to the game park. I was excited to see them when they saw an Elephant for the first time :)
Ice Cream before our journey back to Kalomo! What a great day....
We had a great Sunday Church visit to Swart Farm. It will always hold a special place in our hearts. Many of these people we met our first year here in 1994. Many have to work a couple of Sundays a month but they are faithful and the Lord has shown himself faithful to them.
I am always looking for a deal to feed all the children and what a blessing I found this week at the market. PUMPKINS for about 50 cents each... We planted pumpkins but becasue of the early weeks of little or NO rain we only harvested about 6 from the field. I bought 50 pumpkins and the kids will have a great snack for weeks to come :)
Well I told you I would share more on Justine this month. He is one of our young men who became very ill after Christmas and had missed some of his meds which he needs to take every day. We have seen so many wonderful things happen with him and I feel he has recovered and is helping us with our animals and other things through out the week that is needed. He is staying in our round house that was built for older kids who do not have a place to go back to. He is keeping his place very nice and neat. He is also molding his own brinks on Saturdays to build his own house nearby. We are helping him plan with a couple of men in the community to also have his own field this coming planting season.. Thank you for your prayers for Justine. He is on the right track into Life.
While I was out this past week I found the younger children after class help Mama Daisy prepare her sunflowers. They beat them so the seeds fall out and then they are collected to bag up and take into town for pressing. Children learn a lot here at a young age.
Michael and I were in Lusaka last week getting more material printed for MOT MOT classes and we bought the teachers ISchool tablet. I have been so excited and blessed to see our children grow in their love of learning with these tablets. Our teacher shared with me how blessed he was to receive the teachers material. I am looking into getting a few more tables and another teachers tablet for our preschool... Keep praying for our children and this new way of learning.
Michael has been incredibly busy and is moving even more this month than last. After his two weeks of Mot Mot he is back to doing Jesus Film weekends and the District has added teachings during the day Saturday before the Film Saturday night and the main Sunday service. He is loving all the opportunities to work along side other leaders at new church plants far from the main road. Keep him and the other leaders in your prayers.
Our latest picture of the cross building at House of Hope! Golden is learning so much and is doing a great job.
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