First week in Lusaka

Friday, September 13, I left for Zambia. I woke up feeling nervous and excited.  I had an evening flight and was hoping to be able to sleep on the plane so I would feel rested on Saturday and start to get used to life in Zambia; I didn’t end up sleeping very much on the plane so I didn’t do much on Saturday.

   Sunday I was able to go to Kabwata Baptist church, I was greatly blessed to worship with the brethren there and was also able to hear Pastor Mbewe speak from Nehemiah 9 on God’s faithfulness to us even when we are not faithful to Him.  Sunday afternoon I went to Bible study with the Williamsons and taught the 8-13 year old class a lesson on Samuel.  Sunday night I was able to Skype the youth from Louisville and talk to them and pray with them which was a huge and unexpected blessing! I was very thankful for that time!

   Monday I went to the McDonald farm and helped with the baby class (ages 4-12) in the morning; in the afternoon I worked with grades 2&3 (ages 9-15), I helped them with their reading lessons which was a little challenging. Most of them had no interest in learning, but a few really enjoyed it.

Tuesday, I went with Pastor Mbewe’s son, Mwindula to see Hope Kabanana I spent a little time there and also with Fanny and her husband.  I was supposed to observe classes on Wednesday and Friday at Hope so I could begin teaching the baby class (around age 5 I think) on Monday. 

   When I arrived on Wednesday, the teacher was not there so I attempted to teach the baby class…It didn’t go too well, it was mostly me trying to get them to stop crying, and hitting each other and biting each other or to get them to stop standing on the table. 

Thursday I didn’t go to the McDonald farm or to Hope Kabanana and was able to get a little sleep and spend the day reading and relaxing.  The electricity was out a lot of the day and so was the water.  The electricity being out wasn’t that bad, and at first I wasn’t bothered by the water being off, but by the end of the night I realized how thankful I was for water and how much I take it for granted!

   Friday I was back at Hope and the day was much better!  The children behaved much better and I was also more prepared. I had a really great day with them all! They are a fun group of kids to work with and I look forward to working with them over the next couple of weeks before I leave for Ndola!

   Thank you all for the prayers! God has truly blessed me this first week in Zambia!