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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312850733192091914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-3569844059776156872012-10-24T11:44:00.001-05:002012-10-24T11:44:14.952-05:00By Tori Haverkamp<br />
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While driving to the guest house in the dark on our first night, Jeff misjudged where the road was and started driving through the adjoining field - all in the while complaining about the upkeep of the road - until two local Hope Center kids came and rescued us from our folly and put us on the right road - which was actually fairly well maintained. After getting settled into our new home and putting away the groceries we had purchased in Lusaka, we ate a quick meal of peanut butter sandwiches and finally got to sleep in actual beds (not airplane seats).</div>
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<i>Jeff driving the rented van on the actual road... </i></div>
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Bright and early on Sunday morning (our first full day in Serenje), we piled into the back of the big flatbed truck, along with about 37 African friends, and made our way to the church in Kamena. The ride was long and bumpy with several stops to pick up more people along the way; just when you would think they couldn't possibly fit anyone else onto the truck - more would pile in on top of the others. When we arrived at the church, we were greeted by lots of children and families who were eager to meet Americans; and as the honored guests we were taken in the side door of the church and seated on wooden benches on either side of the pulpit. The African men sat separately from the women during the service, and the children all sat very quietly in the front on the floor. Navice introduced us to the congregation, and then allowed his wife, Ketty, to pray to begin the service. After her prayer, Navice invited Jacob to come up and give the message for the day while he (Navice) interpreted. Jacob encouraged the people "to not become weary in doing good" and to keep training themselves to be godly so that they will finish the "race" of this life well. After Jacob's message, we all sang several songs in which everybody but us (little children included) knew the words and the actions. God made the Zambians very musical - it is a huge and beautiful part of their culture and church. At the close of the service, Navice invited several of his children to come forward with a gift. Since it was Tim's birthday, the church presented him with a live chicken as a present. Tim, not accustomed to receiving birds, said something like, "I've always wanted a chicken for my birthday," and everybody, even the Zambians laughed. When the people had dispersed and we had socialized outside for a while and taken pictures, Navice and Ketty brought us back into the church where they had prepared lunch for our team - chicken (not Tim's), rape (a cooked form of Kale with onions), and nshima (the staple food in Zambia, made of boiled cornmeal) - a meal that would become very familiar to us before the week's end.</div>
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<i>A very traditional Zambian meal of chicken, rape, and nshima</i></div>
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Before leaving Kamena, we drove a few miles up the road to some falls, where we spend the rest of the afternoon with several of Navice's family members and numerous village children, just playing in the water and getting to know one another. </div>
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On Monday morning we gathered at the Hope Children's Center for music and devotions and introductions of the pastors and their wives. 15 Pastors had come to complete their 3 year training track - hoping to graduate at the end of the week. May had traveled several hours by bus or by walking to attend the conference. The wives that attended with them brought their youngest children (babies and pre-school aged), usually leaving many children with friends or family at home (most of the couples had between 6-10 kid!). After introductions, we split the men and women up for teaching; the men stayed with Tim, Jeff, Derek, Jacob, and Paul, at the Hope Center, while the women went with Sarah, Kathy, patience, and Tori to the guest house porch.</div>
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The next four days followed this pattern, with the pastors staying with the men to study Revelation and the wives going with the ladies teaching team to learn how to be Biblical women. When the Hope Center kids were around, Kathy spent time teaching them about Jesus and helping them make salvation bracelets. We were very thankful for our fantastic interpreters who helped us to teach God's truth in Bemba. We also learned a little Bemba through songs and interactions with the people. Often times, during the women's sessions, someone would break out into a spontaneous song or powerful prayer - it was truly amazing to be surrounded by African sisters and brothers yearning for the same truth and the same God we know in America.</div>
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<i>Tim teaching the pastors at the Hope Center</i></div>
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<i> The women on the guest house porch showing off their salvation bracelets </i></div>
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Also during most of these days, and sometimes into the evening, Jacob, a dentist, was pulling teeth and checking out the dental health of numerous pastors, wives, Hope Center employees, and villagers. One local boy had an abscessed tooth that was so infected that the infection had penetrated his jaw bone and was draining out of his lower chin. Jacob was able to pull that tooth and give the boy antibiotics to clear up the infection - probably saving his life. We awarded Jacob MVP status that day. </div>
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Thursday was graduation day for the pastors and the ceremony was a grand affair with the local, purple-robed choir and pink and white toilet paper streamers, and many important and influential community people in attendance. The pastors and wives (who danced in together to take their seats) were dressed in their finest. Because of this, Jeff and Tim quickly visited the market (earlier that morning) and purchased suits to help them look "official." Jeff was looking fine with his gray suit and black tennis shoes and Tim sported a dark suit with both plaid shirt and patterned tie - all in all, they looked very Zambian, plus they were able to give these suits as gifts to some of the pastors at the end of the week. 15 pastors graduated and were presented with a bicycle and an Iowa State backpack in which to carry their Bibles and other evangelism tools. It was a great day. </div>
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<i>Graduation Day</i></div>
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Friday was our last day in Serenje, and since our work was done with the pastors and wives, we decided to visit Kundalila Falls, which is within an hour's drive of HCC. The hike to and from the falls was somewhat arduous, but we all made it and were amazed at the beauty of God's creation. The guys even decided to swim in the ice cold water and make their way underneath one of the waterfalls. Since it was National Teacher's Day in Zambia, we were joined by several off-duty teachers who were also taking in the falls. One of the young Zambian female teachers decided that she would like to swim under the waterfall, and she dove in the icy water. Shocked by the change in temperature and the pressure of the swirling tide, she immediately began going under water and gasping for air. Seeing that she was drowning, the women of our team called for our guys to save her (since her male Zambian friend was also near drowning), and Jacob swam over and helped her out of the water and onto the rocks - saving the life of yet another person that week. HE got MVP that day too.</div>
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While heading back to the guest house Friday afternoon, Jeff recalled a national park he had visited on an earlier trip, so we all decided to try to get in our last little bit of Africa by visiting the Kansanka Trust Lodge. We stopped here and were told that we could get an evening Safari if we waited around a while. While waiting, we enjoyed chatting with Sam and Heather - a young British couple in charge of the lodge, sitting on the front porch watching for hippos in the lake, and eating amazing home-made pizza. When Safari time arrived, we piled into an open air jeep with our soft-spoken Dutch guide, and his driver, Steven. Although we saw lots of Puku on our ride, most of the safari was uneventful, save for the biting Tsetse flies and the bush rabbit. We were glad we had at least seen some baboons on our smooth drive to the lodge. At the end of the evening, we loaded up the van and drove back to Serenje to prepare for our departure on Saturday.</div>
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After another harrowing drive to Lusaka the following morning, we flew out at almost midnight Saturday, Zambian time, direct to Amsterdam, where we were supposed to have a connecting flight Sunday afternoon. As it turns out, the connecting flight was cancelled, so we all got to spend one more night together as a team (the airline put us up in a fabulous hotel), touring downtown Amsterdam and being amazed at the millions of bikes in that city.</div>
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We arrived in Iowa on Monday evening, October 8th, a full 24 hours after our originally scheduled arrival, happy to finally be home and thanking God for his favor on our trip to the Hope Children's Center in Zambia.</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-53358316102448689742012-02-08T16:12:00.020-06:002012-02-08T17:06:19.274-06:00January 2012<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">In January 2012, a team of 6 people traveled from Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa to the Hope Children’s Center in Serenje, Zambia.</span></span><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roma</style> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />This team consisted of Marlin & Kay Rice, brothers Randy and Phil Brekke, and their dad James, and me (Rachel Wise).</span><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxq-QJHhbaAj6MgvpJfUKkF12KTxUpR0qVe-gxxG_iVV215i4mRx-mMTdjaLHF8vR_IZJU7N8YwAl3T4z1soJx7O-96F7BGb7zPmH2HcMMPxq3wcWjWCmPhJt_j3_uaMmobs0nRLilBa8/s1600/IMG_1176.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxq-QJHhbaAj6MgvpJfUKkF12KTxUpR0qVe-gxxG_iVV215i4mRx-mMTdjaLHF8vR_IZJU7N8YwAl3T4z1soJx7O-96F7BGb7zPmH2HcMMPxq3wcWjWCmPhJt_j3_uaMmobs0nRLilBa8/s400/IMG_1176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706894426164879698" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Marlin has been working for 3+ years on the agriculture project at HCC, called Z8.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">He spent much of this trip working with the garden staff and planted/transplanted quite a few banana trees to increase the food production on the property.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7P9terQ2eRTz2tKBWwbbtHmcXmP-y8z7FnGWTcwhspzexrKaWXs0hyWr5xLvyMm6htNLGokFhGOmxzY3nLlpMxz4lA6zBG7iyAeMzmwRNDJwldEdxvdfvfQdXFWqCpmtn3Xw2tEpDlh4/s1600/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7P9terQ2eRTz2tKBWwbbtHmcXmP-y8z7FnGWTcwhspzexrKaWXs0hyWr5xLvyMm6htNLGokFhGOmxzY3nLlpMxz4lA6zBG7iyAeMzmwRNDJwldEdxvdfvfQdXFWqCpmtn3Xw2tEpDlh4/s400/IMG_0542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706895141343932994" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >Marlin's mens group had donated funds to help the orphans in the outlying areas. So after church on the weekend we were blessed to be able to distribute banana tree along with mealie-meal (ground corn meal), beans, and fruit seeds with fertilizer.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n6-LLMTJ9zLHAulEA9kaMtrJ0Bg6CUU-dj1YWgc2caEeisZ5OYTord9O3o75VZFVxcg2BWSp5aiSNicHFk1YZoKUhY_qSlQkvyfiYnAgjAmtKvUYRZpxaSxYCLhNACYMryfXQMokX44t/s1600/IMG_0977.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n6-LLMTJ9zLHAulEA9kaMtrJ0Bg6CUU-dj1YWgc2caEeisZ5OYTord9O3o75VZFVxcg2BWSp5aiSNicHFk1YZoKUhY_qSlQkvyfiYnAgjAmtKvUYRZpxaSxYCLhNACYMryfXQMokX44t/s400/IMG_0977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706896186072576562" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_384v5yxFEM5ju7z82YmAi9FIFomPRifQM8T66dxm3p1jAYSMCNO7a3GA3DXN20RwO6ehYsx4Dx70ALqF92q_hvktnBz0wBvBU2sbRn6DbMO4rB3B8BvlcsCQT0K_Q2AjC7dU7NcNwCWS/s1600/IMG_0163.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_384v5yxFEM5ju7z82YmAi9FIFomPRifQM8T66dxm3p1jAYSMCNO7a3GA3DXN20RwO6ehYsx4Dx70ALqF92q_hvktnBz0wBvBU2sbRn6DbMO4rB3B8BvlcsCQT0K_Q2AjC7dU7NcNwCWS/s400/IMG_0163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706897104358595698" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Kay has a passion for the 60 children that are part of the HCC program, so she spent her mornings and afternoon teaching Bible lessons and using hands on illustrations to tell the kids about God.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7pRmxaE9pOeWZ7QOMlmhT6uacL7eFw9rIkItI2fq2DD8Wk7o87tVy-nk8Cc2BBOmE-sndNdXN2z3eoBzmk5aWFpbntyWiSpRgIXXLpo8c4kfOSv4EGOhj2bqdV3kuARywKcIjXHqFnKb/s1600/IMG_0223.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7pRmxaE9pOeWZ7QOMlmhT6uacL7eFw9rIkItI2fq2DD8Wk7o87tVy-nk8Cc2BBOmE-sndNdXN2z3eoBzmk5aWFpbntyWiSpRgIXXLpo8c4kfOSv4EGOhj2bqdV3kuARywKcIjXHqFnKb/s400/IMG_0223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706896702822300594" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">One day the lesson talked about how we are like banana trees: the trees need sun, water, and nutrients to grow, and w</span><span style="font-size:100%;">e need the Bible, fellowship, and prayer to grow as Christians.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">After the lesson, each child was given a banana tree to plant in the orchard at HCC so that the children would not only have fresh fruit next year, but they would be reminded about growing in their relationship with God each time they see the trees.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1CrN7ORQtnYnC5gwLWGz0QWuL3mfGylbathAFdkiOJ6ruYUoVHTyXDjEjVQAnoVy9b9Z00iomkZU8C1b22QYVvZo1Jbd9NERqeKvX1bb7AJL2Q8P0ioJhtzvwmrx6KownV4iZqSUH7Rm/s1600/IMG_0323.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8XmoFDeKzxdGct-lvAsiJd79VJ10S0ekBk6tK6bZoyc3_FGJB0dBxsO6epOt-3alnMVv7GiadTZIxHKDsKzAbpgUt4N9P978QhmF-2iSoVC_lUUBK4qvofMaLDCtrNLmRGQhlLqowB-e/s400/IMG_0866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706900468028554994" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTvRT9s5T2CZKDTziBDix6ejF87QeBH0Ef6Gcc9QnuQwZn_9QNBH_O4V-RL6dbs3Z4e6uyX7TTupuLDPqISHuhbKoEAbtSms_j3zlywLRKvIJ7wfDL78ownq42seY2bOuqH7gVRojysS5/s1600/IMG_1088.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTvRT9s5T2CZKDTziBDix6ejF87QeBH0Ef6Gcc9QnuQwZn_9QNBH_O4V-RL6dbs3Z4e6uyX7TTupuLDPqISHuhbKoEAbtSms_j3zlywLRKvIJ7wfDL78ownq42seY2bOuqH7gVRojysS5/s400/IMG_1088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706901342198307042" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">One of the most unique parts of my week was eating rat.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Yes you read that right, rat.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Sometime during the week the workers (and Phil) caught a rat and mouse and told us they were going to cook them up for dinner.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Rat there is a delicacy.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">So we watched them char the rodents on the coals, scrape the hair off, and split it open to remove the insides.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Then Joshua, one of the HCC staff, wanted to make sure I knew how to cook it.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">NO tomatoes.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">NO onions.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Just salt and water.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I corrected him and said, “Salt.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Water.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Mouse!”</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Yes, he said, “Salt.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Water.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Mouse!”</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I now know how to prepare rodent.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I can’t say that I ate very much, but the Zambians were very excite to eat it – the head included.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">The little piece I did eat was SOOOO salty that I needed nshima (the national staple food of boiled white corn) to cut the taste.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip07alyX93bhdehwaXNpfSNW2ggGMa8KEoN8ev7NR_PFv9MJzh3NFxsliqdGSZjq0e1mJDu8ndshJn-67qmmt0qO8idNuj6lRkMwpbbv64ImO2B9BtC3mDtKP7lReFRy1-5ld7adcp-z9z/s1600/IMG_0655.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip07alyX93bhdehwaXNpfSNW2ggGMa8KEoN8ev7NR_PFv9MJzh3NFxsliqdGSZjq0e1mJDu8ndshJn-67qmmt0qO8idNuj6lRkMwpbbv64ImO2B9BtC3mDtKP7lReFRy1-5ld7adcp-z9z/s400/IMG_0655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706902368293293922" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">(Later Joshua, one of the HCC staff, caught a crab and we asked if he was going to eat it.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">He looked at us with disgust like we did with the rat.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">But I think he cooked it up and tried it!)<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Kay and I were also able to deliver the letters that Cornerstone kids had written to the Zambian kids as part of the KidConnect program. The children there were VERY excited to read their letters and they sat down right away to write a response or draw a picture for their new friend from Iowa.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxca7PHrJm44TkMiNBFijnwNtSPgDZi9bHj1SWEUuKeojKGyzIXoAzpEbBvSxJwNHvenXkJ8G58yPRe_TK8DGwYAu4lBTa_N9G5ht5Ejh01DUj662kcHSMnVEab6kuEfMFuXDRp9RM4rh3/s1600/IMG_0780.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxca7PHrJm44TkMiNBFijnwNtSPgDZi9bHj1SWEUuKeojKGyzIXoAzpEbBvSxJwNHvenXkJ8G58yPRe_TK8DGwYAu4lBTa_N9G5ht5Ejh01DUj662kcHSMnVEab6kuEfMFuXDRp9RM4rh3/s400/IMG_0780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706902841493066082" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">After our time at HCC, we took 2 days to sight see.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">You can’t go all the way to Africa and not see some things.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">So we drove 12 hours to get stuck at a Ferry crossing into the country of Botwsana.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">In the meantime we visited Victoria Falls and when we finally made it across the border, we had a great time seeing tons of wildlife in the Chobe National Park.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_3XDG_slfvQFjSx5sFmsw3_JEUtO3bgtzSBXUbmgNT76dnEBBmrz2tFK1aQbEhKJ6zwU_ryysBaeW5Um8f0pK7CCDrh88joJzmoHIhxfDRXgYrNH0XZ2wP7fadggwWp4aij3W24ChFFq/s1600/2012-01-26_17-00-56_229.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_3XDG_slfvQFjSx5sFmsw3_JEUtO3bgtzSBXUbmgNT76dnEBBmrz2tFK1aQbEhKJ6zwU_ryysBaeW5Um8f0pK7CCDrh88joJzmoHIhxfDRXgYrNH0XZ2wP7fadggwWp4aij3W24ChFFq/s400/2012-01-26_17-00-56_229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706903690911741938" border="0" /></a></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">(Yes, this really is us in front of a bunch of elephants! Its not a backdrop. :) )</span></span>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-23518890145478636252011-12-26T16:06:00.009-06:002011-12-26T16:26:11.583-06:00Sarah in ZambiaFrom Sarah Day:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_zHlppwnu29MS5qjSJObelBzHtQQOqknR6ql-eVz5Ley-OWHeNC7HMRpM-OudB4l7Iar63q1YtRJmP0rKLJ22ofYjfE0BPBlVBsRrnV8PQwRWm72DZHq3XMFc-DEmA6D83Y4LfTFutMV/s1600/IMG_3032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_zHlppwnu29MS5qjSJObelBzHtQQOqknR6ql-eVz5Ley-OWHeNC7HMRpM-OudB4l7Iar63q1YtRJmP0rKLJ22ofYjfE0BPBlVBsRrnV8PQwRWm72DZHq3XMFc-DEmA6D83Y4LfTFutMV/s400/IMG_3032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690563818339552018" border="0" /></a>I went to the Hope Children’s Center for a few days last October and had a blast. I would start each morning with the pastors in their morning devotion time. Before devotions were done, however, I would start to see (and hear) the children as they arrived at the Hope Center. This drew my attention, of course, so I would soon slip out to go play.