Monthly Archives: May 2019

The team split up today and Chris and Stephen picked up the Head of the District Education Board (DEBs) and her Buildings Officer and a water diviner and went up to meet the Headman at Makhaza village to talk about … Continue reading →

Today has been a VERY busy day! We have ticked off quite a portion of our targets and managed to have some really special time with the children. We started off by going on an orphan hunt, bouncing around in … Continue reading →

This morning we made a visit to the school uniform shop in Chipata which makes the uniforms for the children. Stephen brings them into town from the villages and this is a day out which the children really enjoy, coming … Continue reading →

Firstly, Chris wishes to impart great news for anyone from the UK … they have Nik Naks here!! They also bake bread and scones in amazing pyramidal brick ovens. We had not eaten much all day when Stephen explained this, … Continue reading →

We have had a good day today. We went to visit one of our orphans who attends the school for the deaf at Magwero. This is a residential school so Stephen ferries him between school and home in the village … Continue reading →

Sunday in sunny Chipata meant a trip to the local church for our team; we attended The Central Chipata Evangelical Church, which is part of the Evangelical Church of Zambia, and met a very lively and spirited couple in Martha … Continue reading →

On a Saturday, it’s an important time to visit the homes of our orphans, to catch them while they’re not at school. So Saturday means an extra early start and a very full and active day in the field. Setting … Continue reading →

We are finally here in Chipata, Zambia after embarking on our journey through several airports! We were all very surprised at how quickly we made it through various securities and check ins, in fact we made it through Malawi immigration … Continue reading →