2 Zambia updates

These are two updates from my time in Zambia so far:



Week One:



Hey guys/gals, I am having a great time in Zambia. I was really sick for the first 3 days - like throwing up and stuff but am much better now. I have been wandering round the 'Compounds' where the poor people live and it's really challenging but really great meeting loads of children. we have also been visiting Orphanages and HIV/AIDS youth places and it's been amazing.



Yesterday I was even working on a farm with some mentally challenged guys - it was loads of fun with the guys - cleaning out rabbits, goats and meeting some massive pigs!!



It is great to see God working in this country, but there is still loads of corruption in government, banks, police and basically everywhere. But people are fighting against it, thats what matters.



We are off this weekend to help with a 20-35 year camp and maybe to a little speaking. It's going to be a great next 4 weeks in Zambia - and we have so many stories to tell already.



Keep safe everyone



Week Two



It has been a very busy time since I last wrote an update. This is our first full day off since we left Perth (almost two weeks ago). The weekend was very busy helping out at a 20-35 (senior youth - yes they are not called adults till they are 35!) camp where about 90 Zambians had 4 days of lectures - mostly on Biblical worldview, not African World view and how they should change their mindsets so Zamabia can be a great nation again, also on how they should get involved in Politics and get rid of corruption in Africa.



It was a great time to met Zambians of our age and see the issues that they are going through and really get to know some of the locals. They had many many questions for me about our western culutre and what life is like, and we got the opportunity to share testimony loads and share how God has changed us so much.


We have now moved for the third time since being here and we are going to be living there for the next four weeks - there are four of us lads in a small room and the four girls get a room 3 times the size with an ensuite! not that I am jealous at all, grrrrr.



We have to fight for our dinner with all the crazily large bugs and wasps and flies that circle round our kitchen and dive bomb our food!!


We again worked with the AIDS youth Centre this week and we also did an open air outreach in the middle of a massive trade fair in the City - we had over 100 people watching us do our skits and dramas and testimonies and silly songs and then prayed with people afterwards. it was soo great.

right gotta go,

Keep safe all and will be writing more next week.

Love to all