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWYRX5sXVUf4p-VXkd_sff805mVvCWJuAIDqkfDaYa-F7l3y-vkturSjQ1eWGZHWNIIgIaymeCvKeI4DwzBirX5SE_iyvp4-4Qrs6uFjcw95QtOYQMEM9tg-eM1mxo6bebE-3PNPEVLK8/s1600/IMG_3105.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWYRX5sXVUf4p-VXkd_sff805mVvCWJuAIDqkfDaYa-F7l3y-vkturSjQ1eWGZHWNIIgIaymeCvKeI4DwzBirX5SE_iyvp4-4Qrs6uFjcw95QtOYQMEM9tg-eM1mxo6bebE-3PNPEVLK8/s400/IMG_3105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690564109667499010" border="0" /></a>I came up with something different to do with the kids as they gathered each morning…macramé bracelets, play with play dough, make and fly paper airplanes…whatever. They had fun with anything.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZICSq_PZllUbjvFQSDxDHdDSkezxIC58j1-eUgDhtXCIUPhranqClKoualCEp3JDtchDKbxpJ32fQmaqFttR96I2N8hKjX5i3ep9NP71YQOsXylkwBN2Zde2RxPWQ2PmCGHe5W3UzOWs/s1600/IMG_3180.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZICSq_PZllUbjvFQSDxDHdDSkezxIC58j1-eUgDhtXCIUPhranqClKoualCEp3JDtchDKbxpJ32fQmaqFttR96I2N8hKjX5i3ep9NP71YQOsXylkwBN2Zde2RxPWQ2PmCGHe5W3UzOWs/s400/IMG_3180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690564930653380802" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaz2HKj1svUiV02DCFDm2b3-aMA39yMB4kGJP-sRa-cb2pO5fFXKdk9fLppX3yPLhSt8ATFeFNPxRrKocC2VUz3QxUXsO36NJ5S5C70aBX4CaWOLfraUd3oE2S5hAyIRYEgH16lRD2xFx/s1600/IMG_3145.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaz2HKj1svUiV02DCFDm2b3-aMA39yMB4kGJP-sRa-cb2pO5fFXKdk9fLppX3yPLhSt8ATFeFNPxRrKocC2VUz3QxUXsO36NJ5S5C70aBX4CaWOLfraUd3oE2S5hAyIRYEgH16lRD2xFx/s400/IMG_3145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690564455994794626" border="0" /></a>When most of the kids had arrived, we went to the porch of the guesthouse for story time in the shade. After singing a few songs, we walked together through a small portion of God’s Big Story. I focused on the creation and fall of man and the promise of a redeemer, judgment of sin (and preservation of the promise) through Noah, God’s promise to Abraham that the whole world would be blessed through him, the substitutionary sacrifice of the ram for Isaac, and finally Christ as the fulfillment of all these promises. I was glad to see the kids had a pretty good base knowledge of many stories and Bible verses. Annie and Ketty translated for me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbQ19ZOLu908PRK42nFFA1i74K0v3BA6tIKrsJq0svUphcMwT5F6kuA2u6G2gWlgYN64DSayYB801GWToBudLw3H6QKYEnWv17DD9swacHU0nTSz_o5VJPaeWRmyuq7Sgy-AkYOZ41w9d/s1600/IMG_3226.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbQ19ZOLu908PRK42nFFA1i74K0v3BA6tIKrsJq0svUphcMwT5F6kuA2u6G2gWlgYN64DSayYB801GWToBudLw3H6QKYEnWv17DD9swacHU0nTSz_o5VJPaeWRmyuq7Sgy-AkYOZ41w9d/s400/IMG_3226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690565274475212834" border="0" /></a>After our story time, we ate lunch together, and I spent the rest of the day helping with dentistry. I truly enjoyed my time at the Hope Center, meeting the pastors and children and seeing first hand how God is at work in Zambia.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPo7_AVRCO0Oitzr-udrRuogbY_Rre37GUHIR73NIsTXdqtzdRlLJpxl8GT2nZ1gNPgDPelmhRj9p0L2fhSQI4c0baiIaqZrxxouqC2NR0gCtNE_ACORo0WPIfMGA-KRScMIr06BPkNpk/s1600/IMG_3374.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPo7_AVRCO0Oitzr-udrRuogbY_Rre37GUHIR73NIsTXdqtzdRlLJpxl8GT2nZ1gNPgDPelmhRj9p0L2fhSQI4c0baiIaqZrxxouqC2NR0gCtNE_ACORo0WPIfMGA-KRScMIr06BPkNpk/s400/IMG_3374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690565760204554610" border="0" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-40287409726220891692011-10-29T19:42:00.014-05:002011-10-29T21:01:49.027-05:00What's Happening Now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOSvMWtuz0GQz5vo8uRNivkGbgQ9xUkV-ipRkILWVTvR8164KhdXNbXWTJVS7xnFkfzQuYZlen62iJTOtPDeeOF592GUMYCufcu27fK6SB81DRxiv2_TofFzFh3f3nijSX8NQ1Yi4YEcv/s1600/-6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOSvMWtuz0GQz5vo8uRNivkGbgQ9xUkV-ipRkILWVTvR8164KhdXNbXWTJVS7xnFkfzQuYZlen62iJTOtPDeeOF592GUMYCufcu27fK6SB81DRxiv2_TofFzFh3f3nijSX8NQ1Yi4YEcv/s400/-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669096232771761586" border="0" /></a>If you're a regular follower of this blog, you probably noticed that there hasn't been much to follow. This isn't because nothing is happening at the Hope Children's Center, its because we haven't had to send as many Americans to do the work - which is a good thing!!<br /><br />But many of you may be completely new to this blog. So this post it just to give you an idea of what Cornerstone (actually, what GOD) is doing in Zambia and how you can be praying.<br /><br />First, a little history. Through a connection with Gospelink, a missions organization operating around the world and in Zambia, we met Pastor Navice Kalunga. Navice had a great vision to see a place that would help ease the burden of the local Zambian churches by caring for orphans. In Zambia, half the population is under 16 and over 1 million of these children are orphans! There is no government care for these children, they are simply taken in by whoever will have them. The problem is, most of the families can't afford to feed their own children, much less the kids they have taken in.<br /><br />Through conversations and a growing relationship, God gave Cornerstone a heart to partner with this pastor and help the local churches and kids. In early 2008, God provided a wonderful plot of land in Serenje, Zambia - the future site for the Hope Children's Center. Later that year, Zack Ludwig and Randy Brekke moved to Zambia to oversee the building of the center.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJIr25oxslOqg68cSVLJ-b5z2ms6MfbQsODV2PjumggrnFcd_lwaBp-o5uUxg36griRhxYzinehsE3kb-oGcxZY2qEUbUlCLLRXsfwzcBExaZT19wYX0b7Z2ODiWPsrWzInnHRsxPjRPb/s1600/DSC01440_640x480.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJIr25oxslOqg68cSVLJ-b5z2ms6MfbQsODV2PjumggrnFcd_lwaBp-o5uUxg36griRhxYzinehsE3kb-oGcxZY2qEUbUlCLLRXsfwzcBExaZT19wYX0b7Z2ODiWPsrWzInnHRsxPjRPb/s400/DSC01440_640x480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669097488356374690" border="0" /></a><br />In June 2009, the Hope Children's Center Officially opened and started serving meals to 50 elementary age children. HCC is not a live in orphanage. Instead, it supports the local families by provided a healthy meal 6 days a week to double orphans (both parents have died), single orphans (one parent has died), and vulnerable children.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zgfzX3m7UuhYOkgc7u_RxWC6ITCNlNovk8phobqmi0ovFXOhZzDEWSg8ruJE5XmOge5QuB-k0w6b1zfXMCo_eLTBjRLbcDuK98EGL3zj8Dj_b8YwkPHPyDUiIOWMQnAqk1jdqzoja6Rz/s1600/DSCN5809-1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zgfzX3m7UuhYOkgc7u_RxWC6ITCNlNovk8phobqmi0ovFXOhZzDEWSg8ruJE5XmOge5QuB-k0w6b1zfXMCo_eLTBjRLbcDuK98EGL3zj8Dj_b8YwkPHPyDUiIOWMQnAqk1jdqzoja6Rz/s400/DSCN5809-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669095691278382994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(The multipurpose building that houses offices, an open air cafeteria, a kitchen, and 2 classrooms.) </span><br /><br />And from HCC, bags of maize and beans are distributed 4 times a year to 130 orphans in the surrounding area.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhZpdk6Le7jWRgbO-C4zHceJeH2cww6ZlnJ1vIv0glY5kZ17Pa3RgsjtmWizCuJ6hJVvo-Nc5P3zJmRREidfop0M3XbnY2aa58RgQ48J7MNO5Es082YBrFUDCnbfJkVmatDBvoAlmcDTx/s1600/DSCN0118.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhZpdk6Le7jWRgbO-C4zHceJeH2cww6ZlnJ1vIv0glY5kZ17Pa3RgsjtmWizCuJ6hJVvo-Nc5P3zJmRREidfop0M3XbnY2aa58RgQ48J7MNO5Es082YBrFUDCnbfJkVmatDBvoAlmcDTx/s400/DSCN0118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669094595029222386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(Maize being distributed to children in the bush areas.)</span><br /><br />The Hope Children's Center is also a base for Pastor Training and Church Planting - which is the true heart and gifting of Pastor Navice. HCC hosts quarterly pastor's trainings, some lead by US teachers and some lead by Zambians.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsEvBiDkeP165vDMiNdxj-_OPpjDggdGx9z7PTFDhPHgoFsLDpPzHy4FyrOe8-gRvS_7B5nqbQZdWXvFcIdhyjA6Z3IQG6boihyphenhyphenrOJjO7zWn5app-Kyh0dPVdg-Z0KSchYh5psOFNSayF/s1600/IMG_5864.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsEvBiDkeP165vDMiNdxj-_OPpjDggdGx9z7PTFDhPHgoFsLDpPzHy4FyrOe8-gRvS_7B5nqbQZdWXvFcIdhyjA6Z3IQG6boihyphenhyphenrOJjO7zWn5app-Kyh0dPVdg-Z0KSchYh5psOFNSayF/s400/IMG_5864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669093218653466930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(Pastor Jeff leading a Pastor's Training)</span><br /><br />Under the direction of Marlin Rice, the agriculture program called Z-8 was formed. Z-8 comes from Zechariah 8:12-13 (The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people. As you have been an object of cursing among the nations, O Judah and Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.) and is a prayer of hope, that the land would produce abundant food for the orphans (as Marlin put it).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfNnXsUakqVz4bFmnHFmu_HRlnlumZPZEmiudcELUCqfp7QMFpm5cAmcLbWWnPSwP1n-dm2QUwI3Cu2p_NA-bRc3Kf6VwExR2Tk_DLShxqzgaFM7ND-cOS1-5zKWSeVrswZb9pkv5jc8h/s1600/DSC04472.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfNnXsUakqVz4bFmnHFmu_HRlnlumZPZEmiudcELUCqfp7QMFpm5cAmcLbWWnPSwP1n-dm2QUwI3Cu2p_NA-bRc3Kf6VwExR2Tk_DLShxqzgaFM7ND-cOS1-5zKWSeVrswZb9pkv5jc8h/s400/DSC04472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669093840997591634" border="0" /></a><br />The staple food for Zambians in Maize (white corn) which they grind and make into a mashed potato type substance. This is called Nshima. So at HCC, they are growing maize, fresh fruits and vegetables, and groundnuts (peanuts) for protein. Annually, the food grown has allowed HCC to add more children to the program without increasing the budget. The goal is to grow enough food to feed the children and generate money from sales of extra food to pay for the work itself.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcT3LYdOelN_4e7yjkSfjf5-dc6gsjdiVi3Eezbf8JszP112c4Z_ZmgV9Fww9sB4zcQeRyef6wEowm5HjpQVZ3MPHcPxGO-J-P3ACPe6psN5S57nbbE4FW99z_AFZYOQwKWxz7UA9DRo-/s1600/Marlin%252Bmaize.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcT3LYdOelN_4e7yjkSfjf5-dc6gsjdiVi3Eezbf8JszP112c4Z_ZmgV9Fww9sB4zcQeRyef6wEowm5HjpQVZ3MPHcPxGO-J-P3ACPe6psN5S57nbbE4FW99z_AFZYOQwKWxz7UA9DRo-/s400/Marlin%252Bmaize.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669095143927543442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(Marlin with the bags of maize from the HCC harvest.)</span><br /><br />We can't forget to also mention a big partner in all this work - Brookside Church of Omaha. Not only did God moved in their hearts in a HUGE way when they took an offering and raised $130,000 to help build the Hope Center, but they have continued to work hand in hand with Cornerstone by helping the children with schooling through their "Back to School" program and sending teachers for Pastor's Trainings once a year.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ko5CuduhvyqxnfzmEYwto4MNtZOht-1jmdGyuacSG7dAKqDdofTsVeUpat3C9VuB9w4gBQcvYEVjIBmbjcvdFBB2JfXBBNvCH8aHpC7iVDb5aoeLq9xukM3nYvRiVITTq06pOtBo43ta/s1600/-4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ko5CuduhvyqxnfzmEYwto4MNtZOht-1jmdGyuacSG7dAKqDdofTsVeUpat3C9VuB9w4gBQcvYEVjIBmbjcvdFBB2JfXBBNvCH8aHpC7iVDb5aoeLq9xukM3nYvRiVITTq06pOtBo43ta/s400/-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669094144198838258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(Some of the kids in their school uniforms.)</span><br /><br />There are so many great stories of the miracles God has worked in and through HCC, and just as many wonderful pictures in the past blog posts. So explore for yourself and see what God has done.<br /><br />Here are some ways you can pray for HCC:<br /><br />1. Pray for the Z-8 program, that the gardens and crops would produce a bountiful harvest with which to feed the orphans. Planting season starts in November, so this is a very time appropriate request!<br /><br />2. Pray for the children! Even with the regular food, there is still much sickness. In the past month, one of the children from the bush, who was receiving food quarterly, died from sickness. Pray for their physical strength, but just as urgently, pray for their spiritual growth and maturity.<br /><br />3. Pray for the Pastors and Church leaders who attend the quarterly trainings. Pray for their faith to grow and be deepened. And pray for them, and Pastor Navice, as they are continually planting new churches in unreached areas.<br /><br />4. Pray for the Zambian leaders of this project. For any work to last long term, it has to be "owned" by the locals. Much of Africa operates on a survival mentality, because life is harsh and the day to day needs are hard to meet. So planning ahead and working towards bigger goals has been a challenge. Pray for mature leadership and sound decisions as the project moves forward.<br /><span class="adr"><span class="street-address"></span></span>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-77013928343749473022011-01-26T11:04:00.007-06:002011-01-27T20:34:29.839-06:00If Happy Is...December 28, 2010—January 9, 2011<br /><br />If happy is the smile of a child…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkJv6F_l5Kj2QWKXgXiMAHQA1wDP688SH0xlX6cpYBNnSWneqCjHK-cFbI9URWkOHgW2tujF3oIhLbtHl0NzOgdUJnW6HMigbrU9V8OyIOh4bzmSbmNjsc29G8szNfyvyT8Cih-GdPIf2/s1600/IMG_3445.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkJv6F_l5Kj2QWKXgXiMAHQA1wDP688SH0xlX6cpYBNnSWneqCjHK-cFbI9URWkOHgW2tujF3oIhLbtHl0NzOgdUJnW6HMigbrU9V8OyIOh4bzmSbmNjsc29G8szNfyvyT8Cih-GdPIf2/s400/IMG_3445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566584601061548050" border="0" /></a>if happy is a new friend…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWciJq1s0J5z8HYGuZbYZKVmHnqVVoJJlu8nWI6v9xoubBAGywaZDVohxMv_2yQC0Jh4ap8R5TRcJ5DzO5KJQWqP6uCmRL5ucMrgRWqgoow3aVYON9MaX7pKlNa1LwnTPlc9tQna7Isqn/s1600/IMG_3416.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWciJq1s0J5z8HYGuZbYZKVmHnqVVoJJlu8nWI6v9xoubBAGywaZDVohxMv_2yQC0Jh4ap8R5TRcJ5DzO5KJQWqP6uCmRL5ucMrgRWqgoow3aVYON9MaX7pKlNa1LwnTPlc9tQna7Isqn/s400/IMG_3416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566584615006136930" border="0" /></a>if happy is planting fruit trees…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx-cXoV6EGJBH4U_kz0CR1RgLtU9PHP2mlJEzI0qoWpUGjDjPLDHZj-ZuJmCKktRneBDw75EWwQgZswTLxjHHj6H8jVAGwRY2f5uMd5mfJp1PVYytLCb5eRPOCmOF3qO4BbHUi_Lnl1tO/s1600/DSCN0219.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx-cXoV6EGJBH4U_kz0CR1RgLtU9PHP2mlJEzI0qoWpUGjDjPLDHZj-ZuJmCKktRneBDw75EWwQgZswTLxjHHj6H8jVAGwRY2f5uMd5mfJp1PVYytLCb5eRPOCmOF3qO4BbHUi_Lnl1tO/s400/DSCN0219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566584622325919506" border="0" /></a>if happy is swinging high in the sky…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Pe7mqZhUqljIjjBC2eWCPdd9qP-QAwGJ8se9yM16H9DrsWrO6tDYjCWIDZH3DvpWypM6REs8L2diOcUJF3TkrefB8u53oMX0OXJ0qHtPUGGGXbhgL8pPePUlKDMdvLvoOzSaJhCJNg7k/s1600/IMG_3496.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Pe7mqZhUqljIjjBC2eWCPdd9qP-QAwGJ8se9yM16H9DrsWrO6tDYjCWIDZH3DvpWypM6REs8L2diOcUJF3TkrefB8u53oMX0OXJ0qHtPUGGGXbhgL8pPePUlKDMdvLvoOzSaJhCJNg7k/s400/IMG_3496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566584629573451986" border="0" /></a>if happy is the beauty of a waterfall…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ59z_5KQHzdkPi09-cDQIGf0PauxUJMXmZZNJeT0FTMJzsXGvI15pyKKzmDCm45Fqu_ZKBqz2i-nkbXZdVcrW3gOFBqWDEcQSdCoqgpQm3xSVJToCgg_W_zpAfr4nRY65VrAzr9lLeuTI/s1600/Heidi+waterfall+jump.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ59z_5KQHzdkPi09-cDQIGf0PauxUJMXmZZNJeT0FTMJzsXGvI15pyKKzmDCm45Fqu_ZKBqz2i-nkbXZdVcrW3gOFBqWDEcQSdCoqgpQm3xSVJToCgg_W_zpAfr4nRY65VrAzr9lLeuTI/s400/Heidi+waterfall+jump.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566584633249439058" border="0" /></a>if happy is sharing a moment with your buddy…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7thc2mYumyB_R4AOjemWdllfIsePYKVFFpgkv49uRam_ZGHdp9ZW20ageW9LXvf501sB3FPxzewaqkSb98dXEp37TbGEjlMMN-k_d6f5hHxW-xa0-jfCWx1IU6vkfFLCHw-8aCkjpLbZ/s1600/IMG_3528.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7thc2mYumyB_R4AOjemWdllfIsePYKVFFpgkv49uRam_ZGHdp9ZW20ageW9LXvf501sB3FPxzewaqkSb98dXEp37TbGEjlMMN-k_d6f5hHxW-xa0-jfCWx1IU6vkfFLCHw-8aCkjpLbZ/s400/IMG_3528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567056545078004962" border="0" /></a>if happy is the exuberance of children…<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIOvie_rx1imZyY-QXYEGafbdVgN2stjBsgyMQfmVJz6ohLA9Ib0H2lUNnuWNMbdPcduc07yOke8tHlbCn3zSTnHnY1zAZKqKiyRbgzInG-vd6G-tua2f4t-FF3XypMeg6GyusEBbhk66/s1600/IMG_3546.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIOvie_rx1imZyY-QXYEGafbdVgN2stjBsgyMQfmVJz6ohLA9Ib0H2lUNnuWNMbdPcduc07yOke8tHlbCn3zSTnHnY1zAZKqKiyRbgzInG-vd6G-tua2f4t-FF3XypMeg6GyusEBbhk66/s400/IMG_3546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567006780219040226" border="0" /></a>if happy is a new pink stocking cap…<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTDcQ3eK46DIIi9ZPYxBlqB0nJESZFInGQEapj7UukzkljDzHGVTUC57hGsOv8S3NIpuFQUqInlGp28S0jwkQX3P9Y8K4zzlKKD8yFDIxeYO5HG_bA_J9ey2T5RlKGj45bLiudeOoz72S/s1600/Lovina+1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTDcQ3eK46DIIi9ZPYxBlqB0nJESZFInGQEapj7UukzkljDzHGVTUC57hGsOv8S3NIpuFQUqInlGp28S0jwkQX3P9Y8K4zzlKKD8yFDIxeYO5HG_bA_J9ey2T5RlKGj45bLiudeOoz72S/s400/Lovina+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567006773244750898" border="0" /></a>if happy is a hug…<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bNJKbNOPFIRyXybTklveN95eSZdkymE9HoQ_5hCO2EfcgXOnC4JoYvANpANqcyG6WGtgS6fNNwoWxEWzGoxswrf6Jy_-b5hae0kpi2ecQxAqMui510Yp0WOtAX_2hvIajWiQynTFhdUu/s1600/IMG_3491.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bNJKbNOPFIRyXybTklveN95eSZdkymE9HoQ_5hCO2EfcgXOnC4JoYvANpANqcyG6WGtgS6fNNwoWxEWzGoxswrf6Jy_-b5hae0kpi2ecQxAqMui510Yp0WOtAX_2hvIajWiQynTFhdUu/s400/IMG_3491.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567006759988586946" border="0" /></a>if happy is your first Bible…<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEW_7kbk4lUCTt92pkjYHhVKwN3pwJ1fKNqpCvYlV8wCVugd-iZVIon7m7gmMNzg2UnqbHYZKcNjipNYwbPz3LaOv0gVnArNbS0mqQVGQ2q6lRTdwP2BIpyGeKfnzcmBiM4FvHQDVTrcu/s1600/IMG_3782.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEW_7kbk4lUCTt92pkjYHhVKwN3pwJ1fKNqpCvYlV8wCVugd-iZVIon7m7gmMNzg2UnqbHYZKcNjipNYwbPz3LaOv0gVnArNbS0mqQVGQ2q6lRTdwP2BIpyGeKfnzcmBiM4FvHQDVTrcu/s400/IMG_3782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567003036135330562" border="0" /></a>happy is learning about Jesus…<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_eMy5yQP8G0DL_8niiGpFYV0XgaLFsJyKcfSGz1k8Uw-HVXYF1nJqSR3M5OA1NfAO-umhhdc6VLEpzjqEjngo5GAEquYOf7W6edh1O0RFzkfsUGnssgPvEolB6e52ye26ZjbRYkHsYXO/s1600/DSCN0191.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_eMy5yQP8G0DL_8niiGpFYV0XgaLFsJyKcfSGz1k8Uw-HVXYF1nJqSR3M5OA1NfAO-umhhdc6VLEpzjqEjngo5GAEquYOf7W6edh1O0RFzkfsUGnssgPvEolB6e52ye26ZjbRYkHsYXO/s400/DSCN0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567003034917196146" border="0" /></a>then happy is the joy of experiencing the goodness of God.<br /><br />During late December and early January, Cornerstone sent a new team to Hope Children’s Center (HCC). Our team of Eric, Jon, Micah, Gabe, Heidi, Jewels, Kay (shown at Victoria Circle in London) and me helped with food distribution to orphans, Bible study for the children, and agricultural development.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxR8UEEBVnA2DXNvGTteAoEcCVq-CorHN5q9dad4uTxJykzR4ihKnHnZVO0-cJfjmZXo2MafoRVCUqzXmXXBLZuK6AKCf_EdaD9H_w06FWZ_8Yl2ouDIatcChYSBIvWzNp9ewe7G_yOzy9/s1600/DSCN5794.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxR8UEEBVnA2DXNvGTteAoEcCVq-CorHN5q9dad4uTxJykzR4ihKnHnZVO0-cJfjmZXo2MafoRVCUqzXmXXBLZuK6AKCf_EdaD9H_w06FWZ_8Yl2ouDIatcChYSBIvWzNp9ewe7G_yOzy9/s400/DSCN5794.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567003024353017890" border="0" /></a>Shortly after we arrived in Lusaka, we went about the task of buying seedling fruit trees to plant at HCC so that someday the children will have nutritious fruit as part of their diet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTiu0xAlhvspr7Af18BmCeWFVBPMXjcDBFixj3_rqIc2ZwkPjCOm-m7ibnbReeap2vdLfXpSePQNyoe8zFsLXFuaph3_bv1EkWYBs4v20h9XhrxHpnfF9a2rirQvzqK8VrZH_9Rs780fz/s1600/IMG_3409.