Dear Friends and Family,
First off we want to say a HUGE thank-you to everyone (especially those who came to visit). We honestly would not be here without your guidance, support and generous gifts. We have recently started to disperse all those wonderful donations throughout the School of Nursing, the hospital and Mongu. It was so much fun to go to the orphanage. We had over 150 children show up! They are still talking about the ‘Makuwas’ who came! All the school supplies, stickers, paper, etc.. that were donated have been distributed with the help of Sister Christina. They know many schools in the area, and are supporting over 100 children to go to school. They will ensure the supplies go to good use. We will be distributing all the donated medical supplies on Friday, it will be like Christmas at Lewanika General Hospital that day! All the donated textbooks are now in the library at the school. The students and tutors were so excited to receive them. Again, we keep hearing how we are ‘like angels’ because of all the things that are being donated, but really it is all of you that are the angels!
First off we want to say a HUGE thank-you to everyone (especially those who came to visit). We honestly would not be here without your guidance, support and generous gifts. We have recently started to disperse all those wonderful donations throughout the School of Nursing, the hospital and Mongu. It was so much fun to go to the orphanage. We had over 150 children show up! They are still talking about the ‘Makuwas’ who came! All the school supplies, stickers, paper, etc.. that were donated have been distributed with the help of Sister Christina. They know many schools in the area, and are supporting over 100 children to go to school. They will ensure the supplies go to good use. We will be distributing all the donated medical supplies on Friday, it will be like Christmas at Lewanika General Hospital that day! All the donated textbooks are now in the library at the school. The students and tutors were so excited to receive them. Again, we keep hearing how we are ‘like angels’ because of all the things that are being donated, but really it is all of you that are the angels!
Little Guys with pipe cleaner glasses from Mama Barker
Thank-You!
Jessica and Lianne
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I seize this opportunity to reflect upon this trip to Zambia, the experience and the ever lasting impressions it has made upon me. I don’t want to ever forget the day we spent with the children in Mongu. I read something similar by RW Emerson, but this is my adaptation of it: Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful. Welcome it in every face, in every sky, in every animal, every bird and every flower. This was easy to do in our day to day adventures while we were in Zambia, but the day we spent with the children in the orphanages, was remarkable. We were all truly moved by the songs they sang, marveled at the patience they showed while waiting their “turns” to do their crafts and activities. But it was their eyes that told the stories; whether it was their look of fascination at (for some) never having seeing a white person before, to the sense of innocence, hope and appreciation that was expressed in their eyes, without saying even one word. It was an incredible feeling, of which I will never forget…. I will treasure those memories of the faces of those children, and I vow to continue to hold them daily in my thoughts and prayers.
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