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTiu0xAlhvspr7Af18BmCeWFVBPMXjcDBFixj3_rqIc2ZwkPjCOm-m7ibnbReeap2vdLfXpSePQNyoe8zFsLXFuaph3_bv1EkWYBs4v20h9XhrxHpnfF9a2rirQvzqK8VrZH_9Rs780fz/s400/IMG_3409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567003022196476802" border="0" /></a>HCC has a large building with a dining hall, kitchen, classrooms, and office. In this building is where our team led the Bible studies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpxj42CwD2qqNdtUE9Nj6sCDmHecghnMqqBfYv7pMYBehhyphenhyphenolp8Vl3l92sz7JHJHhagV5kIzKT9ZS2uImd2SMDqJtXfv9hqmRboemaV15P38uWoGP425JRe3auMPDbdOgVmbjdKE_I6rl/s1600/DSCN5809.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpxj42CwD2qqNdtUE9Nj6sCDmHecghnMqqBfYv7pMYBehhyphenhyphenolp8Vl3l92sz7JHJHhagV5kIzKT9ZS2uImd2SMDqJtXfv9hqmRboemaV15P38uWoGP425JRe3auMPDbdOgVmbjdKE_I6rl/s400/DSCN5809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567003012190051346" border="0" /></a>Our team stayed in the guesthouse and ate our evening meals together. A well and water tower on the property provide a reliable source of water for the Center.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VM8Vt0_FsIA5HmzXn92CA2tmtB0bF_A1xwC_OrYQnGJQIv3st5tjqUfB9Frj2wZ4IGxRsAaDcb3IWd0CcYx9L6kM9ow1IISy75rg4o9I5hwTC8cM1w2kwtRRdxH4f-4f2Js138AzFM84/s1600/IMG_3566.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VM8Vt0_FsIA5HmzXn92CA2tmtB0bF_A1xwC_OrYQnGJQIv3st5tjqUfB9Frj2wZ4IGxRsAaDcb3IWd0CcYx9L6kM9ow1IISy75rg4o9I5hwTC8cM1w2kwtRRdxH4f-4f2Js138AzFM84/s400/IMG_3566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567002106308499762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7ttDUrbCP8xD_bveJgeQLEoe_u1eypRaHL0FQsmtz2XBB46hv2_liMSEXE37LGkEWZ6NMSrjiaerKUPPRxHnAI-K9fIQTXYnmX8CBO5ILE9f5sptZwOb6184ZAi6yDe0xwoTk7s2qwl_/s1600/DSCN0015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7ttDUrbCP8xD_bveJgeQLEoe_u1eypRaHL0FQsmtz2XBB46hv2_liMSEXE37LGkEWZ6NMSrjiaerKUPPRxHnAI-K9fIQTXYnmX8CBO5ILE9f5sptZwOb6184ZAi6yDe0xwoTk7s2qwl_/s400/DSCN0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567002102469233122" border="0" /></a>The Cornerstone junior high youth group—180—purchased Bibles for the orphans. We made book covers from construction paper to protect the Bibles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictNvIXDORq2kfprU58S6UFMDVeR3zlUICFxYG2EXjK0GQ9W_PuETaV88nOHe_SVF9m0ecoV7Mqbpy1g76iLvpgdPgu4FXM61XYP4MgsJSL55jjs0RyQ1vwl41IrXeHfocCDylgBsy-JVc/s1600/IMG_3572.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictNvIXDORq2kfprU58S6UFMDVeR3zlUICFxYG2EXjK0GQ9W_PuETaV88nOHe_SVF9m0ecoV7Mqbpy1g76iLvpgdPgu4FXM61XYP4MgsJSL55jjs0RyQ1vwl41IrXeHfocCDylgBsy-JVc/s400/IMG_3572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567002094942935666" border="0" /></a>On Sunday, we went to worship service at the church in Kamena. Our guys piled into the back of the truck for the 24-mile drive out into the bush.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD2nlTW8g-FvX3PPLqe2OkqKjjp3tkGMLSQfO3UV6yOJ47tVVT2NZXVRVycNk8TGFursBOBGupID1wafeXBH-Aw2eRNkAA9HBnEzjdU2kZ6mwNopnsVBJhI9JUiHrYZwcPlTgaPWMuNS0/s1600/IMG_3707.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD2nlTW8g-FvX3PPLqe2OkqKjjp3tkGMLSQfO3UV6yOJ47tVVT2NZXVRVycNk8TGFursBOBGupID1wafeXBH-Aw2eRNkAA9HBnEzjdU2kZ6mwNopnsVBJhI9JUiHrYZwcPlTgaPWMuNS0/s400/IMG_3707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567002087989847586" border="0" /></a>After worship service, we helped the HCC staff distribute 110-pound sacks of maize, Bibles, and new shoes or flip-flops to the 130 orphans. The caregivers and children were excited with the Lord’s blessings.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKaQbPfLkQhdp_IgIR1ISnbeSpw9B3qM_9GRYX_x7ALg8_U2h5XBnpCQQeuSKBbNo9NE2wAjqUPJWmO7MYmX5_7tfD7CJb2ZcbCkTu5H35DQTfa87kpn4sTeYNm9fwuZ5OHy4p18DtG64/s1600/DSCN0085.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKaQbPfLkQhdp_IgIR1ISnbeSpw9B3qM_9GRYX_x7ALg8_U2h5XBnpCQQeuSKBbNo9NE2wAjqUPJWmO7MYmX5_7tfD7CJb2ZcbCkTu5H35DQTfa87kpn4sTeYNm9fwuZ5OHy4p18DtG64/s400/DSCN0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567002082774362674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMv4QDfiXDEeMYIiMlAUsYdPqr5zj5dN89nC30qJlxv-uIWw-QDeOehJp3Axp40yoG5rgn2pxfI4zL5YOn-7pApyTNYy_5Mkn5QXP4b4TuNIrbNj9uw6rkC_zlE3NknuhXWLQKXy-zsH2/s1600/DSCN0077.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMv4QDfiXDEeMYIiMlAUsYdPqr5zj5dN89nC30qJlxv-uIWw-QDeOehJp3Axp40yoG5rgn2pxfI4zL5YOn-7pApyTNYy_5Mkn5QXP4b4TuNIrbNj9uw6rkC_zlE3NknuhXWLQKXy-zsH2/s400/DSCN0077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567000260747983762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89nnQvwpNYCTMBqvC53M-21vBg9zPSXbnCW5xsBn6pin7lUMED94M1VDDpLL9RngkoIOqAtR0drQY59McqGn__bHvFCxQqgzIYgB51q_IPBZqg8deqwK52ShvxOmg4rZKcCgV4OOjj6Zw/s1600/DSCN0078.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89nnQvwpNYCTMBqvC53M-21vBg9zPSXbnCW5xsBn6pin7lUMED94M1VDDpLL9RngkoIOqAtR0drQY59McqGn__bHvFCxQqgzIYgB51q_IPBZqg8deqwK52ShvxOmg4rZKcCgV4OOjj6Zw/s400/DSCN0078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567000250149347938" border="0" /></a>Maize and bibles also were distributed to 23 orphans at Teta church.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAqgTxxSQGMZn0oQLe9hqI9nrgeUAk7vY_Lxa3NFOTW0KUoUCku0abQxYsA6U6JCiv2Ws0kjj2wVadhrX1HUpGdNRpUGMwA5ft0yPnYR7vEKAyO36WEpok6aImWdB8dUVIacSnU9Dj0Qt/s1600/DSCN0118.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAqgTxxSQGMZn0oQLe9hqI9nrgeUAk7vY_Lxa3NFOTW0KUoUCku0abQxYsA6U6JCiv2Ws0kjj2wVadhrX1HUpGdNRpUGMwA5ft0yPnYR7vEKAyO36WEpok6aImWdB8dUVIacSnU9Dj0Qt/s400/DSCN0118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567000245340495970" border="0" /></a>As we were taking photographs, some of the women of the church asked that their picture also be taken. They were all dressed in their Sunday finest.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqeflm851_IEwXC-XHSbRsfrRG8Y6Lek6YQ9ro4aoUdQo-Y-Nr70J5orhX-UYNqzogowbzDTe5j0e8PoZmkys-23GWxme2_qdGsOSVYPyLCakij2eSMN0eFv-4wj_kVgovp4OMfQ3sNF3/s1600/DSCN0133.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqeflm851_IEwXC-XHSbRsfrRG8Y6Lek6YQ9ro4aoUdQo-Y-Nr70J5orhX-UYNqzogowbzDTe5j0e8PoZmkys-23GWxme2_qdGsOSVYPyLCakij2eSMN0eFv-4wj_kVgovp4OMfQ3sNF3/s400/DSCN0133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567000238629101666" border="0" /></a>Carrying a 110-pound bag of maize requires ingenuity. A bicycle is a common method of carrying a heavy load.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLd-p303bOqIHKLkUrwtxf0-T7Oe_nWHQJsORxDUNs9ry53IVbp0IPAikQXsZcwpXa52K6YTbrdQiyVtKXXppHJHQaGjwWdtixYM6eibnm0ZK7tX8GMicKD72KICFWPabehVC4nsZsOlZ/s1600/DSCN0149.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLd-p303bOqIHKLkUrwtxf0-T7Oe_nWHQJsORxDUNs9ry53IVbp0IPAikQXsZcwpXa52K6YTbrdQiyVtKXXppHJHQaGjwWdtixYM6eibnm0ZK7tX8GMicKD72KICFWPabehVC4nsZsOlZ/s400/DSCN0149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567000233152073282" border="0" /></a>Nearly 60 orphans, or children-at-risk, come to HCC, usually after morning school, for a noon-time meal and Bible study. Like all children, they are full of energy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtrdSv243_drB3VLBFLfjE0CoMQPKRl_yHYrmI9THTi15dDBRwR_wPNiouG_5Ck4HgiAYlJYfkET8pbiqUR8Aj6o6wj5hXN0YnpY_-211_03tphZTJE2O8VfHpmanJ81vKxvEI2StmGhK/s1600/IMG_3757.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtrdSv243_drB3VLBFLfjE0CoMQPKRl_yHYrmI9THTi15dDBRwR_wPNiouG_5Ck4HgiAYlJYfkET8pbiqUR8Aj6o6wj5hXN0YnpY_-211_03tphZTJE2O8VfHpmanJ81vKxvEI2StmGhK/s400/IMG_3757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566591600454089970" border="0" /></a>HCC has about 11 acres in agricultural production—both in row crops and a large garden. White maize is grown in two large fields at the Center. Joshua, the head gardener, is seen here inspecting one of the maize fields.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7-L0K1N3tzNyxOD7ojPn-Lor93gVlgUqQD2bu_Y45CbMD4oZrvaKvxoH1Exn1Ng6rxYO68TtOX8CxN49q4B6b16GL44QJGkP2sjwsAJdOzNF8fagfsWtggSPQll1IxxVHlWughiyOjjf/s1600/DSCN0215.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7-L0K1N3tzNyxOD7ojPn-Lor93gVlgUqQD2bu_Y45CbMD4oZrvaKvxoH1Exn1Ng6rxYO68TtOX8CxN49q4B6b16GL44QJGkP2sjwsAJdOzNF8fagfsWtggSPQll1IxxVHlWughiyOjjf/s400/DSCN0215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566591597273866146" border="0" /></a>One of our major objectives was to plant an orchard. Some of the native trees were chopped out and the field was smoothed with hoes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSqZlYbbklXIbzitqVDYesgE5eOKWWnD_XVzj6PmJ3oQl6I0HT6M7K_6oXlMewN96cAc2lhp9GcsS0blA9bwJtYweicHqhVLeKXxm-gnqNUhoNzGHAyOy9U3NrcA02dM-ren0YlfjkF9P/s1600/DSCN0154.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSqZlYbbklXIbzitqVDYesgE5eOKWWnD_XVzj6PmJ3oQl6I0HT6M7K_6oXlMewN96cAc2lhp9GcsS0blA9bwJtYweicHqhVLeKXxm-gnqNUhoNzGHAyOy9U3NrcA02dM-ren0YlfjkF9P/s400/DSCN0154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566591592512176418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnFsTvicyiE0XNwcNkio5CA5qS_Qacg7UvCoP-orowwtQiRce-nGpBfytQZsX0FdxU972ZOJfJl4qJktHmcOshBBPNoCLyKGFVmnUWQCkiWMzwRvrb_4yRxYJaa54_oN8MBWkSHdmwP20/s1600/DSCN0232.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnFsTvicyiE0XNwcNkio5CA5qS_Qacg7UvCoP-orowwtQiRce-nGpBfytQZsX0FdxU972ZOJfJl4qJktHmcOshBBPNoCLyKGFVmnUWQCkiWMzwRvrb_4yRxYJaa54_oN8MBWkSHdmwP20/s400/DSCN0232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566591583423510130" border="0" /></a>The children helped carry the young trees out to the orchard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgpFkvCHwH7f4mV98GezFfP21DGitDMLyX-5BWWO7Coso48iyp7iPrRQajpez60ZCxF4gg_IXUgp9bvPwyeqOvIHPfzzdd6zDF1ZrT5lDo4OJrwcMhLJG5UR1jzsdPUNWBY_U8tDv3cvZ/s1600/DSCN0222.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgpFkvCHwH7f4mV98GezFfP21DGitDMLyX-5BWWO7Coso48iyp7iPrRQajpez60ZCxF4gg_IXUgp9bvPwyeqOvIHPfzzdd6zDF1ZrT5lDo4OJrwcMhLJG5UR1jzsdPUNWBY_U8tDv3cvZ/s400/DSCN0222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566591579188054322" border="0" /></a>In three days, the team had planted 128 avocado, banana, guava, lemon, mango, papaya, and tangerine trees.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbeD6p4JDfEYkpAQgSs-Akx4RFZ0vx8tljrx87P7wT9D4zTY6VoEvQk9OWbrFCZ52Ng0bXVckIMpuhZUxBw4DnefPtgM_-pS7NIwSiLdFQdJpCV9uLf71a_9xWseyEBSOX1flaOcvVTaI/s1600/DSCN0170.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbeD6p4JDfEYkpAQgSs-Akx4RFZ0vx8tljrx87P7wT9D4zTY6VoEvQk9OWbrFCZ52Ng0bXVckIMpuhZUxBw4DnefPtgM_-pS7NIwSiLdFQdJpCV9uLf71a_9xWseyEBSOX1flaOcvVTaI/s400/DSCN0170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566590186245038274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidT2T_ZvKbrqJj5D2MWfvfRcoOPpvDOVjaFoaSXq8BGuU3VWtUQ-6KHr2n5IfA3n3INrdKm9fq90k2C4AFyrXQSUHWlY3AFmnbuppmzz4UHVkxegGtGbz9yHw1DXXFXq_ymx7ps8bVRuj/s1600/DSCN5998.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidT2T_ZvKbrqJj5D2MWfvfRcoOPpvDOVjaFoaSXq8BGuU3VWtUQ-6KHr2n5IfA3n3INrdKm9fq90k2C4AFyrXQSUHWlY3AFmnbuppmzz4UHVkxegGtGbz9yHw1DXXFXq_ymx7ps8bVRuj/s400/DSCN5998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566590185253044002" border="0" /></a>It rained nearly every day, which was great for the crops and the newly planted fruit trees. Then the rains would stop and the sky would be a beautiful blue.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwPJK0kdWlBRbHmhxI4Qk-RT77XU1wgdCr8tkK7jd46zQNGn-VWJ0d3PWZSXWfhYtyh54ttANtiOK45usZvmqbvNfxihQgfnNdoNDfQgxMLtGjNO-Ok02vVf0TL4kEMLNzmCT_Jzwr_xn/s1600/IMG_3687.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwPJK0kdWlBRbHmhxI4Qk-RT77XU1wgdCr8tkK7jd46zQNGn-VWJ0d3PWZSXWfhYtyh54ttANtiOK45usZvmqbvNfxihQgfnNdoNDfQgxMLtGjNO-Ok02vVf0TL4kEMLNzmCT_Jzwr_xn/s400/IMG_3687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566589538821795314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS_Mpi-ZZbCB2uq8YyUd6X_6EfpvZvcqqE7uylPRwB7Jz_HmMBP-SYEv2dZ5u2-RrG-eTGLOiMTV3sTYmHda1ntw0-DMYWErGRC3WWftLhC4IsFwnkF547DcdW8Ocwjh0w_WdC732CFUU/s1600/DSCN0187.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS_Mpi-ZZbCB2uq8YyUd6X_6EfpvZvcqqE7uylPRwB7Jz_HmMBP-SYEv2dZ5u2-RrG-eTGLOiMTV3sTYmHda1ntw0-DMYWErGRC3WWftLhC4IsFwnkF547DcdW8Ocwjh0w_WdC732CFUU/s400/DSCN0187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566589535015590050" border="0" /></a>In conclusion, the team had a great experience loving the children and serving our Lord in Zambia. A new orchard was planted with seven varieties of fruit, new Bibles were given to orphans that had none, and we were able to experience the joy of helping those in need with the distribution of food. The apostle Paul wrote, “Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Jesus Christ.” So here are a few more photos of joy (if happy is…).<br /><br />Marlin Rice (for the team), January 23, 2011<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRJC_LmheXcoBgRJ9GxwcVWuml1yIlWIfoXB_le_r_MHLEtCD64WlQT-ih3DkvUIt0-Qz6muIZqHUQ9idxn5plfeOOtFlredO2qlXVacNitTgcT_2LF2bDF2r1iMf93ngUfuGZHVIx2N7/s1600/IMG_3511.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRJC_LmheXcoBgRJ9GxwcVWuml1yIlWIfoXB_le_r_MHLEtCD64WlQT-ih3DkvUIt0-Qz6muIZqHUQ9idxn5plfeOOtFlredO2qlXVacNitTgcT_2LF2bDF2r1iMf93ngUfuGZHVIx2N7/s400/IMG_3511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566587014843626242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkAk5q4nWFk4CulR0BN0eQBsgS50lRIKrjj05wMDsgBxjCyn4Q_jf9aU2QnoPTB8fgBmwXKXCVC94nFq4JK92UpcutnLAJPRSRD54TK54uvnVFvR-8-KiE0krKIpebdQhUWKWFkNYG8EB/s1600/IMG_3522.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkAk5q4nWFk4CulR0BN0eQBsgS50lRIKrjj05wMDsgBxjCyn4Q_jf9aU2QnoPTB8fgBmwXKXCVC94nFq4JK92UpcutnLAJPRSRD54TK54uvnVFvR-8-KiE0krKIpebdQhUWKWFkNYG8EB/s400/IMG_3522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566587010370857090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQBYbsJyq0ELZo6jLuScougLspX14raiUWJpkXSt7g_ZemvZQrkLoIdowrakCAOOOP2VkfRO8d1kozRow-qW7dRPyZ69DNcpIgyyrF2PMzaRpr9xO99VlYKy8F_VCCiwxFnxelIDh66NB/s1600/IMG_3517.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQBYbsJyq0ELZo6jLuScougLspX14raiUWJpkXSt7g_ZemvZQrkLoIdowrakCAOOOP2VkfRO8d1kozRow-qW7dRPyZ69DNcpIgyyrF2PMzaRpr9xO99VlYKy8F_VCCiwxFnxelIDh66NB/s400/IMG_3517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566587004564164658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrdkLvcexHbLq6BZEsu34Z2q32if4JLt1JveDKyMI2RkwRGsOsqNUCCn_zGxsmIkcD7YOJ73l0HdtmLvFlL_2xqtZ1CwHxjWi4Ifcr8z4cAQOqgTeyD7Am9zLHiM3T9F76ItFzw-3sJGr/s1600/IMG_3538.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrdkLvcexHbLq6BZEsu34Z2q32if4JLt1JveDKyMI2RkwRGsOsqNUCCn_zGxsmIkcD7YOJ73l0HdtmLvFlL_2xqtZ1CwHxjWi4Ifcr8z4cAQOqgTeyD7Am9zLHiM3T9F76ItFzw-3sJGr/s400/IMG_3538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566587001311172258" border="0" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-26709634250105423702010-12-27T20:29:00.039-06:002011-01-20T15:20:35.711-06:00A Heart-Opening ExperienceNovember, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmlSK_JPlmXeaRdnJie64maAdJXe1GhCjaF15UUoc-Y0zOEdNNT5sXhxboSEea_hcweUt9nnO-jLafuS_DGH9jiDBD_AiJRJ86_9Oida4oipzzg2NFZwVOfy05Fp57sPE7vjqyhosDMYS/s1600/child+smiling+HCC.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmlSK_JPlmXeaRdnJie64maAdJXe1GhCjaF15UUoc-Y0zOEdNNT5sXhxboSEea_hcweUt9nnO-jLafuS_DGH9jiDBD_AiJRJ86_9Oida4oipzzg2NFZwVOfy05Fp57sPE7vjqyhosDMYS/s400/child+smiling+HCC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555559442684583938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXLzEapWFGAs3_XVdRtN323KpSiUXD1C9ANTFllcthlNsQmz-o9vAtfS2czbe9_L_CN0SiK8P27Q2jFMZohl11N0GRmqJ0z0V8IAbxeghPsvMp0Dml-5nSJuEPUhTlGzRin4JMdpDvFTb/s1600/child+smiling+2+HCC.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXLzEapWFGAs3_XVdRtN323KpSiUXD1C9ANTFllcthlNsQmz-o9vAtfS2czbe9_L_CN0SiK8P27Q2jFMZohl11N0GRmqJ0z0V8IAbxeghPsvMp0Dml-5nSJuEPUhTlGzRin4JMdpDvFTb/s400/child+smiling+2+HCC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555559364041980722" border="0" /></a>If it is the middle of November, then it is time to plant the crops in Zambia. Our team of Drew, Steve, Scott, and I traveled to Serenje, Zambia to work with the staff at Hope Children's Center (HCC) on agricultural development. A variety of crops are produced at HCC to feed the orphans, both at the Center, and at the villages of Kamena and Teta in the bush.<br /><br />The drive from Lusaka to Serenje is always interesting. There are overloaded trucks on the highway, people selling mushrooms from the forest, and 18-foot tall termite mounds that are fun to climb.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-X5GoSiq8DqRg9RHd3GUT9T2Y2rxBMMDxDhDl4f0zQygN-3zGw7T7NqzFvoRbPWsS-NI90ZeMM_qf1dKc4LlOlUXmSuVHe7OfmrmG21CLYUwI5dNHCwVwU4n3CUHFSuOFqzOCobN6csL/s1600/overloaded+truck.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-X5GoSiq8DqRg9RHd3GUT9T2Y2rxBMMDxDhDl4f0zQygN-3zGw7T7NqzFvoRbPWsS-NI90ZeMM_qf1dKc4LlOlUXmSuVHe7OfmrmG21CLYUwI5dNHCwVwU4n3CUHFSuOFqzOCobN6csL/s400/overloaded+truck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555559296365744658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVukw8DA1tztOo0raknyZA5OtOS-xUXbimMw_0c_adA8wLiVlTOLQh5QKTgx_7E5rdu129rNbJVFesP66rvQAjjZbkegJK8qrU8x_l2V-6nwae2EhSOOcQKT0gFk7rzL6AlT8jChX726x/s1600/mushroom+man.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVukw8DA1tztOo0raknyZA5OtOS-xUXbimMw_0c_adA8wLiVlTOLQh5QKTgx_7E5rdu129rNbJVFesP66rvQAjjZbkegJK8qrU8x_l2V-6nwae2EhSOOcQKT0gFk7rzL6AlT8jChX726x/s400/mushroom+man.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555559236221629202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoi6eWu_nq6Hu6Ns4Q2EkvzZ15oGm8EesbWj80hz1Ey-3J6Xjcyg24X_NTIbKIR_ibCwHzncIrylmwNubokdAPsMpWYysnFQPCVH7oSvidHy_BFEdtXyyIRslRH7MWkcfkNHCPL4fqN8U/s1600/termite+mound+Festus+Drew.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoi6eWu_nq6Hu6Ns4Q2EkvzZ15oGm8EesbWj80hz1Ey-3J6Xjcyg24X_NTIbKIR_ibCwHzncIrylmwNubokdAPsMpWYysnFQPCVH7oSvidHy_BFEdtXyyIRslRH7MWkcfkNHCPL4fqN8U/s400/termite+mound+Festus+Drew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555559171815478050" border="0" /></a>On Saturday evening we arrived at HCC and were warmly greeted by Navice and his wife Kettie (shown below with Festus). Navice had prayed for many years that a center could be developed in Serenje to care for orphans.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVY92n3s1puJ7MzD85ZIchDDgHz3WCdzHcqi203jBp2HV2UFmEonowD9s4gpWKdIebfeo24CLUHIOON_DJfcdjeK63NIx51mocFY6SlzE3-KG_LB7BVPSM-I_kulh0tIPG2RrsJ5r9Hol5/s1600/Navice+Kettie+Festus+HCC.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVY92n3s1puJ7MzD85ZIchDDgHz3WCdzHcqi203jBp2HV2UFmEonowD9s4gpWKdIebfeo24CLUHIOON_DJfcdjeK63NIx51mocFY6SlzE3-KG_LB7BVPSM-I_kulh0tIPG2RrsJ5r9Hol5/s400/Navice+Kettie+Festus+HCC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555559073881727282" border="0" /></a>On Sunday we worshiped at Kamena church - 22 miles out into the bush from Serenje. The congregation was packed to the walls of the mud brick church with the corrugated metal roof. The congregation sang beautiful songs to the rhythm of wood drums.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dSeP6TSylN54ExsoiweJ9DakN5K7mxuDnKHOYBIJkg4ylv3RK0odAiqbCi_xr6U8Zl8Z8yL3b_bjcEi-UawfpCY2fYKnulDDra4YTP2nxgJqrI0fUO2oOlzQDZUdSAzlnm_ih54B9aO3/s1600/children+191+Kamena.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dSeP6TSylN54ExsoiweJ9DakN5K7mxuDnKHOYBIJkg4ylv3RK0odAiqbCi_xr6U8Zl8Z8yL3b_bjcEi-UawfpCY2fYKnulDDra4YTP2nxgJqrI0fUO2oOlzQDZUdSAzlnm_ih54B9aO3/s400/children+191+Kamena.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558999983404354" border="0" /></a>Not everyone could squeeze inside, so many children peered through the ventilation bricks in the walls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN45Z4fIgzJf43DXqOhoGYvCb-vCMue2VsfbM2kdQ1Vk1UgAP9C_-B4-h6vqHyEkU_A68w_6-sIfKSaqpMrZD-fyPfFE0Nt5KhXSq42iEDAiZVf05g18hLlJTn68bxxyD4OOpINTIhv6px/s1600/child+Kamena+brick.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN45Z4fIgzJf43DXqOhoGYvCb-vCMue2VsfbM2kdQ1Vk1UgAP9C_-B4-h6vqHyEkU_A68w_6-sIfKSaqpMrZD-fyPfFE0Nt5KhXSq42iEDAiZVf05g18hLlJTn68bxxyD4OOpINTIhv6px/s400/child+Kamena+brick.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558925789302194" border="0" /></a>Afterward, we gathered outside to meet the children and other church members.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEior0Wg_09G4QKUugUfgVz7UiDT0S2g5zwBmya3fEL6qOh-FFTCXQ-zxpCs-gNkB81PekN5p2-wQZ0F8g3huGUDGtwQs1MlBzafuLUR4sMvrNMJJtHurNqW97l61zsAVZS9-SjDkWSOYx4X/s1600/Drew+orphans+Kamena.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEior0Wg_09G4QKUugUfgVz7UiDT0S2g5zwBmya3fEL6qOh-FFTCXQ-zxpCs-gNkB81PekN5p2-wQZ0F8g3huGUDGtwQs1MlBzafuLUR4sMvrNMJJtHurNqW97l61zsAVZS9-SjDkWSOYx4X/s400/Drew+orphans+Kamena.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558835497119042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zrYHaUUP9av_L-DHgg8D8lDco-9L4Ht0YPWpygzkpER3NEaEj91HkCy9cel_u0RpZB6LgH4asmFai3E2_TsxEExzKm1jJtQ0c0t7xXFkqO1uw8raEK7eTGaWXR-nrpsqrwbfKR9Ql-Uy/s1600/Scott+children+Kamena.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zrYHaUUP9av_L-DHgg8D8lDco-9L4Ht0YPWpygzkpER3NEaEj91HkCy9cel_u0RpZB6LgH4asmFai3E2_TsxEExzKm1jJtQ0c0t7xXFkqO1uw8raEK7eTGaWXR-nrpsqrwbfKR9Ql-Uy/s400/Scott+children+Kamena.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558735730993986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbRGN-s_gi7L-cEiocu2vTlmv5SuHlfbhyphenhyphen1o6NFtiSkg77dHfACHMrQv5WfCH4BUsC4Zi33LSJ_lsaK3R5VSd_ITiwgfPjfGkPKuS-sX5Jo-XInDG7p6Ao6Gd27c5R6-UWHQE422S6fR_/s1600/women+colorful+dress+Kamena.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbRGN-s_gi7L-cEiocu2vTlmv5SuHlfbhyphenhyphen1o6NFtiSkg77dHfACHMrQv5WfCH4BUsC4Zi33LSJ_lsaK3R5VSd_ITiwgfPjfGkPKuS-sX5Jo-XInDG7p6Ao6Gd27c5R6-UWHQE422S6fR_/s400/women+colorful+dress+Kamena.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558673866971858" border="0" /></a>Scott remarked, "Well, I haven't been to church like that before. They had nothing else to do but worship God." Drew noted, "James 5 says if anyone is happy, sing songs of praise. They are always singing and smiling." It was true - the Zambians always had a smile for us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2PuYdPmJwGls5-nw0ixMCwUw4UNwLiL86IUG_VYbxCpHHzD-G7nV-584si8ZGfNEZOWwP4zdaDZY4U6TmBpsb9AeaTIGc9gUSQcbOvqLi0cij5nrSsAZZlMgLWIu6_EoDLqjvz59TH8f/s1600/child+smiling+3+HCC.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2PuYdPmJwGls5-nw0ixMCwUw4UNwLiL86IUG_VYbxCpHHzD-G7nV-584si8ZGfNEZOWwP4zdaDZY4U6TmBpsb9AeaTIGc9gUSQcbOvqLi0cij5nrSsAZZlMgLWIu6_EoDLqjvz59TH8f/s400/child+smiling+3+HCC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558596973244978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVS060tMmzBHwDEmtbEG-fse-yJzwd25NfDxiMVq389NqND-VHeJF2qfQ9x_FVY6WXJRI2Dj8ZPAAu07Eo4oWAz8dJUYfcrpGuFWoAow7XO-iDe6rj_dXGJfDYGiETYJMWtjtHv8V3leh0/s1600/4+boys+soccer+HCC.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVS060tMmzBHwDEmtbEG-fse-yJzwd25NfDxiMVq389NqND-VHeJF2qfQ9x_FVY6WXJRI2Dj8ZPAAu07Eo4oWAz8dJUYfcrpGuFWoAow7XO-iDe6rj_dXGJfDYGiETYJMWtjtHv8V3leh0/s400/4+boys+soccer+HCC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558426811393410" border="0" /></a>Monday through Friday we focused on agricultural development with the staff. Maize is a major crop and the fields are prepared with conservation tillage techniques. The old cornstalks are left on the soil surface and only the rows where the maize will be planted are tilled. The fields were almost completely ready to plant when we arrived.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDP9yAL6F-EQHvjH5IFCjYkL0p5o7-pqOSdMIaDh6irWvbuUjg0a7bb6DOn-Zf_S9v-3X1KabaGoagy61S0zpeqsy-oFXBN7ISr-ZIofb0fRnfny2b2EyazqqrJo4e0Ay1jxO51JvBFyZ/s1600/maize+field+soil+prep.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDP9yAL6F-EQHvjH5IFCjYkL0p5o7-pqOSdMIaDh6irWvbuUjg0a7bb6DOn-Zf_S9v-3X1KabaGoagy61S0zpeqsy-oFXBN7ISr-ZIofb0fRnfny2b2EyazqqrJo4e0Ay1jxO51JvBFyZ/s400/maize+field+soil+prep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558350276451362" border="0" /></a>We enlarged the maize field and additional ground needed to be tilled. We used a narrow hoe, called a chaka hoe, to till the soil, which was very hard because the seasonal rains had not yet started.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_kOZzxp0JR3VN-jblo4f4lGgGNEw_6-Y-2PKdUuMvSZ-aABhJqHDwm0gwHQgoIu6_Ev1_1B3t5uVe6oDwEX00YiVC_b69SHoFgN12t15hyxd0JJ5QzMnUr5BrIwIdAp00gc8Xzrnr64g/s1600/Marlin+hoe+HCC.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_kOZzxp0JR3VN-jblo4f4lGgGNEw_6-Y-2PKdUuMvSZ-aABhJqHDwm0gwHQgoIu6_Ev1_1B3t5uVe6oDwEX00YiVC_b69SHoFgN12t15hyxd0JJ5QzMnUr5BrIwIdAp00gc8Xzrnr64g/s400/Marlin+hoe+HCC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558269245522546" border="0" /></a>When all the hoeing was finished, lime was spread along the rows. And then we waited for the rains before we could plant.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWgY8U75FB-42ybOUF6sdUz6dn5B-5p-DHbUHnKUutFtDms-NxXyssjiqUcs-wnthsK_NpMdlHtUWpbThs_p8fsxl1Lmaop2LjfNW7hAqQgDl0GmDAKvuz08otakI5cE-zAwmSISAjQLg/s1600/maize+field+lime+application.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWgY8U75FB-42ybOUF6sdUz6dn5B-5p-DHbUHnKUutFtDms-NxXyssjiqUcs-wnthsK_NpMdlHtUWpbThs_p8fsxl1Lmaop2LjfNW7hAqQgDl0GmDAKvuz08otakI5cE-zAwmSISAjQLg/s400/maize+field+lime+application.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558182647217346" border="0" /></a>HCC also has a large irrigated garden that produces sweet potatoes, tomatoes, onions, cabbage, eggplant, and rape (a leafy green vegetable, similar in taste to broccoli).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ArTp4Rq250xdqXPcKZePWACLP3MMYjqw4msQPVadWjG9rQqQ0_Lfqp_e02IBJ6EBMn8EC5c16gYV9ShgFFvcPKc6Mb-3ZKJWjrA3yQxvGnLxrM6N2BpYdjVDtzWScRwZtd_SeFoOKPW0/s1600/garden+rape+HCC.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ArTp4Rq250xdqXPcKZePWACLP3MMYjqw4msQPVadWjG9rQqQ0_Lfqp_e02IBJ6EBMn8EC5c16gYV9ShgFFvcPKc6Mb-3ZKJWjrA3yQxvGnLxrM6N2BpYdjVDtzWScRwZtd_SeFoOKPW0/s400/garden+rape+HCC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558093992390770" border="0" /></a>School ends before noon for most children, after which they come to HCC. Brookside Church (Omaha) has constructed swings and the children love playing on them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FmysUF1ms2JlHPoXd-ySPR7wRorQrzGLANbW0xqfGsgskgfVtVhyphenhyphenX6lRKu1g3M6xKsmEVURUSnoyoHBiqEj-hArDQf0QYzt3HDd8vQTrrWb-Ognp0cYtc_csCHFB5pOsw1XmI0WxevQx/s1600/children+swing+HCC.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FmysUF1ms2JlHPoXd-ySPR7wRorQrzGLANbW0xqfGsgskgfVtVhyphenhyphenX6lRKu1g3M6xKsmEVURUSnoyoHBiqEj-hArDQf0QYzt3HDd8vQTrrWb-Ognp0cYtc_csCHFB5pOsw1XmI0WxevQx/s400/children+swing+HCC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558012661648802" border="0" /></a>The children sing Bible songs before lunch and recite the Lord's Prayer. Lunch often is a plate full of nshima (boiled white maize) mixed with soybean meal, and boiled rape.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZEKJ6fqAxaX-GXB2eguN9Hlm49wJ_dg1-6-xkIlREOSzms3_zt-hSI9RWqjOrLS3dG9CS0PbIOIlH1iFevtxmWcb8uvcnjGEwWkcoN6JhXzDTJbshuhgVasYffF7h4WqWONBzxybUQRW/s1600/children+eating+HCC.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZEKJ6fqAxaX-GXB2eguN9Hlm49wJ_dg1-6-xkIlREOSzms3_zt-hSI9RWqjOrLS3dG9CS0PbIOIlH1iFevtxmWcb8uvcnjGEwWkcoN6JhXzDTJbshuhgVasYffF7h4WqWONBzxybUQRW/s400/children+eating+HCC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557922057488194" border="0" /></a>Thursday is "kapenta day." Kapenta are the sun-dried minnows that are stir-fried and served to the children as an alternate source of protein. The children love kapenta, but we flinched hard while trying to swallow the greasy little fish with buggy eyes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb5Hd5b9xd0_QBxSMY5CXftVhDYi9jr07NE7Hkqklha_WP9t7aqibbJSWOe2vgW7fv8dUaBz3_wv-b5miWfk-hrL9QxgUqIgS9J1gemPdmQeFzj6LFsFW2icf-DVxadjovKhGWNtgBfI-/s1600/kapenta+market.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb5Hd5b9xd0_QBxSMY5CXftVhDYi9jr07NE7Hkqklha_WP9t7aqibbJSWOe2vgW7fv8dUaBz3_wv-b5miWfk-hrL9QxgUqIgS9J1gemPdmQeFzj6LFsFW2icf-DVxadjovKhGWNtgBfI-/s400/kapenta+market.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557839891628386" border="0" /></a>The Lord really blessed last season's maize harvest at HCC. In addition to the daily feeding of 60 orphans, HCC also provides supplemental food to the orphans at Teta and Kamena. One hundred and thirty orphans were each given a 110-pound bag of white maize.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbroy3zHlRwYxxtnLwPHO0P1VIwyrpvjtC9JxvYldEeaYR1D0qc7_wdxjGIKwnlVUwxob3VeL_QtCNPxDHmOeqR0bwPRwp2Lx_ErmzLuXZhuqn1PJ0gc-INHExBVAlr9Mx0aVwXg5Yd3t/s1600/child+Kamena+maize.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbroy3zHlRwYxxtnLwPHO0P1VIwyrpvjtC9JxvYldEeaYR1D0qc7_wdxjGIKwnlVUwxob3VeL_QtCNPxDHmOeqR0bwPRwp2Lx_ErmzLuXZhuqn1PJ0gc-INHExBVAlr9Mx0aVwXg5Yd3t/s400/child+Kamena+maize.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557747288537250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxgYxSQF4JOmRjAdu5YSWzzLBQaa8rV9i9gfzlxLSmvo3Ie05OGR86TsNtVmGKJ0IuB9FmwpkXhRG5AEsL75A0bUsokmWNEO4Co7_z5qS_GyE70Dqh3kXsCVuZoqEn0XYyXKjli3vu3GD/s1600/children+umbrella+maize+Kamena.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxgYxSQF4JOmRjAdu5YSWzzLBQaa8rV9i9gfzlxLSmvo3Ie05OGR86TsNtVmGKJ0IuB9FmwpkXhRG5AEsL75A0bUsokmWNEO4Co7_z5qS_GyE70Dqh3kXsCVuZoqEn0XYyXKjli3vu3GD/s400/children+umbrella+maize+Kamena.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557652369017730" border="0" /></a>The caregivers were very appreciative of the Lord's blessing. There was singing and high-pitched tongue trills. Some loaded the sacks onto their backs and disappeared into the bush. Others precariously strapped the sacks to bicycles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWuJ1DPBc0ZwwubQ1GZzV4cIIvZ6Tb9oF3sIWO_FgHp0hgknjcu3JN6tGRSZ13S_MEj7_YxvXXQDgHl9SfYR8QqraznuYQ9Qmiee4j4x0I7JRiRIfJOa40TAojG3XUEoyedbyIpYRqXPs/s1600/maize+joy+Teta.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWuJ1DPBc0ZwwubQ1GZzV4cIIvZ6Tb9oF3sIWO_FgHp0hgknjcu3JN6tGRSZ13S_MEj7_YxvXXQDgHl9SfYR8QqraznuYQ9Qmiee4j4x0I7JRiRIfJOa40TAojG3XUEoyedbyIpYRqXPs/s400/maize+joy+Teta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557550548069138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48VKpAG0eHRhDOT1S3fkm0GS-fbVn639wWzrU4pDv2CgOK_4xMHNGOF_bu94AwAoQPayu-N28PVuQ8qiNtPPdO8DQYDhIQYvH9KwEX4a7rljOfcO0ph4FEpaKE9dhmqlfSvt4mkJo5Z7O/s1600/maize+carry+Teta.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48VKpAG0eHRhDOT1S3fkm0GS-fbVn639wWzrU4pDv2CgOK_4xMHNGOF_bu94AwAoQPayu-N28PVuQ8qiNtPPdO8DQYDhIQYvH9KwEX4a7rljOfcO0ph4FEpaKE9dhmqlfSvt4mkJo5Z7O/s400/maize+carry+Teta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557454271584130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGl6xHzPgzgrkGUZj-i6DUfbkMHe3rj7nIG7oMWV24AiyelR8G9r894h49MM_4cDLa8XfXsK6ILbAgoTuaQh3U2LTVx5c4d6mo6wDsnmTUCxcUnkVngGmMViIMgd1346OoIxMLrTn4ezp/s1600/bicycle+maize+bag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGl6xHzPgzgrkGUZj-i6DUfbkMHe3rj7nIG7oMWV24AiyelR8G9r894h49MM_4cDLa8XfXsK6ILbAgoTuaQh3U2LTVx5c4d6mo6wDsnmTUCxcUnkVngGmMViIMgd1346OoIxMLrTn4ezp/s400/bicycle+maize+bag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557382651556866" border="0" /></a>The caregivers at Teta greatly appreciated the gift of maize and thanked us by giving Kettie a chicken.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM6KvTLE7K4QzsgVYuaUempZQcWGUXbSmkJftVPylai0xlZAce6pClHTOHOUAtIaZM3JN2wnvw0TaEqkwktEQtSkmM6Qbhc3-spsQsyZTafJvP_SP5F58W1jHrPZWpmLVK5-Fdv3Lw3ZO/s1600/Kettie+chicken.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM6KvTLE7K4QzsgVYuaUempZQcWGUXbSmkJftVPylai0xlZAce6pClHTOHOUAtIaZM3JN2wnvw0TaEqkwktEQtSkmM6Qbhc3-spsQsyZTafJvP_SP5F58W1jHrPZWpmLVK5-Fdv3Lw3ZO/s400/Kettie+chicken.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557289393340178" border="0" /></a>On Saturday we took a day off and enjoyed the sites of the countryside. We drove 65 miles to Kundalila Falls - a spectacular 225-foot high falls that makes a hard right turn at the top, slices through three narrow slits of rock, and then cascades into a beautiful green pool below. Drew, Scott, and Festus even enjoyed a swim.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwvocq4uvPWZhYlQbtyicQPckuhyphenhyphenRUm__Q9pnGGlfw_3mBF3ozdhZXy5x-NE4GVOe6ga0zwwxPoYlWMeX4Du2Hpqu1HNXf8nNigMwkwhiIQkPNLj-UdCP5y54OxLsovRKZRjVQyHTDejx/s1600/Kundalila+Falls+Festus.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwvocq4uvPWZhYlQbtyicQPckuhyphenhyphenRUm__Q9pnGGlfw_3mBF3ozdhZXy5x-NE4GVOe6ga0zwwxPoYlWMeX4Du2Hpqu1HNXf8nNigMwkwhiIQkPNLj-UdCP5y54OxLsovRKZRjVQyHTDejx/s400/Kundalila+Falls+Festus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557218466675314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnIzquAICwonAtOunHTTM1jMfg9QdkH_RiWFKwt1Czg2EZ4ojfOZCJzwB2reOdIIhlSZNHCo5HwxmRcAWzIRpnEljVb3rMDimdjK5coTSELtaFgLD236_wMSYIWLbnkhDeMNIalGMCCaL/s1600/Scott+Festus+Steve+Drew+Kundalila.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnIzquAICwonAtOunHTTM1jMfg9QdkH_RiWFKwt1Czg2EZ4ojfOZCJzwB2reOdIIhlSZNHCo5HwxmRcAWzIRpnEljVb3rMDimdjK5coTSELtaFgLD236_wMSYIWLbnkhDeMNIalGMCCaL/s400/Scott+Festus+Steve+Drew+Kundalila.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557152697176978" border="0" /></a>Then we drove to Kasanka National Park where we saw dozens of antelope, a small troop of baboons, a mother and baby hippo walking along the lakeshore, and a family of 12 warthogs that ran off into the woods with their tails held high. But the highlight was the 7 million straw-colored fruit bats leaving their tree roosts to fly out to feed. These squawking bats, with their 3-foot wingspans, filled the evening sky in all directions. In 20 minutes they were all gone. It was absolutely awesome.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoObJJNwfGiJ_zOlsYGJ2aTm0jTFX3U0UoHe0P023Vt9OmcihVGKA8iDK_m9u5tP6Ah9PxfTjqqKWQ2CTJE1-Y6TgAijwJ2jD2EdEIFdiSQQtqqxoB5xCNXpARqMQ8E9Xh4tVgXx8Tbcu5/s1600/bats+Kasanka.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoObJJNwfGiJ_zOlsYGJ2aTm0jTFX3U0UoHe0P023Vt9OmcihVGKA8iDK_m9u5tP6Ah9PxfTjqqKWQ2CTJE1-Y6TgAijwJ2jD2EdEIFdiSQQtqqxoB5xCNXpARqMQ8E9Xh4tVgXx8Tbcu5/s400/bats+Kasanka.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557037953485042" border="0" /></a>Sunday morning we drove back to Serenje. From our camp, the way out of the park was 12 miles of dirt track. We saw more antelope and a single set of very large oval footprints crossing the track - a bull elephant! We got out of the van to look for the elephant, but we could not see very deep into the thick woodlands. We had just missed him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PMPU9y9xvKYqyb7caFONHut2bBNC_AKrd7_HuKAhcwOXrYWrU7rwmwCF1Y09dV-_AEUVvX0w8MQLS_sdz3fklzHf-2G5Qf7Ho4flu9aQR6uIrKmdraNjJJEgiZSF0goklrj_Cw9uKloM/s1600/elephant+tracks+Kasanka.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PMPU9y9xvKYqyb7caFONHut2bBNC_AKrd7_HuKAhcwOXrYWrU7rwmwCF1Y09dV-_AEUVvX0w8MQLS_sdz3fklzHf-2G5Qf7Ho4flu9aQR6uIrKmdraNjJJEgiZSF0goklrj_Cw9uKloM/s400/elephant+tracks+Kasanka.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555556973460074898" border="0" /></a>On Sunday morning we worshiped again at Kamena church. Steve delivered a message from Philippians 2:3-11 regarding service being about demonstrating Christ's love to others, and Navice interpreted. This morning there were 191 children inside the church, along with about 40-50 adults and babies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoidTKZABFRFBw9_YhBsH4yUjoOWrK51ujlsNNnQspmqakI5z42FDK4DsOQGYmk4KTWrcCOn0hsFPbOmMta0B7w5PKUjPz-eYK4BtH60xQkDs6IK6WQrudyes5JU0yxDsU9MxaY0k92quA/s1600/Steve+Navice+preaching+Kamena.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoidTKZABFRFBw9_YhBsH4yUjoOWrK51ujlsNNnQspmqakI5z42FDK4DsOQGYmk4KTWrcCOn0hsFPbOmMta0B7w5PKUjPz-eYK4BtH60xQkDs6IK6WQrudyes5JU0yxDsU9MxaY0k92quA/s400/Steve+Navice+preaching+Kamena.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555556846685303122" border="0" /></a>Pastor Saviourse thanked us for our visit and the maize, which was given to the 103 orphans in his church. The children seemed to be healthy, and they were happy. Navice later commented about the children, "They don't look so skinny." Two years ago many of them were emaciated.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDKO26OLyMUhMINye2m56hNhOEUJM1dxK3OLaKMProI2ct7SW-IPTnbDcz358LMiuib8_3COZNTLNY6vQqbS8T27n9gGItYhf8JbvINt24cb-6SpF_5g5LVntL5xNDHPoDbBgEUbEtpzM/s1600/Saviourse+Kamena.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDKO26OLyMUhMINye2m56hNhOEUJM1dxK3OLaKMProI2ct7SW-IPTnbDcz358LMiuib8_3COZNTLNY6vQqbS8T27n9gGItYhf8JbvINt24cb-6SpF_5g5LVntL5xNDHPoDbBgEUbEtpzM/s400/Saviourse+Kamena.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555556770236791282" border="0" /></a>It has become tradition that we climb the 440-foot high granite dome called Chinuma (meaning humpbacked) after church service at Kamena. On the walk through the bush, we spotted a slender green snake in a tree. I took photographs - the Zambians thought I was way too close. I asked Kettie if it was poisonous. She said, "It is not poisonous...maybe!" Turns out it was the highly venomous boomslang.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJkN9vs0V2pDCvcsrA3AiI2kiT7k1MxMahyphenhyphenByhifaZX5ISwG8rZ8pUfLp6OOQUpl-Mmw5NI_KyCHpQE1ffBTovp9Ggx-EqshrDC-9UHcuolk7A42dQmsY6iQXkkk_am9nLxdeMVp1rVnV/s1600/Kamena+mountain.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJkN9vs0V2pDCvcsrA3AiI2kiT7k1MxMahyphenhyphenByhifaZX5ISwG8rZ8pUfLp6OOQUpl-Mmw5NI_KyCHpQE1ffBTovp9Ggx-EqshrDC-9UHcuolk7A42dQmsY6iQXkkk_am9nLxdeMVp1rVnV/s400/Kamena+mountain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555556692405084866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKnJ0ttbMuSAu7cP8STFYZds-u10bwHuA8VnfOFwzjkMCSTDeOwyy54Zrs3SJZKR27ZzENBxq0YQX-XcnOqqBYMq1Sbr1quhgNA61mvy5eyO5GB9G_eBNxcH3zqw-0IfAbUGUTBe6jHEV/s1600/boomslang.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKnJ0ttbMuSAu7cP8STFYZds-u10bwHuA8VnfOFwzjkMCSTDeOwyy54Zrs3SJZKR27ZzENBxq0YQX-XcnOqqBYMq1Sbr1quhgNA61mvy5eyO5GB9G_eBNxcH3zqw-0IfAbUGUTBe6jHEV/s400/boomslang.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555556603107191154" border="0" /></a>Navice and Steve stopped part way up Chinuma to catch their breath. The climb was a challenge up the smooth-faced granite mountain, but we were rewarded at the top with a spectacular view.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaFLYLNqGhZfwYJuL8Rvqa9BAP0aO6sfLHKm_NcoxCYHYnpZb12GZOLr7kbqgiMkObo216DDa-5yIlU-bdH2gU_l3A27Ag5HytCeMde5GTkWIY27LdteHUJeQnZBnvnNtYKKrAup2bLBE/s1600/Navice+Steve+Kamena+mountain.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaFLYLNqGhZfwYJuL8Rvqa9BAP0aO6sfLHKm_NcoxCYHYnpZb12GZOLr7kbqgiMkObo216DDa-5yIlU-bdH2gU_l3A27Ag5HytCeMde5GTkWIY27LdteHUJeQnZBnvnNtYKKrAup2bLBE/s400/Navice+Steve+Kamena+mountain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555556511832236738" border="0" /></a>Our last night in Serenje, we sat on the front porch of the guesthouse, in the darkness of the African night, and prayed and thanked God. Steve said, "It was an eye-opening experience." Then he correct himself and said, "No, it was a real heart-opening experience." And so it was.<br /><br />The seasonal rains started two days after we left Serenje. By the end of the week, all of the maize had been planted.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ8nNRb97Eelj1b5FsfRUzNTs8_kkRuwQMNs2wQ5EfrjWI6Wq02QnahD87dPRFYMOtB6jC_iLJW2tnhqXdEZYdMV1Zy2WdzJMrGWNKytcsbQ4nCKQ5lWIcIQpDwDxWesafa7KvWqsjQ2S/s1600/Marlin+child+Kamena.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ8nNRb97Eelj1b5FsfRUzNTs8_kkRuwQMNs2wQ5EfrjWI6Wq02QnahD87dPRFYMOtB6jC_iLJW2tnhqXdEZYdMV1Zy2WdzJMrGWNKytcsbQ4nCKQ5lWIcIQpDwDxWesafa7KvWqsjQ2S/s400/Marlin+child+Kamena.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555556387354834562" border="0" /></a>Be of good cheer,<br />Marlin Rice (for the team), December 26, 2010<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLHGfBFzLG3ViO42xjbXNq0ZXCM96c1VwDSB9TJ1IvyvV7mzghaob1nyr_UkJZUFGHt2T_TX6ML_L9YSYXgxOSffxk8aDSRpwqJ0U3En757FR1RLfIOEtMzzJQKjOae9LP5K21hkl1MX7/s1600/child+smiling+HCC.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJmZ6BIJZKkW-4o8A57XqBZRFz8-2j6OC9tS0f0FSjj7rVUCGSkktp-sLblVkaWYKjSsAxd4qP5waqmlcr6y2hwQ5hxxDiogSI604EX98hJeBlzzHf0ZOSmK5m7vGIkd3yf9kNsYL4Bae/s1600/child+smiling+2+HCC.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLHGfBFzLG3ViO42xjbXNq0ZXCM96c1VwDSB9TJ1IvyvV7mzghaob1nyr_UkJZUFGHt2T_TX6ML_L9YSYXgxOSffxk8aDSRpwqJ0U3En757FR1RLfIOEtMzzJQKjOae9LP5K21hkl1MX7/s1600/child+smiling+HCC.jpg"><br /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-18273098556987953652010-07-30T14:29:00.027-05:002010-08-01T13:10:26.654-05:00A Week of SmilesJune - June, 2010<br /><br />A smile needs no translation! Our team went to Serenje, Zambia during late June and early July to love and serve at the Hope Children's Center. Although Zambia may be a poor country economically, it has a wealth of smiling faces.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZlHtMfCEOSjjuvlE6GvQOY94mwRb-Rzik4LQzA-qa2gOyjpgsraF-I3W0ejMhA8vMZoGRWO-JfPUVZhEOjYUGYpc5VY5e0klFy2_OzlfwrKKSGp0skh-kibiLkd_J2luEABww74CBV_n/s1600/HCC+Linda+b%26w.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZlHtMfCEOSjjuvlE6GvQOY94mwRb-Rzik4LQzA-qa2gOyjpgsraF-I3W0ejMhA8vMZoGRWO-JfPUVZhEOjYUGYpc5VY5e0klFy2_OzlfwrKKSGp0skh-kibiLkd_J2luEABww74CBV_n/s400/HCC+Linda+b%26w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499788421732899602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCapQOW5cpPsRoh-7ldC6iuvE7WBj_XleXUBLFjeZ0-4CRtCDbGSaGDUtABRahJy6zFaBR83qatU_c5gce2wLtl753QlD7J3WO-vy7O5TktvBATUdgoHehyphenhyphenMsKQxKxAayX9iLgb4tgr27g/s1600/HCC+children+smiles+crop.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCapQOW5cpPsRoh-7ldC6iuvE7WBj_XleXUBLFjeZ0-4CRtCDbGSaGDUtABRahJy6zFaBR83qatU_c5gce2wLtl753QlD7J3WO-vy7O5TktvBATUdgoHehyphenhyphenMsKQxKxAayX9iLgb4tgr27g/s400/HCC+children+smiles+crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499788284436892274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYeD6gsqdeXRwdI0CdXan_nyeEgSrDmObD1UnIhj66Wi0jykVmXwOFeE5BhDtBytbvdavmsF3xW5yl_V03KXDe0coIGyUh4oYHZ5_1YR9YZxW1suIYepGorBxFy3qvQKzeHcM8k5-IaPh/s1600/HCC+David+smile.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYeD6gsqdeXRwdI0CdXan_nyeEgSrDmObD1UnIhj66Wi0jykVmXwOFeE5BhDtBytbvdavmsF3xW5yl_V03KXDe0coIGyUh4oYHZ5_1YR9YZxW1suIYepGorBxFy3qvQKzeHcM8k5-IaPh/s400/HCC+David+smile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499788180190349618" border="0" /></a>However, we weren't exactly smiling when we arrived at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. fifteen minutes <span style="font-style: italic;">after</span> our plane had left for Johannesburg, South Africa. Our flight from Chicago had been delayed for two hours because of bad weather. We then waited in line for nearly five hours to learn the outlook wasn't good for all 11 of us to find another flight to South Africa anytime soon. But God was good and our courteous and creative ticket agent "miraculously" got all of us re-routed on a flight to London the next day. We would have a 14-hour layover before we could continue on to Johannesburg and then on to Lusaka, Zambia, but the team did not seem <span style="font-style: italic;">too</span> disappointed about an unexpected stay in London.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuGsh1rKZDHakpiihio5FxUtFWuyKOz7ZhVvE0mO1r2oOHodVSKr9viaamLBffN-uv_Vih1IuX1KAuKleClUm2I31CkIMFsjiF_zr2eQ-3dV10UPo34u6MTffk8M57OurGIWdUMK0FBF2/s1600/Cornerstone+team+2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuGsh1rKZDHakpiihio5FxUtFWuyKOz7ZhVvE0mO1r2oOHodVSKr9viaamLBffN-uv_Vih1IuX1KAuKleClUm2I31CkIMFsjiF_zr2eQ-3dV10UPo34u6MTffk8M57OurGIWdUMK0FBF2/s400/Cornerstone+team+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499787934640191202" border="0" /></a>John, Amy, Stephanie, Allison, Susan, Becca, Michael, Jessica, (front) Stacey, and Kay at Tower Bridge, London.<br /><br />Despite being almost two days late, we got off to a great start with the children on Monday morning. God answered our prayers and provided four translators to help us interact with the children on a more personal level. The Hope children attend the local school and are taught English, but their knowledge is still limited and they are reluctant to speak it. We studied the <span style="font-weight: bold;">H</span>oliness of God, <span style="font-weight: bold;">O</span>bedience, <span style="font-weight: bold;">P</span>rayer, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">E</span>vangelism (HOPE).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5WHh4oiNDvWjQJ2piVPRpXTRkgK1zTUbhQ1AYJnVA1lFzuz5f9GjcjqRhVudziHMnxzBn05DZnX4qpy0TH6B7yq3RE6Aph-t5tNueLqh4_FQU2hJnWR6pp49Dsi_zu7lG5fDaEWrV0zZ/s1600/classtime+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5WHh4oiNDvWjQJ2piVPRpXTRkgK1zTUbhQ1AYJnVA1lFzuz5f9GjcjqRhVudziHMnxzBn05DZnX4qpy0TH6B7yq3RE6Aph-t5tNueLqh4_FQU2hJnWR6pp49Dsi_zu7lG5fDaEWrV0zZ/s400/classtime+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499787846010539890" border="0" /></a>The children arrive at different times during the day at Hope, so our team was either teaching or playing with the children most of the day. The games always produced lots of smiles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v_LdCygoOIi8ktUcK-2A3wxokMNqpvAL7X7fIgvghjY61jHJqKwyCwsGQLf_v5Sp6yAhBKxKPRQLbPoNXhwCq7A62ermASmfj2HLrS34RdGkKn7IY_PGEWGUf4yp0TxDIWnjTnqFcokB/s1600/HCC+children+run.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v_LdCygoOIi8ktUcK-2A3wxokMNqpvAL7X7fIgvghjY61jHJqKwyCwsGQLf_v5Sp6yAhBKxKPRQLbPoNXhwCq7A62ermASmfj2HLrS34RdGkKn7IY_PGEWGUf4yp0TxDIWnjTnqFcokB/s400/HCC+children+run.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499787774722803970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-f61RM-xB-JctF84VQZObj8tf2eqNdb2NM3m0aje3lK58WZj4aTD1LqiWFMHay0Jbt5XY_MW2riAPMiLvfEtUnEl9tqI9V8kEiaqd6FX2uAjsgs6dyB5vvFNLFXPjikzJMvg3Lf0Cl2V/s1600/HCC+soccer.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-f61RM-xB-JctF84VQZObj8tf2eqNdb2NM3m0aje3lK58WZj4aTD1LqiWFMHay0Jbt5XY_MW2riAPMiLvfEtUnEl9tqI9V8kEiaqd6FX2uAjsgs6dyB5vvFNLFXPjikzJMvg3Lf0Cl2V/s400/HCC+soccer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499787686528946770" border="0" /></a>In the afternoons, we also taught the children gardening techniques. The children help care for the large community garden, which provides food for their noon meal each day. But we also helped each child prepare their own individual garden, which would be totally their responsibility. They loved the idea of having their own garden.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFFaFFbnJfjNgMefguxjETSfC0EEeCWbtutH-gfHtAN8g8xssChoQwbdzGZbCkMKPU5yDJZ4x_5o6MQ_axJ_4teN3CHBypx3FPdbHA8fyE5ySsb7vfyD-NNgpEYnFSyCuqMd4ABRnWUIj/s1600/HCC+child+garden.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFFaFFbnJfjNgMefguxjETSfC0EEeCWbtutH-gfHtAN8g8xssChoQwbdzGZbCkMKPU5yDJZ4x_5o6MQ_axJ_4teN3CHBypx3FPdbHA8fyE5ySsb7vfyD-NNgpEYnFSyCuqMd4ABRnWUIj/s400/HCC+child+garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499785938127701714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWXc4u3ua0FC4wjaoNIwBwWX-dMrttyn8MSGHgSHz429nO0mf-aA6nKYvb5yFwIID7_KxQDYkVL4CPjHGb4hYIAGJurMMMOBPm796uWuhLhyD7sLUA3O-9ki3qJhG7a2aGaP3kIcgblvx/s1600/Marlin+Linda+HCC+2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWXc4u3ua0FC4wjaoNIwBwWX-dMrttyn8MSGHgSHz429nO0mf-aA6nKYvb5yFwIID7_KxQDYkVL4CPjHGb4hYIAGJurMMMOBPm796uWuhLhyD7sLUA3O-9ki3qJhG7a2aGaP3kIcgblvx/s400/Marlin+Linda+HCC+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499785850729428706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDJO3ptMFX3PScpwRVQoHKeXiPGgdccHwYPt24eNhlR1EaJnPCzu41rzBrdE6uNd6V-2ADVBf5WHrQ9190pIkOP7q3ajkiTFf8w15ipif2JRoJ_GhloDPfSjNOYeh_JV23lIavpWhUur6/s1600/HCC+Amy+garden.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDJO3ptMFX3PScpwRVQoHKeXiPGgdccHwYPt24eNhlR1EaJnPCzu41rzBrdE6uNd6V-2ADVBf5WHrQ9190pIkOP7q3ajkiTFf8w15ipif2JRoJ_GhloDPfSjNOYeh_JV23lIavpWhUur6/s400/HCC+Amy+garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499785772464084162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyV9rNOy4UISTg0Nj4kgSzOd_kAYaUjn_Zjd0j_8r5D7tniMpJ_jC-7bN99y2QqQ3N2MdSUgtZteT3UW8H6s4ufRWkD0IYp_Ta0W7EB6rBGCCrvIm23wH7vUUnKlULVclmNo94-H0fgQkQ/s1600/HCC+garden+plots.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyV9rNOy4UISTg0Nj4kgSzOd_kAYaUjn_Zjd0j_8r5D7tniMpJ_jC-7bN99y2QqQ3N2MdSUgtZteT3UW8H6s4ufRWkD0IYp_Ta0W7EB6rBGCCrvIm23wH7vUUnKlULVclmNo94-H0fgQkQ/s400/HCC+garden+plots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499785653629159266" border="0" /></a>Near the end of the week and after the children finished planting their gardens, they were each given sunglasses. This, of course, brought many smiles and laughter, and occasionally an "attitude!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25xX0RqK_gWp9caFYUdMHJHBHBVM8F8dFkvD0hAELjYlta8jmo15ucu6KJOFKCKuyexeNGmzd9cAm9GcxEV0160QaLu8MzdzCN0TDeKZD_995UC1QOTKGKzbMR_uCmsxp1eXHxdV3tTPD/s1600/HCC+attitude.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25xX0RqK_gWp9caFYUdMHJHBHBVM8F8dFkvD0hAELjYlta8jmo15ucu6KJOFKCKuyexeNGmzd9cAm9GcxEV0160QaLu8MzdzCN0TDeKZD_995UC1QOTKGKzbMR_uCmsxp1eXHxdV3tTPD/s400/HCC+attitude.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499785567332996242" border="0" /></a>Hope also has large fields for growing maize and peanuts. A bountiful crop was harvested in April consisting of 205 bags of maize - nearly 11 1/2 tons - and 600 pounds of peanuts. This will help feed the children at the Center during the coming year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiKrR6iRL_m8tqZWP2zYhTztvUuyGEH6fhty4C8eyl_79u_vu3hWEQQkJ3ntlRntV0-BpytMhQbWZXijneN_ZFo6iaLZr_5r7lDVJM6fDKogsR3cdPoCrjpOKTHcwIwtppcegBqap1pGh/s1600/Marlin+maize.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiKrR6iRL_m8tqZWP2zYhTztvUuyGEH6fhty4C8eyl_79u_vu3hWEQQkJ3ntlRntV0-BpytMhQbWZXijneN_ZFo6iaLZr_5r7lDVJM6fDKogsR3cdPoCrjpOKTHcwIwtppcegBqap1pGh/s400/Marlin+maize.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499785505714283602" border="0" /></a>Pastor Navice Kalunga had been praying that the children at Hope, and the churches at Teta and Kamena, would get Bibles. His prayer was answered when the 180 youth group at Cornerstone helped provide the funds to purchase the Bibles. These were the first Bibles the children had ever received and most likely the first Bibles in their house. We came to Zambia with 165 children's Bibles and what a joy it was to place their first Bibles in the hands of these children.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafcfEVwfCP7_HYC0GWfsVbftcGu1he1vv1gt1K62V_CDjGSnEUyyOYgVVXd2xxIfEpJ5oMCaZ_GUrzgycnUJTv7hUARLMqgBVzm_VZ5eXw9Jo80SLtxSlPi5KfbeJQ7AgbNeliNnEYri1/s1600/Navice+Kalunga+2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafcfEVwfCP7_HYC0GWfsVbftcGu1he1vv1gt1K62V_CDjGSnEUyyOYgVVXd2xxIfEpJ5oMCaZ_GUrzgycnUJTv7hUARLMqgBVzm_VZ5eXw9Jo80SLtxSlPi5KfbeJQ7AgbNeliNnEYri1/s400/Navice+Kalunga+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499785328925280514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsbzPZdpPTwZynSDTfpoefpLPAoXPNImMCJ53dIaRWPDA3Sod9pbGZ7uUCo_8s6KWswisWQzDyWAqgfOnrbbpDcK5yu1ElVCHu-E73b5CfM33-qRHDjvfj-hMcJRgSW2yukC99YrVXSIq/s1600/Kamena+NIV+Bible.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsbzPZdpPTwZynSDTfpoefpLPAoXPNImMCJ53dIaRWPDA3Sod9pbGZ7uUCo_8s6KWswisWQzDyWAqgfOnrbbpDcK5yu1ElVCHu-E73b5CfM33-qRHDjvfj-hMcJRgSW2yukC99YrVXSIq/s400/Kamena+NIV+Bible.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499785197150982114" border="0" /></a>Our week culminated with a trip on Sunday to the Teta church (about 7 miles outside of Serenje) where we distributed dry beans, fleece blankets and children's Bibles to 13 orphans. The fleece blankets were made by the 4th grade D-6 class at Cornerstone and the gifts brought many smiles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsofLDcbFGY7ofJF15TAcquDvupaPJvAzrQ5MenOetNVxxv_dyUhilnFDCJDhEwb9D0kWHtfZ10piZDDf427snV0oirSGP28sadxHOG7CttceuZTDjv4FGJpnTk5kflKKS8VA7xeWii3K/s1600/Michael+blanket+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsofLDcbFGY7ofJF15TAcquDvupaPJvAzrQ5MenOetNVxxv_dyUhilnFDCJDhEwb9D0kWHtfZ10piZDDf427snV0oirSGP28sadxHOG7CttceuZTDjv4FGJpnTk5kflKKS8VA7xeWii3K/s400/Michael+blanket+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499785111450071122" border="0" /></a>Then we traveled to Kamena church (Pastor Navice's home church 22 miles from Serenje) where we worshiped and handed out Bibles to 87 orphans or children-at-risk, and gave each 15 pounds of dry beans to supplement their diet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtAx_WI7jBprFtJEIp1mCjsb9pxQXTaiblCTF6gHPOCi8criA8dzAr_DDt2ZRrGOR5a_AHbL41HgTIxDcduATWumhXFZULEJDmz9GylpmjymSaLwG-ALXvtgok1taO2sKEe8cPBk_MBq8/s1600/Kamena+child+Bible.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtAx_WI7jBprFtJEIp1mCjsb9pxQXTaiblCTF6gHPOCi8criA8dzAr_DDt2ZRrGOR5a_AHbL41HgTIxDcduATWumhXFZULEJDmz9GylpmjymSaLwG-ALXvtgok1taO2sKEe8cPBk_MBq8/s400/Kamena+child+Bible.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499785041598878178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhql3IiClC_loHd14X9bXQ1G9ICrMJyXQ6iLMaEgfUXpiw-v5zcT9I0p2CsYg2mLezDDYpORCZcHf1Jtl22Uq9LWHUoAGh6x6Rb6XGaLJjNywnLR5MMyyXm0M7HN6UlTJ9i-IC4kVwLgqC4/s1600/Kamena+Bibles.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhql3IiClC_loHd14X9bXQ1G9ICrMJyXQ6iLMaEgfUXpiw-v5zcT9I0p2CsYg2mLezDDYpORCZcHf1Jtl22Uq9LWHUoAGh6x6Rb6XGaLJjNywnLR5MMyyXm0M7HN6UlTJ9i-IC4kVwLgqC4/s400/Kamena+Bibles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499784948406974962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVp3a6tQc7Y78r0-UF_LMpjxD0vJ_VkZzWpp08OgODhtG7llO8ymoSLAD4CgIO4ajEJwx6D9ZaoGdO6wi4AxQk1l5EDWkFiCTLeWGGDSnnXnQSsiLDauz2hpVJdmmbkreOjmfALgFlt-9B/s1600/Marlin+Allison+Kamena+beans.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVp3a6tQc7Y78r0-UF_LMpjxD0vJ_VkZzWpp08OgODhtG7llO8ymoSLAD4CgIO4ajEJwx6D9ZaoGdO6wi4AxQk1l5EDWkFiCTLeWGGDSnnXnQSsiLDauz2hpVJdmmbkreOjmfALgFlt-9B/s400/Marlin+Allison+Kamena+beans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499784655101087682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAa245BtW31TSINuZqZQHT1LLYF8njd_215HpPL9Bg8i7vuMQe1WZCWP-IIzxiadX4L5kOLcM_zQ17uDBc7_4scl3Ye-nfYBdU6ZnQzOxIQQJkuTszHLfdQ6r6-zxDare86YtQuNqt2QJ/s1600/beans+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAa245BtW31TSINuZqZQHT1LLYF8njd_215HpPL9Bg8i7vuMQe1WZCWP-IIzxiadX4L5kOLcM_zQ17uDBc7_4scl3Ye-nfYBdU6ZnQzOxIQQJkuTszHLfdQ6r6-zxDare86YtQuNqt2QJ/s400/beans+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499784734321986450" border="0" /></a>Almost as quickly as it started, our trip to Zambia was over. It did include some frustrating moments, but our firm conviction that we were where God wanted us to be never wavered - we had a wonderful opportunity "to look after orphans... in their distress" (James 1:27). The team of young men and women who accompanied us were faithful workers and smiling servants, and they were rewarded with the priceless smiles of precious children.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPuASzFmx5TY7cyH_Qtk70NBTxiGgWFIydiihtxwtmQiztnjKYgjRp26IOGRlvrGLM5clP5qNrVN0-9o5rZ7TVr27LX0ll1VIFIvVE_tmj1ojdiJwsksrnoTzxB3nrQvsWu1AtK-bz8qG/s1600/HCC+sunglasses+3+smiles+b%26w.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPuASzFmx5TY7cyH_Qtk70NBTxiGgWFIydiihtxwtmQiztnjKYgjRp26IOGRlvrGLM5clP5qNrVN0-9o5rZ7TVr27LX0ll1VIFIvVE_tmj1ojdiJwsksrnoTzxB3nrQvsWu1AtK-bz8qG/s400/HCC+sunglasses+3+smiles+b%26w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499784485384779794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmLIYRvin2PSePMO5wtaZRrIm7GNTSDsLU8jeYa6XSeo7L8mjG8nj-_S2116PmVEwrHoHHwcoO1GKz5AI1QvpKgvzkHLAVfTyTCxglli1fMvJNU6Qw-xknjJ3BLJcdu8AxIfWIZsh2roi/s1600/HCC+3+smiles+b%26w.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmLIYRvin2PSePMO5wtaZRrIm7GNTSDsLU8jeYa6XSeo7L8mjG8nj-_S2116PmVEwrHoHHwcoO1GKz5AI1QvpKgvzkHLAVfTyTCxglli1fMvJNU6Qw-xknjJ3BLJcdu8AxIfWIZsh2roi/s400/HCC+3+smiles+b%26w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499784228287904770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrG-EZ_-INfkPauJnbNmVN4l76givbgYPTCqCdlR4FGt8egxXnHfakVUYOG7zRnkI61ZuKWv5Puog1qUaMcAFS8ZKIzyieTzTNNr07uCmQQ6SeO8u8g3UGVYxEvY15IPTjM2WvYRjImPv/s1600/HCC+child+David+2+b%26w.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrG-EZ_-INfkPauJnbNmVN4l76givbgYPTCqCdlR4FGt8egxXnHfakVUYOG7zRnkI61ZuKWv5Puog1qUaMcAFS8ZKIzyieTzTNNr07uCmQQ6SeO8u8g3UGVYxEvY15IPTjM2WvYRjImPv/s400/HCC+child+David+2+b%26w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499783845189178306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' " </span>Matthew 25:40<br /><br />Kay & Marlin RiceRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-14050953326373423002010-07-19T14:34:00.004-05:002010-07-19T15:24:12.553-05:00Juny 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1x5uWWfMma9tNuTqq5Vs7PdG_05Ia5Vicjn5G9_KjTT54NGwprfY3ixO_6JJutrsVIO0rTwbt0Q9agh53Haz31nJkZvVP-Dy88MzjlfV_QIIkf5ETnMr2dtyCoKrWfYXKJN81emCjIg/s1600/Zambia+kid"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 64px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1x5uWWfMma9tNuTqq5Vs7PdG_05Ia5Vicjn5G9_KjTT54NGwprfY3ixO_6JJutrsVIO0rTwbt0Q9agh53Haz31nJkZvVP-Dy88MzjlfV_QIIkf5ETnMr2dtyCoKrWfYXKJN81emCjIg/s400/Zambia+kid" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495703789637693730" border="0" /></a>Just another beautiful Zambian child that we are privileged to serve through the Hope Center!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />A team from Cornerstone Church (Ames) just returned from another fantastic trip to Serenje. There were flight delays, luggage was lost, and any number of other hurdles, but there is not a one that regrets the sacrifice. It is a privilege to serve alongside our Zambian friends.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMnYBdjwljsE00fvXRFiqCeOS9QA3FbGs5fKwbMnc-E0qTOhNP_JcXT4lQdbIcF4g_6UYfSiuRKaWTFQMtmapCcLwMg2mCLNQFs-MvOMnU5H9HKE8ItSe0R2Vz130dz3SF88SFIOCAg/s1600/Jeavers"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 64px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMnYBdjwljsE00fvXRFiqCeOS9QA3FbGs5fKwbMnc-E0qTOhNP_JcXT4lQdbIcF4g_6UYfSiuRKaWTFQMtmapCcLwMg2mCLNQFs-MvOMnU5H9HKE8ItSe0R2Vz130dz3SF88SFIOCAg/s400/Jeavers" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495704429733061858" border="0" /></a><br />One of the highlights was seeing the first ten students graduate from the Bible training. These men were ecstatic to receive a gift to commemorate their accomplishment: a bicycle, a backpack, and a new leather NIV Study Bible.<br />They were thrilled with all the gifts, but when the Bible came out things went crazy. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKY-to7BInsfRsSblUwEAtQ98IhGt_hBcveqhUnxbv4-uPW7SOZHPtLDqW0Xti4DoCHqNxBRpf3YVw-OZcxzH46U4vgyx3dIUNB0CofcmX8xri-7mGMz_5IeY1RNNLRISyv135Xk9Nw/s1600/bicycle"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 64px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKY-to7BInsfRsSblUwEAtQ98IhGt_hBcveqhUnxbv4-uPW7SOZHPtLDqW0Xti4DoCHqNxBRpf3YVw-OZcxzH46U4vgyx3dIUNB0CofcmX8xri-7mGMz_5IeY1RNNLRISyv135Xk9Nw/s400/bicycle" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495714576904973362" border="0" /></a>All our Zambian friends started to dancing in joy - like a scene out of the Old Testament! Jeavers (pictured) graduated and already brought two more students into the next freshman class.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfzqjvTDkfA9fOePWxtl6rTxUeiN-01eDcbnFNskYyBgfKChOc2G0Q1xBzF4TLX7uYRzhYBTXbUTXA6BnSHjOtNg_3TwUIXppwwN_LigQQv2LZ8Csz2rReFc1sf0ZrNiW0UxHGFnsNA/s1600/Martin's+KJV.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfzqjvTDkfA9fOePWxtl6rTxUeiN-01eDcbnFNskYyBgfKChOc2G0Q1xBzF4TLX7uYRzhYBTXbUTXA6BnSHjOtNg_3TwUIXppwwN_LigQQv2LZ8Csz2rReFc1sf0ZrNiW0UxHGFnsNA/s400/Martin's+KJV.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495709063236021250" border="0" /></a>This is Martin (one of Jeaver's young leaders). We asked him to read a passage during a training session and realized that he stammered due to the fact that he only owned a King James Version Bible. It was treasured by Martin - but it was extremely difficult for him to read. Like many on our team, I was able to exchange Bibles with Martin, giving him an NIV. Oh, the things we take for granted!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQYxeIGWdTuw_zziBODQRdXi6brBw5pFKlr5gEeVGzXAEtGMszvbeKBmYJ4tWpSv9D9yLsntCEaMdjYzO9yGwpRyNgDaxG9T7POGtxIosrU-XNW8xBslLep_jgni_a7Kh8oZ47eNbUw/s1600/two+Zambians"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 64px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQYxeIGWdTuw_zziBODQRdXi6brBw5pFKlr5gEeVGzXAEtGMszvbeKBmYJ4tWpSv9D9yLsntCEaMdjYzO9yGwpRyNgDaxG9T7POGtxIosrU-XNW8xBslLep_jgni_a7Kh8oZ47eNbUw/s400/two+Zambians" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495709069994766034" border="0" /></a>These children are being cared for - and they care for one another! It is beautiful to see older siblings watch over their young ones, helping them eat and carrying them all over the place. It is a joy to help people who are already serving and helping one another!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmYDJ0VqrS42Nc4IERpVLrkJwAQCJXlgYa_qKIkcStobPlA1RF1wTCUqGYKal2bfodzBlZtzJS4VZgj-dA2r1dYWS6RlSHL0bB7nkduHsokOpZwDE_wf7_gZsEs0eqy8LQBcZON1AIg/s1600/cabbage"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 64px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmYDJ0VqrS42Nc4IERpVLrkJwAQCJXlgYa_qKIkcStobPlA1RF1wTCUqGYKal2bfodzBlZtzJS4VZgj-dA2r1dYWS6RlSHL0bB7nkduHsokOpZwDE_wf7_gZsEs0eqy8LQBcZON1AIg/s400/cabbage" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495709077499904194" border="0" /></a>The crops are doing great! And now the kids are helping with the task. Marlin Rice (our chief ag leader) plotted out a spot for each Hope child to have their own garden. Having fun and learning to take care of themselves - that's HOPE!<br /><br />The team was fantastic and gave of themselves with joy. Continue to pray for the Hope Center and all the people being affected by the work of God - on both sides of the ocean!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMnPgfRtemL1pFUVSJDxiTFtX5xLkxWTaWyF9MDKqG4uiFUkhi86EEs5Bg6aWeeF2Kw-j1rNpYQL-uj6RJUtnyfktvwzfCCpghRk-4uDV8Tc2L5TaHilQzYJBeGWDWO9YiXQqnj93oA/s1600/Aud+and+Zambians.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMnPgfRtemL1pFUVSJDxiTFtX5xLkxWTaWyF9MDKqG4uiFUkhi86EEs5Bg6aWeeF2Kw-j1rNpYQL-uj6RJUtnyfktvwzfCCpghRk-4uDV8Tc2L5TaHilQzYJBeGWDWO9YiXQqnj93oA/s400/Aud+and+Zambians.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495715505450940434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312850733192091914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-61742096691600077362010-02-03T15:35:00.012-06:002010-02-03T16:11:48.428-06:00The fence is in!An incredibly generous and hardworking group of people traveled all the way to Serenje to purchase and install a fence around the crops of the Hope Center. And let me tell you, these guys can WORK!<br /><br />Many of these folks came from Bethel Reformed Church in Aplington, Iowa. Many had never traveled internationally before. Most had never been robbed before. None had ever eaten enshima before. And all of them made a huge and life-changing contribution to the Hope Center.<br /><br />Here Bob Schipper helps offload some much needed food for the Hope orphans living in Kamena.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDeqVbPSTqubBQkosq2jMvJNyuBNWbmK7htKSzvHvnnBV_mCnkyYJIF-TXqJ7pAjX6IuZRBC6CwrcowH5JdvNUS9lHmG36UXahDED8X7FeXjLHg3I9NXaxZSEl4L0fHDXfh6A95lwcw/s1600-h/IMGP0051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDeqVbPSTqubBQkosq2jMvJNyuBNWbmK7htKSzvHvnnBV_mCnkyYJIF-TXqJ7pAjX6IuZRBC6CwrcowH5JdvNUS9lHmG36UXahDED8X7FeXjLHg3I9NXaxZSEl4L0fHDXfh6A95lwcw/s320/IMGP0051.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434135948897863458" /></a><br /><br />Here Jan gets the upscale transportation we offer at the Hope Center (convertible comes at no extra cost). Oh, and friends ride free.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_O6EUXbGtRr1k8DwzcE9oMoaW3wd60rZtHzXpOsUFWzyEksU8NkPjqHS-IEmaqMV4xcP3La4iwK3Fn5U15FUGrqZEHGDBZ1Xkz2yd6Q6cODp7UfGWikbj1FrVYW-ZVPLrJ54frNx1A/s1600-h/IMGP0065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_O6EUXbGtRr1k8DwzcE9oMoaW3wd60rZtHzXpOsUFWzyEksU8NkPjqHS-IEmaqMV4xcP3La4iwK3Fn5U15FUGrqZEHGDBZ1Xkz2yd6Q6cODp7UfGWikbj1FrVYW-ZVPLrJ54frNx1A/s320/IMGP0065.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434136418405006002" /></a><br /><br />Navice is crazy! He was convinced that the "young men" should not be climbing ladders to trim the tree near where the fence was to be installed. So he did it himself! There is nothing that man won't do for the Hope Center.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZOmOrO2WHxnbnVWVEaqk4qtBSSFRetj0-T__j9VcqWFWkpvd84tSKJ7YnzfY9h3sb2J5A8_qUM9xkBtSKMi8BBqxOWx-h_8afpisUU0wvWdTRQkFoGN0VAcyuyUEeblB5YEz5SCrZw/s1600-h/IMGP0075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZOmOrO2WHxnbnVWVEaqk4qtBSSFRetj0-T__j9VcqWFWkpvd84tSKJ7YnzfY9h3sb2J5A8_qUM9xkBtSKMi8BBqxOWx-h_8afpisUU0wvWdTRQkFoGN0VAcyuyUEeblB5YEz5SCrZw/s320/IMGP0075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434137879097973842" /></a><br /><br />Here is Don mixing it up with our Zambian friends over a meal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnPONhXm4BQ-r7-uUtAYe4ORaA_RacIyFuWW3bkFw0m527s-bCxXg9Gpeets4CUDnNRW7bwp8dRXbIGUsXjCk3VNnzWIQqNCYIyzjMkOfG_YPmPyz2uYQQMXWRf7LSwsuFAEUq-EBEQ/s1600-h/IMGP0086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnPONhXm4BQ-r7-uUtAYe4ORaA_RacIyFuWW3bkFw0m527s-bCxXg9Gpeets4CUDnNRW7bwp8dRXbIGUsXjCk3VNnzWIQqNCYIyzjMkOfG_YPmPyz2uYQQMXWRf7LSwsuFAEUq-EBEQ/s320/IMGP0086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434138366670440338" /></a><br /><br />The fence project required a lot of hands. Each post hole was dug by hand and the cement was mixed on the spot, hauling all the rock, sand, etc. all around the 12 acre Hope Center. A fantastic team effort!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBlmA-7o9saWRKRhd63TSqqrLoocrpt5uWqTLMMFDhZ_WxupQrjxipSOfPBLjLVpH-jCK352Na7Ul_uWfzIusjBLUPy-2faoLHpU2b4rNhmeX0__ogO9guU2X6sygjIv0-ilu0huyeQ/s1600-h/IMGP0105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBlmA-7o9saWRKRhd63TSqqrLoocrpt5uWqTLMMFDhZ_WxupQrjxipSOfPBLjLVpH-jCK352Na7Ul_uWfzIusjBLUPy-2faoLHpU2b4rNhmeX0__ogO9guU2X6sygjIv0-ilu0huyeQ/s320/IMGP0105.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434138854680644882" /></a><br /><br />Of course, there was always time for a little fun with the kids!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVN7azSOEN3GH5W4WXzLBO9xVg3I_yB4NjMeEAf9OgLgkoicQEOGsTs5FHEIK6jw0ZuhstcH7W-GU5IUks5ggG3fpKmWgRrlXK-Or365uaoGGAhYE7yGfvil2hgU0QNePtuvnWkWM7Q/s1600-h/IMGP0110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVN7azSOEN3GH5W4WXzLBO9xVg3I_yB4NjMeEAf9OgLgkoicQEOGsTs5FHEIK6jw0ZuhstcH7W-GU5IUks5ggG3fpKmWgRrlXK-Or365uaoGGAhYE7yGfvil2hgU0QNePtuvnWkWM7Q/s320/IMGP0110.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434139771357824674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjursFfbGPP9NOqv5NH0dzV0LJDq9IHFRI1gwunPrfweiiDXt92ZFrdI_HCy4_Sy6w7wugWLPidAZOLT8K56s6uJL1hxOcl0NS25Pxjj2VGLuiZZMAFEERTFI1xSYHNCEFzer4vCO6M8Q/s1600-h/IMGP0109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjursFfbGPP9NOqv5NH0dzV0LJDq9IHFRI1gwunPrfweiiDXt92ZFrdI_HCy4_Sy6w7wugWLPidAZOLT8K56s6uJL1hxOcl0NS25Pxjj2VGLuiZZMAFEERTFI1xSYHNCEFzer4vCO6M8Q/s320/IMGP0109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434141686205863138" /></a><br /><br />The electric fence will provide protection from theft so that the crops will be used to feed the children. Without this fence, our food would "walk away" and the sustainability of the project would be jeopardized. We thank God for this team for their contribution to the project!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdYCQZ8KBfv2F_yqA5T9ldl30MDt4wT3NCAbVUFc6QzkkXymuVyU3FMKUfzt06isqadmSJt8nlL3fH86bZ2G8T1VIqzVBA1Y3Dktox4dGQaKN1XGYhrKxZsM0DICTIpGyyszvYcNXAw/s1600-h/IMGP0140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdYCQZ8KBfv2F_yqA5T9ldl30MDt4wT3NCAbVUFc6QzkkXymuVyU3FMKUfzt06isqadmSJt8nlL3fH86bZ2G8T1VIqzVBA1Y3Dktox4dGQaKN1XGYhrKxZsM0DICTIpGyyszvYcNXAw/s320/IMGP0140.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434140576873709842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiT4At11SijPM1AQ1ztqtbzvNb4Z0M1phzPGqlzi8cqF76xTEjak8IqFA8F292E7SFTMJgzue6sjVc0knGDLUu7MKk6lwZGGtI4ELHGsTzyKxRrO9ZgeLyQITWI8W4kLuCGWlTHA7rig/s1600-h/IMGP0160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiT4At11SijPM1AQ1ztqtbzvNb4Z0M1phzPGqlzi8cqF76xTEjak8IqFA8F292E7SFTMJgzue6sjVc0knGDLUu7MKk6lwZGGtI4ELHGsTzyKxRrO9ZgeLyQITWI8W4kLuCGWlTHA7rig/s320/IMGP0160.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434141064748269762" /></a><br /><br />This team suffered flight delays, sickness, a robbery (passports, cash, medicines, etc.), rains, heat, <span style="font-weight:bold;">hard</span> work ... and they did it all with grace and joy and a Christ-centered attitude. They would not be discouraged or set back -- no matter what came their way. I have never seen such tenacity and joy from a team. <br /><br />God has been gracious time and again. It is a reminder that this is HIS work and HE will raise up the workers for His harvest field. Thank you, Lord, for all You've done!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312850733192091914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-24325411655432137262010-01-05T13:08:00.003-06:002010-01-05T13:10:11.393-06:00Fence Team to ZambiaJeff Dodge left this morning to work with a team putting a fence around the Hope Center. This fence will help keep crops from getting stollen so we can eventually feed even more children. Here's an email from Jeff as he was on his way out of town:<br /><br />Just got word as I am getting on the plane that all the materials for the fence project have arrived at the Hope Center! Thank the Lord with me and ask Him to go before us. We hope to build a fence, distribute food to all the Hope kids, participate in Bible training for many leaders, and be mutually encouraged in our faith as American and <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1262718465_0">Zambian</span> Christ-followers, working together for Him and His church.<br /><br />JeffRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-90410207158416026232009-12-29T16:56:00.001-06:002009-12-29T16:56:00.345-06:00A Hundred ThanksSubmitted by Marlin Rice, Z8 Agricultural Director (HCC), Dec. 20th, 2009<br /><br />On Sunday, December 22, we drove the mini-bus and the truck to the Kamena church—out in the bush 22 miles from Serenje. The road is not always easily passable and as Joshua said, it is “too much bad.” Somewhere along the way we hit something that gave the mini-bus a rattle so we made temporary repairs by crawling under the engine and tying on a wire.<o:p></o:p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7o3wpbrzPeNB4LAb9QDuO09yEh9h4yboqW8wug-I2lT1pIaex-V9O92lVfDJ-MqxCpvlpKx48TpdFfPQ1DPM45vZ8WoqANmIPeVMmeBUsxBynDxcLd7WGZVsEUcimWwgAjGyRG6pQTW5/s1600-h/minibus+Kamena+road.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7o3wpbrzPeNB4LAb9QDuO09yEh9h4yboqW8wug-I2lT1pIaex-V9O92lVfDJ-MqxCpvlpKx48TpdFfPQ1DPM45vZ8WoqANmIPeVMmeBUsxBynDxcLd7WGZVsEUcimWwgAjGyRG6pQTW5/s400/minibus+Kamena+road.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417827646690124482" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumGsPrMFmRkrZfyvp1pP_1yaX27e4zgXmLZumcoanACD-7CHPQ1xUkHdaMuK0Hzq8cH1PPls0tLmFeiVcpYr4PVPX1Zvmxt6VRhW9II_Jf0AYNo_Z2rL5xSas3iOo3Scpki22JIKluN4Z/s1600-h/minibus+repair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumGsPrMFmRkrZfyvp1pP_1yaX27e4zgXmLZumcoanACD-7CHPQ1xUkHdaMuK0Hzq8cH1PPls0tLmFeiVcpYr4PVPX1Zvmxt6VRhW9II_Jf0AYNo_Z2rL5xSas3iOo3Scpki22JIKluN4Z/s400/minibus+repair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417827771750692802" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The worship at Kamena opened with the men and women singing in beautiful, rhythmic <i>a cappella</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> hymns. The small, mud-brick building was packed with worshippers and 115 children were seated and kneeling on the broken cement floor at the front of the church. Navice introduced me to the congregation and then delivered an impassioned message in Bemba. After the service, it seemed that the entire congregation stayed around to observe the distribution of clothing. Navice, Freddie, and I handed out new dresses, shirts, pants, sweatshirts, and shoes to the 100 orphans sponsored by the Hope Center. It was a delight to see the surprise and joy on the faces of the children, many of whom were wearing only filthy rags for clothing. Afterward, the children waved their thanks for Cornerstone’s generosity.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pZXx5J0jtIM0Vq1mBAJg5KcaaxZDHiROE4Jvuxx8WCJnS5_s1Wd5Ai7Dmc1YyBaQFCFMPb_viulkHlwm4r7QidOq0776dPzUt5mjIqFHk0mPb_9e00r_-M-6s3NzHPe21GraVdFYYo6Y/s1600-h/Kamena+church+women+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pZXx5J0jtIM0Vq1mBAJg5KcaaxZDHiROE4Jvuxx8WCJnS5_s1Wd5Ai7Dmc1YyBaQFCFMPb_viulkHlwm4r7QidOq0776dPzUt5mjIqFHk0mPb_9e00r_-M-6s3NzHPe21GraVdFYYo6Y/s400/Kamena+church+women+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417827922976052594" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zDBfxSrRf5JnBtuOUDnQOp3yHrPlZxu5ZvFrh5-4BPFJwQTLw5x04v48jK1nmyXcthrrLjjp0VfNgg7oMGZOtuAiMeFp8n6ISTJeET3cLCWSQNEzFzG1wBGM1peHrs8YEnnCQpRGVKkr/s1600-h/Kamena+clothing+distribution.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zDBfxSrRf5JnBtuOUDnQOp3yHrPlZxu5ZvFrh5-4BPFJwQTLw5x04v48jK1nmyXcthrrLjjp0VfNgg7oMGZOtuAiMeFp8n6ISTJeET3cLCWSQNEzFzG1wBGM1peHrs8YEnnCQpRGVKkr/s400/Kamena+clothing+distribution.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828074456958434" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1QLgGbz4Fxps2Blf9gIRTO34tnubFWbFbt2ckFSz-cCZJ6WHJ6UzSkbMpXi8ThmTZFQld11bdgMXdhXF6TubayRkOciRUniMvhRIJ3EpEmzGewCA89cEVAParCy3I0TV4i8YjySJC7T2/s1600-h/Kamena+children+wave.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1QLgGbz4Fxps2Blf9gIRTO34tnubFWbFbt2ckFSz-cCZJ6WHJ6UzSkbMpXi8ThmTZFQld11bdgMXdhXF6TubayRkOciRUniMvhRIJ3EpEmzGewCA89cEVAParCy3I0TV4i8YjySJC7T2/s400/Kamena+children+wave.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828230594452962" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">To finish out our Sunday at Kamena, several of us climbed the granite “whaleback” just outside the village. The top of this 440-foot high granite outcropping gave us a beautiful view of the forests and fields around Kamena. Navice and I had spent a wonderful week laboring together planting crops and distributing clothing. It was the best of times in the Lord’s service.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqsZoaXZmYjIgEisZ1r2_9RWBG6hXxxHw-MjSqSr2jvx5zDIzOW0Ihii6m3RicK-W7X2vsrK80Y9bYKk7Dsy1oKpM2A7zNSzXPSDwNSmNygqPZb2IemEWxhNex-oZj5AX3MCvdZV4ibmD/s1600-h/Kamena+whaleback.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqsZoaXZmYjIgEisZ1r2_9RWBG6hXxxHw-MjSqSr2jvx5zDIzOW0Ihii6m3RicK-W7X2vsrK80Y9bYKk7Dsy1oKpM2A7zNSzXPSDwNSmNygqPZb2IemEWxhNex-oZj5AX3MCvdZV4ibmD/s400/Kamena+whaleback.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828409162477938" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIbCfuxRugLxmkXXYGN-1oj1qlb9DSm3yt05zqyoxD8CveR0Y7BO5tnL4pj2q3fc8vRXyv7brgH5MOHMyQ_2r3513cGkezCl-c2debkIV1w1fZ3bEXY2TpO4V6pmxnyq2rW3lYDTvfiEk/s1600-h/Kamena+mountain+Navice+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIbCfuxRugLxmkXXYGN-1oj1qlb9DSm3yt05zqyoxD8CveR0Y7BO5tnL4pj2q3fc8vRXyv7brgH5MOHMyQ_2r3513cGkezCl-c2debkIV1w1fZ3bEXY2TpO4V6pmxnyq2rW3lYDTvfiEk/s400/Kamena+mountain+Navice+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828627405643010" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyY_k2CRL3s-mRik1YLWQHtOkB4Oxw-bRbviONf6mjTuO-neo7N6XbwMr0ZNQ_XvTl1csvrkkSZT9hRQkNh5KF6CVt19ILFidsYATQEiL-BUZVKzolB-TmFXCum1wY0QIpabPONgKZthz3/s1600-h/Kamena+mountain+Navice+Marlin+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyY_k2CRL3s-mRik1YLWQHtOkB4Oxw-bRbviONf6mjTuO-neo7N6XbwMr0ZNQ_XvTl1csvrkkSZT9hRQkNh5KF6CVt19ILFidsYATQEiL-BUZVKzolB-TmFXCum1wY0QIpabPONgKZthz3/s400/Kamena+mountain+Navice+Marlin+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828859534947490" border="0" /></a></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-44060381898250917302009-12-27T16:51:00.002-06:002010-01-03T22:04:25.687-06:00Unwanted Guests at the GuesthouseSubmitted by Marlin Rice, Z8 Agricultural Director (HCC), Dec. 20th, 2009<br /><br />We have a wonderful, new guesthouse on the property with two bedrooms, two baths, and a kitchen. There is a porch with a couple of outside lights and after the rains, if the lights are left on at night the insects coming swarming in.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRs3nZFpCp_jYqOq9YH8kAtfVO9Fm1evTgHBIB9v4B2Cskbp4vNJQejkdfwYNilwdfpNQTIn4qjS-7kw5ktDxS4JnHfh8gw3jhhDFdu_ci5_FzL0nmfcBMYL9NVqukAlAE749qjnmNR_Tv/s1600-h/HCC+guesthouse+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRs3nZFpCp_jYqOq9YH8kAtfVO9Fm1evTgHBIB9v4B2Cskbp4vNJQejkdfwYNilwdfpNQTIn4qjS-7kw5ktDxS4JnHfh8gw3jhhDFdu_ci5_FzL0nmfcBMYL9NVqukAlAE749qjnmNR_Tv/s400/HCC+guesthouse+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417826255248668386" border="0" /></a>Some are beautiful, such as the moth.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPQbdM7eSpuSl1rciQLB3rbfVrk1M1OgoPKw3GOlLKVbKQYJyNGyw71E5ICQkEJ5ITNe-zFeIlPCFrfKmcXE7z-54WwuiZ4u7QL6LWAbR86BRkx9W6wDKAjoz7zoB3nD_weSLgd2YNYvU/s1600-h/moth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPQbdM7eSpuSl1rciQLB3rbfVrk1M1OgoPKw3GOlLKVbKQYJyNGyw71E5ICQkEJ5ITNe-zFeIlPCFrfKmcXE7z-54WwuiZ4u7QL6LWAbR86BRkx9W6wDKAjoz7zoB3nD_weSLgd2YNYvU/s400/moth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417826376102880546" border="0" /></a>Some are striking, such as the longhorned beetle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxwSBsj28WE9YwESH0L18EODZbEB1nsMmxorb9UJY6tDox0QKfd12NSnm6dXSAzt2WjguxbCx750eQfueDtKasqmLfTMc9IhGn_271aNGz_AwFFwWwnBeO29H-rPcpBB0axksX0OeY6ou/s1600-h/longhorned+beetle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxwSBsj28WE9YwESH0L18EODZbEB1nsMmxorb9UJY6tDox0QKfd12NSnm6dXSAzt2WjguxbCx750eQfueDtKasqmLfTMc9IhGn_271aNGz_AwFFwWwnBeO29H-rPcpBB0axksX0OeY6ou/s400/longhorned+beetle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417826492212987522" border="0" /></a>Some are bizarre, such as the mole cricket.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgVlH3IZvp-ZYc-orXklb9VCy_Vc33z2zpAtab0UWhfXR5b6PrgKzGWKbdL0iXa2A64jfa2oj4epCuYTwDErK-OjZugz-CP-_lhkMrDSOjWp9iRhQFGn6ZhyphenhyphenELcbXk-RYFEarlxCdid5R/s1600-h/mole+cricket.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgVlH3IZvp-ZYc-orXklb9VCy_Vc33z2zpAtab0UWhfXR5b6PrgKzGWKbdL0iXa2A64jfa2oj4epCuYTwDErK-OjZugz-CP-_lhkMrDSOjWp9iRhQFGn6ZhyphenhyphenELcbXk-RYFEarlxCdid5R/s400/mole+cricket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417826568644365906" border="0" /></a>And some are just plain unwanted. Thousands of winged termites buzzed around the lights looking for a mate, then fell to the floor where they shed their four wings and died and then I had to walk across them, which crushed hundreds. They created a mess and I swept up dead termite bodies and thousands of wings all week long.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUDMC5sPYR5sJJ43Hvzu9NtfS5kY6eg-9Wn9JlKoT6ZBzOsNZeX7nkxdrKGCe3Ok0wn9LFUSJNZ0aUMH5QzJNg6xjHHzBxq7CGIOBzQairy1-CwboEFYfg1MDJz8lc6zODtWuYGiL803V/s1600-h/termites+HCC+guesthouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUDMC5sPYR5sJJ43Hvzu9NtfS5kY6eg-9Wn9JlKoT6ZBzOsNZeX7nkxdrKGCe3Ok0wn9LFUSJNZ0aUMH5QzJNg6xjHHzBxq7CGIOBzQairy1-CwboEFYfg1MDJz8lc6zODtWuYGiL803V/s400/termites+HCC+guesthouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417826664897684242" border="0" /></a><b><o:p></o:p></b> <!--EndFragment-->Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-49171750705242514762009-12-25T16:42:00.001-06:002009-12-25T16:42:00.670-06:00Jesus Loves Who?Submitted by Marlin Rice, Z8 Agricultural Director (HCC), Dec. 20th, 2009<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The children at the Hope Center love to draw and color with markers. They don’t get this opportunity in the public school, but three new packets of markers and a ream of paper gave them the materials to explore their artistic talents.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBapiGBvwV2ndkgfM2elccZ7QMlcPaX-XgLjazo3XksJubpSl91dhfQHYRbYtzu8Gsx3-Tg5srdl4GRL2F6FY9j7jfyg_ElPMIYT6D6zpTF9uqGS-SPdCVdhiGmhWzOx78IvXtgeN92Ef/s1600-h/children+happy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBapiGBvwV2ndkgfM2elccZ7QMlcPaX-XgLjazo3XksJubpSl91dhfQHYRbYtzu8Gsx3-Tg5srdl4GRL2F6FY9j7jfyg_ElPMIYT6D6zpTF9uqGS-SPdCVdhiGmhWzOx78IvXtgeN92Ef/s400/children+happy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417824268431420162" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8w95Zl0HgIEzSg6hdOqq5Xo2xYHbgoAB7WnBTMXWRuOn9rFXqNZvIGix99TiTiMivkLmbJ7rcEvssQq6xDI51yzmwKaRGWQbTyrDs7aOO-D6yaP8D-jBA9FKKyY0MF5xfZteuT1LGCNbs/s1600-h/children+Jesus+loves+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8w95Zl0HgIEzSg6hdOqq5Xo2xYHbgoAB7WnBTMXWRuOn9rFXqNZvIGix99TiTiMivkLmbJ7rcEvssQq6xDI51yzmwKaRGWQbTyrDs7aOO-D6yaP8D-jBA9FKKyY0MF5xfZteuT1LGCNbs/s400/children+Jesus+loves+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417824396954503026" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I wrote “JESUS LOVES” and each child’s name on a sheet of paper. A number 2 pencil is all they have in school, so when given 48 colored markers they had a blast decorating their papers. Here Linda and Promise share their artwork.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjZF5B5HT2_T_nrR1-a8bHpVobMnD49zrWPYFklmvJBjsDUL3QUeqMtCLB1wgS0DJBKWQ3N1qILK3lxAKui1ofJP3VCyji4KxAduBl-_eOpNcMFiLoMzo1hjHKqPkWVxv_TgPyvrPfJGH/s1600-h/child+Linda.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjZF5B5HT2_T_nrR1-a8bHpVobMnD49zrWPYFklmvJBjsDUL3QUeqMtCLB1wgS0DJBKWQ3N1qILK3lxAKui1ofJP3VCyji4KxAduBl-_eOpNcMFiLoMzo1hjHKqPkWVxv_TgPyvrPfJGH/s400/child+Linda.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417824533020918802" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUmA0tx0vKKlpkr2mJxkm6DPyG9wZJTIR6sR_1J8pzayBAVNPLaJV6k3MKL32ly77sRjPgr7YyIKS1LxMeSWm57UKimHSpvABykxhmSSntGAVr4Tc4vJhInovAJJVgA0kIdNmNJsVf52f/s1600-h/child+Promise+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUmA0tx0vKKlpkr2mJxkm6DPyG9wZJTIR6sR_1J8pzayBAVNPLaJV6k3MKL32ly77sRjPgr7YyIKS1LxMeSWm57UKimHSpvABykxhmSSntGAVr4Tc4vJhInovAJJVgA0kIdNmNJsVf52f/s400/child+Promise+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417824664512512754" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Chalwe was so excited to have his photograph taken that he forgot to turn his artwork right side up. Chalwe was having a rough week. He had spilled boiling water on the top of his foot, which had burned a golfball-sized hole into his skin. All week long Chalwe had hobbled to school, the Hope Center, and then back home with one shoe on his left foot and a shoe-less right foot with a nasty burn, but he usually had a smile on his face.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtOwGjjo07Cbb3ebIwjzLJkKo_AYfYXCNaI_YkAMwe4EK-045loSdlHscXF2gVXxBEw9jO1CEVOt7fwG3al_zaViPb7R072PBGfrkNqyrlMEhjape2WVzzxzkM4-JDV66Aqg_enJdTIBr/s1600-h/child+Chalwe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtOwGjjo07Cbb3ebIwjzLJkKo_AYfYXCNaI_YkAMwe4EK-045loSdlHscXF2gVXxBEw9jO1CEVOt7fwG3al_zaViPb7R072PBGfrkNqyrlMEhjape2WVzzxzkM4-JDV66Aqg_enJdTIBr/s400/child+Chalwe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417824902529923714" border="0" /></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-61257157867960002272009-12-23T16:28:00.002-06:002009-12-23T16:28:00.529-06:00Would You Like Fried Caterpillars WIth That Meal?Submitted by Marlin Rice, Z8 Agricultural Director (HCC), Dec. 20th, 2009<br /><br />Cornerstone Church has been given the privilege to partner with the Serenje church “to look after orphans…in their distress” (James 1:24). Approximately 50 children get one meal a day along with Bible teaching. When the children arrive after school, Navice would gather them around the tables and read a Bible story in Bemba. They loved this time with Navice. <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21AvJQFQ9Np7vXePI80pRKlwjs7-nd3tOPIjqTg_YeKIuPZzPx74iFpcbG7QSY3ojCkSvPss6Eu877fVeXxm_aUjrUdFzKj18iifM69ZRhWwMpD2qPinVudavJYUEC9BO75uPDUfXHBDx/s1600-h/Navice+Bible+story.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21AvJQFQ9Np7vXePI80pRKlwjs7-nd3tOPIjqTg_YeKIuPZzPx74iFpcbG7QSY3ojCkSvPss6Eu877fVeXxm_aUjrUdFzKj18iifM69ZRhWwMpD2qPinVudavJYUEC9BO75uPDUfXHBDx/s400/Navice+Bible+story.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417897395089619922" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Women from the church arrive mid morning to prepare the daily meal over a charcoal fire. The meal always consists of enshima (boiled white maize) and we have a supply of 74 bags of maize harvested from the crops we planted at the Center last year.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoCyptcrRXLkr7M2gZ7iB1y-mA0z-ksKsZmRzEY-aYKNIf3lbSEmMvL7SCBEK91J3PvyFKm2KcJ6eyrxxVC-riFvvZgNmK_04q-IHJsr20VrYXwzhmPC7FqEzAh_InjIcStChsoefqPEq/s1600-h/maize+bags.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoCyptcrRXLkr7M2gZ7iB1y-mA0z-ksKsZmRzEY-aYKNIf3lbSEmMvL7SCBEK91J3PvyFKm2KcJ6eyrxxVC-riFvvZgNmK_04q-IHJsr20VrYXwzhmPC7FqEzAh_InjIcStChsoefqPEq/s400/maize+bags.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417821864739105394" border="0" /></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The enshima is given a side of rape (boiled greens) and beans or kapenta (dried minnows) reconstituted in an onion and tomato sauce. The children love the kapenta, but the overwhelming smell of dead fish kept me from eating it more than once.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKLxrJWTbt1LGjaPSiKKMoKxXXVHSVMV5iykuPkDtL5gyUP_Lj4RQwAM-olr5AemfdmHtfkyhF9uuvSjw0rap2qEzuX_VBxN3HbnS6vfXKrQ55QhjVE9qPP4DHQPPUu3W_yzed__EJdQu/s1600-h/cook+rape.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKLxrJWTbt1LGjaPSiKKMoKxXXVHSVMV5iykuPkDtL5gyUP_Lj4RQwAM-olr5AemfdmHtfkyhF9uuvSjw0rap2qEzuX_VBxN3HbnS6vfXKrQ55QhjVE9qPP4DHQPPUu3W_yzed__EJdQu/s400/cook+rape.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417822015928559122" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_vEZJBEjobtc_44Nj79Xon4NCM3ms8nqEQ3OLW9uD2ujIUOqhXkQYs5j4HQKx4DP8QEDXiVIvb3XAYyNLzVGioUetpWFJTR5Uu729WlrneN_ml_gALURXvFtJQ0nQ3V5LAttSleptGLf/s1600-h/kapenta+market.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_vEZJBEjobtc_44Nj79Xon4NCM3ms8nqEQ3OLW9uD2ujIUOqhXkQYs5j4HQKx4DP8QEDXiVIvb3XAYyNLzVGioUetpWFJTR5Uu729WlrneN_ml_gALURXvFtJQ0nQ3V5LAttSleptGLf/s400/kapenta+market.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417822179155152386" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcYiN08ipuNpQW54eUjnBJnVVsHPRgaX3Zwe7PvAMYR3HbM3YNgDYPjkvv_YREZZrpKg2mMwVWHKJnhq8W20RAmbQGVUm-SAR95SIAsnOM8wRDSnlOq8nDlMGuGbSh6K0AZMj14QFLrf_/s1600-h/child+enshima+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcYiN08ipuNpQW54eUjnBJnVVsHPRgaX3Zwe7PvAMYR3HbM3YNgDYPjkvv_YREZZrpKg2mMwVWHKJnhq8W20RAmbQGVUm-SAR95SIAsnOM8wRDSnlOq8nDlMGuGbSh6K0AZMj14QFLrf_/s400/child+enshima+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417822473078473298" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sometimes fresh vegetables are purchased in the Serenje market when the supply runs low at the Hope Center. One day Navice and I went to the market on a shopping trip. The sights, sounds, and aromas of the market are a sensory delight; they never fail to accentuate the African experience. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2YgdYqNJ4ncCagrHMN-SLKQGziBTnq4SWYXzJ1qulLdgKUSr1HcCsNo-79_StdWhIqKlBOt7_GdiGAfDToYIW77uGylwOKNP6OA35xp02zFqORdf1MKOn_HHkXsvQ4z5Ia_7xcZP9j6L/s1600-h/Serenje+market+vegetables.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2YgdYqNJ4ncCagrHMN-SLKQGziBTnq4SWYXzJ1qulLdgKUSr1HcCsNo-79_StdWhIqKlBOt7_GdiGAfDToYIW77uGylwOKNP6OA35xp02zFqORdf1MKOn_HHkXsvQ4z5Ia_7xcZP9j6L/s400/Serenje+market+vegetables.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417822621030022258" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We found that dried caterpillars were the newest item in the market—big black caterpillars with spines or white caterpillars the size of my thumb. Navice assured me that they were a delicacy, and being an entomologist I knew I would have to eat some. Kettie sautéed them in the onion and tomato sauce, then presented them for lunch. They were chewy and after eating three of each kind, I decided that I had fully captured the experience. The children were given the rest of the sautéed caterpillars and they gobbled them down.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEpQfY6kZMoRhIYeYFDFDmfQVDjSu2kvcGcgZNdZUx_ZW7jAlAO4V6oeaPqsBC7oy3dJE30jyP7SyOdnWRd2TDJ7RyNjJjbt3VTGfTl7YgLoayd1Aew4uv-wa9YxCYPUeQzj2erJcbJS1/s1600-h/caterpillars+Kettie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEpQfY6kZMoRhIYeYFDFDmfQVDjSu2kvcGcgZNdZUx_ZW7jAlAO4V6oeaPqsBC7oy3dJE30jyP7SyOdnWRd2TDJ7RyNjJjbt3VTGfTl7YgLoayd1Aew4uv-wa9YxCYPUeQzj2erJcbJS1/s400/caterpillars+Kettie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417822855250412722" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfVJ7_xzvSz62kZK9Z8U4iM1R682IUsoVVBR9Eo-R8oWbymG4ZLe_0qUa_OL6DMXGxn5spXGl5v_VDsOo9CLw-nlMZvPSpKG_TYDzKlNGCpEww4wjaOYyg-wod2kyFnfHRQUzftKon61v/s1600-h/caterpillars+sauteed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfVJ7_xzvSz62kZK9Z8U4iM1R682IUsoVVBR9Eo-R8oWbymG4ZLe_0qUa_OL6DMXGxn5spXGl5v_VDsOo9CLw-nlMZvPSpKG_TYDzKlNGCpEww4wjaOYyg-wod2kyFnfHRQUzftKon61v/s400/caterpillars+sauteed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417822984333071122" border="0" /></a></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-44732866236020922672009-12-21T16:06:00.017-06:002009-12-21T21:28:07.425-06:00It Takes Two for SuccessSubmitted by Marlin Rice, Z8 Agricultural Director (HCC), Dec. 20th, 2009<br /><br />The spring rains begin to fall in November confirming that it was time to begin planting crops in Zambia. I returned to Serenje on November 14 after driving the 255 miles from Lusaka with Festus Kalunga - the son of Pastor Navice and Kettie. Festus is a delightful young man with an infectious smile and it was a blessing to have a traveling companion who spoke Bemba. We found some giant mushrooms along the roadside and he was excited to give them to his sister to cook. <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gyKJ2fsfHB8mwUTM9q7M7UtKC2HrmPg5572ox6ZIf764XRpnORnoOrLkJUV68ftGcdDL3-U73xdj9QwD_1_izlXdJQYcTSUnqtPoYH_t2_fkwAQbHxft-ba_ZZKyUyEDOe-CDXaebIVb/s1600-h/Kasanka+Festus+mushrooms.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gyKJ2fsfHB8mwUTM9q7M7UtKC2HrmPg5572ox6ZIf764XRpnORnoOrLkJUV68ftGcdDL3-U73xdj9QwD_1_izlXdJQYcTSUnqtPoYH_t2_fkwAQbHxft-ba_ZZKyUyEDOe-CDXaebIVb/s400/Kasanka+Festus+mushrooms.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417816196924048418" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">November had brought considerable rainfall and the countryside was lush and green; it was just beautiful.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPRzaGe7AoWZ0g4NG9sN4RUlit4QTZDAqqh4BYeHdqr5MX-Asv8xGfHBBEAuOMYPbZqdj95YyF7XnaULmjZXO5lDoB75rRt4SfZe5ATu8A8fGYWfwY-adYtAfORKXWwMcPyAY62qmhVMS/s1600-h/Kasanka+Festus+road+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPRzaGe7AoWZ0g4NG9sN4RUlit4QTZDAqqh4BYeHdqr5MX-Asv8xGfHBBEAuOMYPbZqdj95YyF7XnaULmjZXO5lDoB75rRt4SfZe5ATu8A8fGYWfwY-adYtAfORKXWwMcPyAY62qmhVMS/s400/Kasanka+Festus+road+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417816043567703666" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The rains also brought out the chameleons and we saw many crossing the road in their slow, stilted, hesitating walk.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aIXnWhpVdFpgz9xFXEX9o-cMmsPSMIKT_pAze8snLHqmGdKW7rOlGmnpKBqfBPUMnbO7aD4orxoG_k3Xt0vrBtM1CNi9_8-y0GCLjOpgeEnunRSDNwCKv3cS7aYj9NiMCRFSN8CN0zgw/s1600-h/chameleon+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aIXnWhpVdFpgz9xFXEX9o-cMmsPSMIKT_pAze8snLHqmGdKW7rOlGmnpKBqfBPUMnbO7aD4orxoG_k3Xt0vrBtM1CNi9_8-y0GCLjOpgeEnunRSDNwCKv3cS7aYj9NiMCRFSN8CN0zgw/s400/chameleon+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417816346197685122" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The gardens at the Hope Center also benefited from the rains. Joshua and Shadrach had planted rows and rows of tomatoes, onions, rape, patches of pumpkin vines, and two large plots of maize, which would be roasted for the children when the ears were ready. The garden was lush, and with the coming of the rains, Joshua would no longer need to carry buckets of water to irrigate the garden.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwyhyphenhyphenX7kVw-lYsZkjRmqTAqIKUwcrwQbVdodlUEGC4aQe5TmNIZVxY4UMvNTR839mVd5i6rgER0PJ7s4aVpdh4XzT9-UlcPpTkPm1uslHURleSKvzJ2j0Rab9enQRv04Uv_vls1rs8W4V/s1600-h/HCC+garden+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwyhyphenhyphenX7kVw-lYsZkjRmqTAqIKUwcrwQbVdodlUEGC4aQe5TmNIZVxY4UMvNTR839mVd5i6rgER0PJ7s4aVpdh4XzT9-UlcPpTkPm1uslHURleSKvzJ2j0Rab9enQRv04Uv_vls1rs8W4V/s400/HCC+garden+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417816573551688530" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">But the rains also encouraged the weeds. Weeding the gardens and fields is a very difficult and time-consuming task with the traditional hoe. I brought three wheel hoes with me to the Hope Center—graciously provided by Gary Clem. Navice and Joshua quickly learned how the wheel hoes would increase their efficiency in weeding the gardens. Shadrach soon abandoned his traditional hoe after he observed that weeding a row of onions required only one minute with a wheel hoe, but 15 minutes with his traditional hoe! By the end of the week, most of the weeds in the garden had fallen victim to Shadrach and the wheel hoe.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtLodhnlHy4MdezKwp2DtX0pY0snMga6GhLU_yH0JKIlFJkMStkzy3u4Md0qddpL6PmtfsyTbtG6wkS2TRC2UFeWJhB95gjh6KB960NX9qmf6_KFLcxbVKTgW13vcuG4E37fYI90mts3G/s1600-h/wheel+hoe+Navice+Joshua.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtLodhnlHy4MdezKwp2DtX0pY0snMga6GhLU_yH0JKIlFJkMStkzy3u4Md0qddpL6PmtfsyTbtG6wkS2TRC2UFeWJhB95gjh6KB960NX9qmf6_KFLcxbVKTgW13vcuG4E37fYI90mts3G/s400/wheel+hoe+Navice+Joshua.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417816743230722178" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpA8bqzHmBNwrJCnH_0rz7XulpEX9VBALPbiY6M1OOkApD0uXbkNb4xR8IBHw6I4u5LmcTCXh22_8nV4uzIhFQXnJqdDt85CdZHnwkl25M5tglgJz3hV4dmQvCeC4m8d1tsQzXKVbJfey8/s1600-h/wheel+hoe+Shadrach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpA8bqzHmBNwrJCnH_0rz7XulpEX9VBALPbiY6M1OOkApD0uXbkNb4xR8IBHw6I4u5LmcTCXh22_8nV4uzIhFQXnJqdDt85CdZHnwkl25M5tglgJz3hV4dmQvCeC4m8d1tsQzXKVbJfey8/s400/wheel+hoe+Shadrach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417816818377719666" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A major objective of my trip was to work along side Navice, Freddie, and Joshua in the planning and planting of the crops. We were blessed with an additional 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) to plant our crops this year. Navice and I bought the maize seed in Serenje at a store called Chinchi Wababili, which means “it takes two for success.” This became our motto for the week and Navice and I would use it to remind each other when we encountered an unexpected challenge.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1uU_B6hfYqvVewn88S8BAM9BmYOFnwztfluozkQMjhbYVxRU-jVRtJevEgPFxLRZRCA-htfKmsYnyXSFBkbw300iDb-3pWFkZfoal10Ql83dy5jSro8meLNKfOt-GF7ZqihoaV02rJc4/s1600-h/chinchi+wababili+ittakestwoforsuccess.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1uU_B6hfYqvVewn88S8BAM9BmYOFnwztfluozkQMjhbYVxRU-jVRtJevEgPFxLRZRCA-htfKmsYnyXSFBkbw300iDb-3pWFkZfoal10Ql83dy5jSro8meLNKfOt-GF7ZqihoaV02rJc4/s400/chinchi+wababili+ittakestwoforsuccess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417817295778635794" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">To plant the maize, Navice and Joshua had the new ground plowed with a tractor to break up the clumps of elephant grass, then they coordinated a crew of 11 men with traditional hoes to level the ground, remove the clumps of grass, stretch a 490-foot rope across the field to mark straight rows, dig small divots along the rope for the seed, drop the seed one at a time into the hole, and then cover the seed with soil. Having grown up planting maize by this method, Joshua was experienced and extremely fast. I told him he was a machine, which brought a big smile to his face! The entire maize-planting process was a very labor-intensive process, but in between the rains, which fell almost daily, we planted 7.4 acres of maize in five days—all with hoes and by hand! </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuLJbXoJLUqAd74mTKIBUei9yGjnGOCAzNAkWjhrAbv-OTitp-QqfRPPJSUkGKC-OnzGvApdzetaqnm3QLHpNRhJVsO38CVwsjQlSMgFPCmeDFZP4pPMDuCT5QHbquYGfwj3238i4Ov2K/s1600-h/new+ground.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuLJbXoJLUqAd74mTKIBUei9yGjnGOCAzNAkWjhrAbv-OTitp-QqfRPPJSUkGKC-OnzGvApdzetaqnm3QLHpNRhJVsO38CVwsjQlSMgFPCmeDFZP4pPMDuCT5QHbquYGfwj3238i4Ov2K/s400/new+ground.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417817596287851730" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGsHsUGQxP9BRVmAydGRLeQ6j2lxT4uCCgBw5JYr6Yx2afEZgaZv0ejS0sKOQwHsL4GicCSmktdPGjm1ujnaI3L9oFuL-PVeWo9WFwTBtF62JgED1WUS6JLwN-jcF0fMZnAwiJDuOusg-/s1600-h/Wenard+hoe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGsHsUGQxP9BRVmAydGRLeQ6j2lxT4uCCgBw5JYr6Yx2afEZgaZv0ejS0sKOQwHsL4GicCSmktdPGjm1ujnaI3L9oFuL-PVeWo9WFwTBtF62JgED1WUS6JLwN-jcF0fMZnAwiJDuOusg-/s400/Wenard+hoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417817838333411794" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVTOCuWtm5E8j83e2__vHJyQT6QSaqVYerJLNZcCpPkKkrCNrmBuGq26ztANS_rtv_otsk8MFvV5ZoRYgrF56TxgOTHf3mK2RnQrofNc5t_t1oeNmASa1f8VjdFf8-p8NzvpFXDAOyCmC/s1600-h/Joshua+maize+planting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVTOCuWtm5E8j83e2__vHJyQT6QSaqVYerJLNZcCpPkKkrCNrmBuGq26ztANS_rtv_otsk8MFvV5ZoRYgrF56TxgOTHf3mK2RnQrofNc5t_t1oeNmASa1f8VjdFf8-p8NzvpFXDAOyCmC/s400/Joshua+maize+planting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417818051815297298" border="0" /></a></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-79985281743513570602009-12-09T14:38:00.004-06:002009-12-09T14:46:47.817-06:00Marlin and Friends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xvG80WyUhU2oPw3GA6nkh6-WgMhQ8jPvGgJ3xEQIDSrVOHIGsNjleMj1y_EMd6p4dfV1cA0zz8Iy5Yz4lT6n4jLgHT5f-fEvmaRqJTGEFO_U9bKeU-67eqvz8UESeK-7RHzORec_wA/s1600-h/Kamena+mountain+group+1.jpg">Check out the view that Marlin just experienced in Zambia (near Kamena where the Hope Center provides for about 100 children)...</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xvG80WyUhU2oPw3GA6nkh6-WgMhQ8jPvGgJ3xEQIDSrVOHIGsNjleMj1y_EMd6p4dfV1cA0zz8Iy5Yz4lT6n4jLgHT5f-fEvmaRqJTGEFO_U9bKeU-67eqvz8UESeK-7RHzORec_wA/s1600-h/Kamena+mountain+group+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xvG80WyUhU2oPw3GA6nkh6-WgMhQ8jPvGgJ3xEQIDSrVOHIGsNjleMj1y_EMd6p4dfV1cA0zz8Iy5Yz4lT6n4jLgHT5f-fEvmaRqJTGEFO_U9bKeU-67eqvz8UESeK-7RHzORec_wA/s400/Kamena+mountain+group+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413339259513453986" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312850733192091914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-65524626473748470712009-11-12T22:21:00.005-06:002009-11-12T22:44:17.056-06:00Pray for Planting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbFYHTx_PRqFV5gykKzLtgWJ0f10ASshSlyrXiEevuL8gcmBU7Vx223rmdABH3kFk8fQnXjRNvXKZk3zWI4Mb9_mOnHqnGEYUhylGUzDDcGCzcv-976Fo69Znc9Wh-QgN4nRr4SvK7bOK/s1600-h/DSC_0735.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbFYHTx_PRqFV5gykKzLtgWJ0f10ASshSlyrXiEevuL8gcmBU7Vx223rmdABH3kFk8fQnXjRNvXKZk3zWI4Mb9_mOnHqnGEYUhylGUzDDcGCzcv-976Fo69Znc9Wh-QgN4nRr4SvK7bOK/s400/DSC_0735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403442581884964418" border="0" /></a>Right now, Marlin Rice is on his way to Zambia. Marlin is the leader of the Z8 Project at the Hope Center, which is the agriculture program designed to help grow food to feed the children. Marlin has done so much work studying, planning, teaching, and implementing this program. And right now he's on his way to teach and oversee the second planting season.<br />(Here's a picture of Marlin teaching planting methods last year)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2etDdhi-KmxDmFkwhGSo6vM35VhTnCJNX12A5b67IA1mpj6oCja1huNhoBdhYT3fEJQRv4CUvbt7EzG-bUT2qR9aOq0mmQY1k78U6YEvkL_4cm8qi3YV6fqLOSvXRD_0ks3EQ8_0xTKdl/s1600-h/Marlin+Joshua+Wenard+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2etDdhi-KmxDmFkwhGSo6vM35VhTnCJNX12A5b67IA1mpj6oCja1huNhoBdhYT3fEJQRv4CUvbt7EzG-bUT2qR9aOq0mmQY1k78U6YEvkL_4cm8qi3YV6fqLOSvXRD_0ks3EQ8_0xTKdl/s400/Marlin+Joshua+Wenard+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403443711332138162" border="0" /></a>The rainy season starts in November in Zambia and this is when the large crops, such as corn (maize), sweet potatoes, and beans are planted. (The gardens are kept year around growing tomatoes, sweet corn, onions, cabbage, spinach, and many more things.) So Marlin's task in the next week is HUGE! The Hope Center was laid out very intentionally to take advantage of the wonderfully furtile land. And now God has blessed the Hope Center with a NEW hector of land (about 2.5 acres) in addition to the 5 hectors we had before.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvV3Z9Zix1AKtac-6606dxJ8EEOY3HteJov7jQraIrUwxGoS4O5AC2zhplDV0iGGZvg2AzizgtkkeWMSdLLSXJXTjlW4rrlur-ddDdgHHmRfVQ9eWjhbhCCP1cZBwt8QOOl1nM7cXbtjM/s1600-h/P3200067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvV3Z9Zix1AKtac-6606dxJ8EEOY3HteJov7jQraIrUwxGoS4O5AC2zhplDV0iGGZvg2AzizgtkkeWMSdLLSXJXTjlW4rrlur-ddDdgHHmRfVQ9eWjhbhCCP1cZBwt8QOOl1nM7cXbtjM/s400/P3200067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403441887854703410" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some ways you can be praying for the Z8 part of the Hope Center Project:<br /><ul><li>Pray for Marlin - for safe travel, for energy and health, and for continued wisdom as he leads and teaches the Zambians new and more productive methods of farming</li><li>Pray that Marlin and Joshua (the full-time farmer at HCC) will be able to find all the supplies, seeds, fertilizer, etc. that they need<br /></li><li>Pray for our Zambian friends - First, we need them to volunteer to make this happen! Second, pray that they would have a heart for all that is happening at the Hope Center and desire to be involved. Finally, pray that God would bless their efforts and give them understanding of the new things they will learn. They can then take these skills home and apply them to the food they grow for their own families.</li><li>Pray for good weather</li></ul>I'll post more from Marlin as I get word about how the trip is going.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-37071967759314666222009-11-08T13:12:00.005-06:002009-11-08T13:44:29.978-06:00HCC Profile: Joseph MwilaIt's hard not to fall in love with all of the children at the Hope Center. But last summer, I really connected with three little boys: Joseph, Kenny, and Andrew.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_CsJze39A7VfCjb7CH1bnljaCp0ay4NeLu8du9xs1yKtymNun-fpWwuBOc9L5ynt6dVo9ryyPPn2UNkn9luFHD7VylfEmPqcNFBb7wJo5d6fFh-dfKzM-NVy4s-g1f-grq7R69pVB4z9/s1600-h/IMG_6273_2_3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_CsJze39A7VfCjb7CH1bnljaCp0ay4NeLu8du9xs1yKtymNun-fpWwuBOc9L5ynt6dVo9ryyPPn2UNkn9luFHD7VylfEmPqcNFBb7wJo5d6fFh-dfKzM-NVy4s-g1f-grq7R69pVB4z9/s400/IMG_6273_2_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401815161798945138" border="0" /></a>But last year we had two translators for 50 kids and no real opportunities to talk with them one on one. On our trip in early October, I had a chance to sit down with a couple kids and hear a little more of their stories. Joseph told me more about his life.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5a9lEZNH0BUfnA9dz-Gicz19Kvh5LPB4pmYtPoSSg8jU_PzBVIvzQusGtrnN7jtAqkxXeEuqfxu7A3QVHT9vfZ_PJFoNOYI01x4jVkXWt16VvbBYf7AKmGsLXp2zHBu1eUBA2ZTCMILjC/s1600-h/DSC_0654.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5a9lEZNH0BUfnA9dz-Gicz19Kvh5LPB4pmYtPoSSg8jU_PzBVIvzQusGtrnN7jtAqkxXeEuqfxu7A3QVHT9vfZ_PJFoNOYI01x4jVkXWt16VvbBYf7AKmGsLXp2zHBu1eUBA2ZTCMILjC/s400/DSC_0654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401813374982206178" border="0" /></a>Joseph is about 12 years old (birthdays and ages aren't nearly as important there as here, and many people don't know how old they are). He is in grade 5 at the Boma Basic school in Serenje. Right now, he lives with his aunt who works in the market in town. His older brother and mom have both left to try to find work elsewhere, and his father died several years ag0. (Joseph said he died because the blood dried up in his body. Not sure what that means.)<br /><br />Like most boys his age, Joseph loves to play soccer and basketball. And he also really loves school and takes it very seriously. He stays at school late each day to study because he wants to be a doctor when he grows up. He especially likes science and math.<br /><br />Joseph use to get aid from the local government agency in Serenje, but because of the abundant number of orphans in town, they were past the limits and he was kicked out of the program. His aunt brought him to Pastor Navice. He was receiving help from Cornerstone with food distributions even before HCC was built , but now he gets a hot meal every day at the Hope Center. He said he really likes coming to HCC every day because he is being helped.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzfEWrvY21ttR3ieFZLaBrxIST8hxI6F7g6ppLUHV3YPWqcmfoQGFY9i0soebwP27Qm-o3yFzAlZO4jxonZDK3s1pVzTHHySVZu-yDJ3-DDtWPt-XnlUWzlpgiuBRsmd8sNYft-YawxDr/s1600-h/DSC_0702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzfEWrvY21ttR3ieFZLaBrxIST8hxI6F7g6ppLUHV3YPWqcmfoQGFY9i0soebwP27Qm-o3yFzAlZO4jxonZDK3s1pVzTHHySVZu-yDJ3-DDtWPt-XnlUWzlpgiuBRsmd8sNYft-YawxDr/s400/DSC_0702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401813634628778002" border="0" /></a>During my interview with Joseph, I could tell he was being quite shy because the other kids were listening, too. But later, he took me aside and tried very hard to tell me something in English. He couldn't come up with the right words, so I asked if he wanted me to get someone to translate. He said, No, he wanted to find the right words so he would tell me the next day.<br /><br />I was curious what Joseph would say. And I was sad when he didn't come at his regular time the next day. But just as we were closing up the kitchen he arrived and I sat with him while he ate. He had thought very hard about what he wanted to say. And in very careful English, he told me, "When I go away and finish school, I pray God will bless this place because they gave me food." My heart melted to see the genuine gratitude in this young boy. He wasn't coached into saying this, it came from his heart. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FqhhVf2bue-43S5w7G7BlvzmMka5JshcqEFvYeF4dhU5h-VbcyMcgxYEExynsSQhAef2sf8ykYsVIjnlBv6_EMRZErKzBQeOF00fJbvLrXC1kkXYU9m4d5Cxo3vn7Mdq6PUHPDXwfFv8/s1600-h/DSC_0835.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FqhhVf2bue-43S5w7G7BlvzmMka5JshcqEFvYeF4dhU5h-VbcyMcgxYEExynsSQhAef2sf8ykYsVIjnlBv6_EMRZErKzBQeOF00fJbvLrXC1kkXYU9m4d5Cxo3vn7Mdq6PUHPDXwfFv8/s400/DSC_0835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401813110485358962" border="0" /></a>Pray for Joseph and the other 49 children being fed daily at the Hope Center. They all come from very difficult backgrounds and yet they have hope. This hope is not just because we are feeding them, but because they have the chance to hear the gospel and come to know the God of Hope who has a plan for each of their lives.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-91043590693343156502009-10-17T14:16:00.007-05:002009-10-19T15:25:32.517-05:00HCC Profile: Joshua and Gift(The next few blogs will introduce you to some of our wonderful Zambian brothers and sisters in Christ.)<br /><br />No matter what time of year you visit the Hope Children Center (and I do hope you can all visit and share in the labor there one day) you'll see gardens growing. Right now, even though its the end of the dry season, the gardens are flourishing with corn, tomatoes, onions, green beans, cabbage, spinach, pumpkins, and more.<br /><br />God has blessed the Hope Center with a great care-taker of all this produce! His name is Joshua, and he lives in a small brick house on the Hope Center property with his wife Gift and their 4 children (Rachel, Ines, Webby, and Joshua), plus one nephew (Karen) who's mother died when he was 3 or 4. Both Joshua and Gift are very hard workers with quiet, humble spirits and great smiles!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxo2Te2d9xMjJj8W0MA5X1_kafTDlrjHCiBFfbDvtajX5iz5E_6sM1jCZG0z7wD0T7MDSffEmch6bQQMjUqoJiyGQL4QgFico5-noVnMmPP6LTyFPg9GbyzBZe-OQhLqt-QVjwN1nt64ey/s1600-h/DSC_0850.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxo2Te2d9xMjJj8W0MA5X1_kafTDlrjHCiBFfbDvtajX5iz5E_6sM1jCZG0z7wD0T7MDSffEmch6bQQMjUqoJiyGQL4QgFico5-noVnMmPP6LTyFPg9GbyzBZe-OQhLqt-QVjwN1nt64ey/s400/DSC_0850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393664633189350834" border="0" /></a>Joshua has worked for HCC since September of 2008. Before that, he farmed in the Teta area, a remote area past Kamena which is where Pastor Navice is from and has started many churches.<br /><br />Joshua's job is not only to plant, weed, and harvest the gardens year-round; he is also in charge of getting the fields ready before the rainy season. That's when the large plots of maize, kasava, sweet potatoes, and other vegetables will be planted. He lives right by the garden and often spends his nights on patrol making sure the crops aren't stolen (a future fence will help with this). The metal roof of his house has even been commissioned as the place to dry the groundnuts (peanuts) grown there. (Here is Joshua with some of the groundnuts).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6vIx1523FgTZXkpkiCIJ5UcQgvP51oB-apGdZ0669hwv-nSPDybuaAVQjUNEC8MS0yif8YOUDGay2k7SV7tnyL2ZnQMHiDqglJrIemDtIKJ8zHISZeRewhpNp8FmyJthJeJLcWY_JWJu/s1600-h/DSC_0728.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6vIx1523FgTZXkpkiCIJ5UcQgvP51oB-apGdZ0669hwv-nSPDybuaAVQjUNEC8MS0yif8YOUDGay2k7SV7tnyL2ZnQMHiDqglJrIemDtIKJ8zHISZeRewhpNp8FmyJthJeJLcWY_JWJu/s400/DSC_0728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393664786349890738" border="0" /></a>Gift helps in the kitchen and in over-seeing the orphans. Some days you'll find her washing dishes late into the afternoon or corralling the kids and getting them to the bathhouse for a shower. She brings joy to those around her and an enthusiasm that is contagious.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj098wYymczzgroQaYVSS9hEYAnmuFrAXuUVdrhBej36d-nZFr_STGRX6DnUHdJD74beqdicS5HqNwOTVIwBQrEnSbPHkOHngFHbVxMnxtBiTOb3GMXRKANGf4RU5RAaG0XiQrKqtL49Yc3/s1600-h/DSC_0859_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj098wYymczzgroQaYVSS9hEYAnmuFrAXuUVdrhBej36d-nZFr_STGRX6DnUHdJD74beqdicS5HqNwOTVIwBQrEnSbPHkOHngFHbVxMnxtBiTOb3GMXRKANGf4RU5RAaG0XiQrKqtL49Yc3/s400/DSC_0859_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393665878309007458" border="0" /></a>We thank God that he's brought this couple to the Hope Center and ask that he would provide and protect them as they serve the orphans of Serenje.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-61458087838942957782009-10-17T13:37:00.009-05:002009-10-17T15:23:39.013-05:00Up and RunningThe Hope Center is up and running!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_qRqRLH6jdNpvENv6dTJMA_-5UB8jDjlenRhdJ2_uDBY2ymAcF8HRwc0iU-i-dN5ze4DpRA_RPMuBEV4qQf-G3MMlBFb-ifJNFE575UIbJC_3sMypcSYpWMSgbZ4R3O4q0iB9sWpb9PH/s1600-h/DSC_0457.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_qRqRLH6jdNpvENv6dTJMA_-5UB8jDjlenRhdJ2_uDBY2ymAcF8HRwc0iU-i-dN5ze4DpRA_RPMuBEV4qQf-G3MMlBFb-ifJNFE575UIbJC_3sMypcSYpWMSgbZ4R3O4q0iB9sWpb9PH/s400/DSC_0457.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393647124411018674" border="0" /></a><br />Starting July 1st, the Hope Center in Serenje, Zambia started feed orphans from the surrounding community. Right now, about 50 are in the program, and about 45 come each day for a mid-day meal. (Many more who live too far from the center are being helped with regular food distributions.)<br /><br />While things are still in the beginning phases, and there is much to be figured out, the basics are in place. Volunteer ladies from the community (most of whom are care-takers for the kids) are taking turns coming to HCC each day and cooking for the children.<br /><br />The facility is incredible, thanks to God's provision, your giving, and the sacrificial work of some Cornerstone & Zambian men. It truly is a light to the community, and the kids are so excited to spend time there each day. (More posts in the next couple weeks will tell stories about a few of these kids specifically... so check back!)<br /><br />A small team, consisting of Mark & Betsy Meyer and Rachel Wise just returned from a check-up trip to the Hope Center on Oct. 9th. They were able to see how the feedings were going, check over the gardens and facilities, and spend time with the local leadership figuring out how Cornerstone help in the future.<br /><br />There will be more posts soon - but for now, here's a couple pictures from this last trip. Enjoy!<br /><br />Betsy gets plates ready while the children pray and thank God for the food they are about to receive.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe3MuLuFnHGk6HNDIVZ9A9SN5zVr-1YuyDPQPgozIsToBLo3un7MrqhoTp7xUaqBxf9lH_TAY58Iu5DzZ3MLHCgUgoM5cEavnxwOAxc82NvOVpAxxcDSF5ifFHM3_qSZWYV05CWikZBFX/s1600-h/DSC_0700.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe3MuLuFnHGk6HNDIVZ9A9SN5zVr-1YuyDPQPgozIsToBLo3un7MrqhoTp7xUaqBxf9lH_TAY58Iu5DzZ3MLHCgUgoM5cEavnxwOAxc82NvOVpAxxcDSF5ifFHM3_qSZWYV05CWikZBFX/s400/DSC_0700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393647317984804674" border="0" /></a>David fills up on nshima (the national dish), cabbage from the garden, and beans.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAccJuT15U4VaHD28woEGx41UYttC_odrniy924SOy_PTkmYueLekNyytIbS9IzLFGQInBANEEBE8G6Ugf8WAIC9HLVl6WQ5t1XGqKvRp_J_S-40pHvdPKKg_OD1yPforVav5rTJlgTC7/s1600-h/DSC_0450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAccJuT15U4VaHD28woEGx41UYttC_odrniy924SOy_PTkmYueLekNyytIbS9IzLFGQInBANEEBE8G6Ugf8WAIC9HLVl6WQ5t1XGqKvRp_J_S-40pHvdPKKg_OD1yPforVav5rTJlgTC7/s400/DSC_0450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393646598807804642" border="0" /></a>The ladies who cooked for the day are enjoying a meal with the kids.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSRK6zDAw8qLlq7cFCk1xP1J1G7CoYsF9nuzN0lsCy0QUekLIMbvjJZS90bZPSwpw_ve_dcMWgb8Aoe-tJCBZAVVmT55IUhF2gQnIaUMVYarbf_R99Ehn9b_Gjs-fPZaZkcbCNM2FAUI_/s1600-h/DSC_0787.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSRK6zDAw8qLlq7cFCk1xP1J1G7CoYsF9nuzN0lsCy0QUekLIMbvjJZS90bZPSwpw_ve_dcMWgb8Aoe-tJCBZAVVmT55IUhF2gQnIaUMVYarbf_R99Ehn9b_Gjs-fPZaZkcbCNM2FAUI_/s400/DSC_0787.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393647550632657138" border="0" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866806460550661782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-1217017097775163112009-09-09T16:24:00.001-05:002009-09-10T16:16:35.857-05:00Hope Children's Center Grand Opening Update<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/scZtzn-gD-o&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/scZtzn-gD-o&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-61414693940208665682009-07-08T15:27:00.002-05:002009-07-08T15:40:05.414-05:00A Zambian Pastor's Perspective<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyTlHGnJttnxNK_gFEaoGL-DVn_Nk-6P32c6dDtOLOslWy2AQrrmvNxGAbVgasg8DNyxe0TLFyOUpHSIJOLlA-TwcTsAdJntSW218f8tBkeLniiNGLBdwv2kwjkLRDTs9VcMZhGjXwUFu/s150/Conrad2006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyTlHGnJttnxNK_gFEaoGL-DVn_Nk-6P32c6dDtOLOslWy2AQrrmvNxGAbVgasg8DNyxe0TLFyOUpHSIJOLlA-TwcTsAdJntSW218f8tBkeLniiNGLBdwv2kwjkLRDTs9VcMZhGjXwUFu/s150/Conrad2006.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />A friend sent me a link to this interview by Mark Dever (a pastor in Washington D.C.) with Pastor Conrad Mbewe from Lusaka. It is a bit long, but he does a great job of describing the Zambian church. It is worth a listen. Click <a href="http://media.9marks.org/2009/07/01/christianity-in-africa">here</a> to get to it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312850733192091914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-70632540175859995262009-07-05T11:57:00.008-05:002009-07-05T12:21:00.630-05:00Back from Zambia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys9Q2XcyhIM817J1GxdqZTkEsK8nS39pOq2hp7Zp0LXWKSbVwBhnsjghyPPQkZVKFv5p9jaSsJDgAkKoVOInWfZ1Ag4G95nRUWlJNgR7o-AJ4C0J_W7jXfcHCFQzFOLdTDcgixpoMdw/s1600-h/soccer+nets.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys9Q2XcyhIM817J1GxdqZTkEsK8nS39pOq2hp7Zp0LXWKSbVwBhnsjghyPPQkZVKFv5p9jaSsJDgAkKoVOInWfZ1Ag4G95nRUWlJNgR7o-AJ4C0J_W7jXfcHCFQzFOLdTDcgixpoMdw/s320/soccer+nets.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355022576105185250" border="0" /></a>Here are some highlights from our time in Zambia. As we gave the soccer goals to the three government schools (Kamena, Teta, and Serenje) the whole community would come out to play and celebrate. These gifts were a huge success and were a huge bridge-builder among the people that we are ministering to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmDHt5kY9-YzlGXVXKylDhdllUPXdWVnO_f0dXGRJvrpiBamrIhV5r2czbsj40iTJrHwgFV8YTQoziN_Ci2xTqknop2mlQGE0Cc6I7_Hqj-LYNBI56r4yIJDELMmqohVl9Yzeo2RUig/s1600-h/soccer+goals.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmDHt5kY9-YzlGXVXKylDhdllUPXdWVnO_f0dXGRJvrpiBamrIhV5r2czbsj40iTJrHwgFV8YTQoziN_Ci2xTqknop2mlQGE0Cc6I7_Hqj-LYNBI56r4yIJDELMmqohVl9Yzeo2RUig/s320/soccer+goals.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355022570375428082" border="0" /></a>This is one of our Hope kids out in Kamena. You've perhaps seen his face as he is in some of our printed material. I was saddened to see him quite ill this time, notice his very apparent distended belly...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTQWiid59hf5b751dWnjmUi3SJSBHDWQarjHZisSwHJw63rHw2oT04W7qCo_ArFEyCPbmxoKBsCImgXwFNq2dgPujLKfcrKKb3-tv_Vz32IEX0H0NNnWCEF1WM0irv6_-5zwHimvsWw/s1600-h/distented+belly.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTQWiid59hf5b751dWnjmUi3SJSBHDWQarjHZisSwHJw63rHw2oT04W7qCo_ArFEyCPbmxoKBsCImgXwFNq2dgPujLKfcrKKb3-tv_Vz32IEX0H0NNnWCEF1WM0irv6_-5zwHimvsWw/s320/distented+belly.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355023525089134034" border="0" /></a>And here is a couple of trips back...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxIuAh7yoZMc4NQU-keIkiApOWNr9g4ygQDsr5U_3M0cFug7Nooh0q5otFpzyq-PxObVdjpsJzhS1V5_Mz5BovpCyhh4ORIUT0f9S3w2sO2gpoqgIjGlmYfbcPkqB0Y9b68pQ6SitYA/s1600-h/icon+orphan+boy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxIuAh7yoZMc4NQU-keIkiApOWNr9g4ygQDsr5U_3M0cFug7Nooh0q5otFpzyq-PxObVdjpsJzhS1V5_Mz5BovpCyhh4ORIUT0f9S3w2sO2gpoqgIjGlmYfbcPkqB0Y9b68pQ6SitYA/s320/icon+orphan+boy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355024201271263122" border="0" /></a>The Ribbon-cutting was phenomenal! See the District Commissioner do the honors. He is the equivalent of a "governor" in the US. He stopped one of his lower ranking officials and asked why the Hope Center was not given MORE land! He is enthusiastically behind our efforts and that gives us a lot of freedom as we minister. God has given us faor with the most important governmant official in the land!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpQ2zUY0icM28U-I9o4leigreh7Ioq46ZaVwuFGmYxPrM6b4K8pcdePA3PouEnvbSnL933pxb1yUNgGICLuesP-b4z6jPV4mJnP86_Hk0kl_drXv9qXmySiwGW4eeM2pKWcT-ow6BVA/s1600-h/ribbon+cutting.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpQ2zUY0icM28U-I9o4leigreh7Ioq46ZaVwuFGmYxPrM6b4K8pcdePA3PouEnvbSnL933pxb1yUNgGICLuesP-b4z6jPV4mJnP86_Hk0kl_drXv9qXmySiwGW4eeM2pKWcT-ow6BVA/s320/ribbon+cutting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355025003211178802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They even found a lady who could bake us a cake for the ceremony. Everyone got a taste, too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoTd9-anCqDhw5B5Rtg9fsaalpa_qBqFyPZCI2-56fnMakTlkyHYHhltgY030QRaTy5hDSWXadSLDfh_KbXHlKtm-30X4OFavozdvEtCMLqp1Y3panQIXd2TMr0Ywo8kcuLpLjHG-Mw/s1600-h/cake.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoTd9-anCqDhw5B5Rtg9fsaalpa_qBqFyPZCI2-56fnMakTlkyHYHhltgY030QRaTy5hDSWXadSLDfh_KbXHlKtm-30X4OFavozdvEtCMLqp1Y3panQIXd2TMr0Ywo8kcuLpLjHG-Mw/s320/cake.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355025013130344818" border="0" /></a>Our Hope kids looked great in their new duds we brought them. And they each got a Fanta to drink. Life is beautiful!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvykrOrOp84UVMTISPS0su4SEPO6WHvD1ATOvqXUvWbC5VKrhk6DSK_xCvRNlZAq_QK18FPtOD_etz-27wSR_fOPUNrNjrINQRMlqwsyKUvX-F37ExsyvV-hjE2VGmXkCv3sTGvArwQ/s1600-h/serenje+kids+in+new+duds.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvykrOrOp84UVMTISPS0su4SEPO6WHvD1ATOvqXUvWbC5VKrhk6DSK_xCvRNlZAq_QK18FPtOD_etz-27wSR_fOPUNrNjrINQRMlqwsyKUvX-F37ExsyvV-hjE2VGmXkCv3sTGvArwQ/s320/serenje+kids+in+new+duds.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355025756121484146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BEZXdVLMWsY4ZCNKw3vgyHfVnhDWzkn59BCEwXXQ2G3vU3WoDTDmHRsuiihkJ9_TLLM4TX92Dx1bbtpmrP3I2PPoSkUjLLuL0IfkFGOJ4Sv0FzRHZcdvxii-asAs0_0_segwlZ6Cog/s1600-h/orphans+with+fanta.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BEZXdVLMWsY4ZCNKw3vgyHfVnhDWzkn59BCEwXXQ2G3vU3WoDTDmHRsuiihkJ9_TLLM4TX92Dx1bbtpmrP3I2PPoSkUjLLuL0IfkFGOJ4Sv0FzRHZcdvxii-asAs0_0_segwlZ6Cog/s320/orphans+with+fanta.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355025761990936146" border="0" /></a>The last week there, Tim Day joined us as we had training for the church-plamters and many of their wives. Seeing their growth and maturity over the last couple of years has been one of the most rewarding aspects of being invovled with the Hope Center. These men will graduate in the fall and a new batch of men will begin training in 2010 for three years. God keeps growing His church in Zambia!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQH_QJvoKWHIeRZ5P9o7gkmb3K0cEieJuNMYeiwn25ApzFuXSYyGwVHQdKGVH6PTTbQedhkST8jpfCTh1Ic6bnIkcgOuYLXP7BCZAl6UwZ3JWNthQF6Zjxr1ZhrsoFKNfKIp2HXV7kw/s1600-h/training.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQH_QJvoKWHIeRZ5P9o7gkmb3K0cEieJuNMYeiwn25ApzFuXSYyGwVHQdKGVH6PTTbQedhkST8jpfCTh1Ic6bnIkcgOuYLXP7BCZAl6UwZ3JWNthQF6Zjxr1ZhrsoFKNfKIp2HXV7kw/s320/training.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355026454978432210" border="0" /></a>These are the men who helped create the vision for the Hope Center. Navice, the director, and Geoffrey Malwita who came from Kitwe to see the realization of this dream!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAj1dKnGkqlXnxCpXO63-AAmBlg_gxCOjjX97kCle1Pf_gPIVDqEupo1G9zeDlbd44TUp3tc__TCuqjqyYSQLOPA304rNSWVBkOfVBOM0ZJCRZqkdbKAAUkKo81sXpsA24BxZXe32iw/s1600-h/Navice+and+Geoffrey.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAj1dKnGkqlXnxCpXO63-AAmBlg_gxCOjjX97kCle1Pf_gPIVDqEupo1G9zeDlbd44TUp3tc__TCuqjqyYSQLOPA304rNSWVBkOfVBOM0ZJCRZqkdbKAAUkKo81sXpsA24BxZXe32iw/s320/Navice+and+Geoffrey.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355027208287158114" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312850733192091914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102685468824668884.post-40405915737413986192009-06-24T13:00:00.002-05:002009-06-24T13:04:38.940-05:00Ribbon-CuttingPray for the official Grand Opening of the Hope Center which will be tomorrow (Thursday, 25 June). The whole community will be coming out. 50 "officials" will be there. Even the District Commissioner (like the governor of a state) will be there and will give a speech. A lady was found that could bake enough cake to give everyone a small piece. Amazing! May God receive glory.<br /><br />Today three women walked up with five orphans. They heard about the Hope Center and wanted to know if we would take them in. My heart breaks - so many yet to help. But we are here and may God give us great increase.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312850733192091914noreply@blogger.com2