Today is our last full day in Africa as we are preparing to begin our 32 hour journey back to the USA tomorrow! It's has been a couple days since we have last blogged and oh what an amazing few days they were! We traveled to Kitwe where we joined the Zamtan COC congregation for what everyone without a doubt agreed upon was the MOST amazing church service of our lives! To imagine what the service was life think of authentic choirs accompanied by traditional African drums celebrating the most joyous occasion...and then multiply it by 10!
We were overwhelmed by the example the congregation gave us of hospitality to not only us but also all the other visitors that day. It definitely is an experience that none of us will soon forget.
On Monday the SIFE team conducted the Zamtan health study. Afterwards we enjoyed a traditional African meal prepared for us by the kaufwa, man those women sure do it all. Not only do they raise their own children and often grandchildren, but they also unselfishly care for the orphans and vulnerable children of the community. In their copious amounts of free time they also volunteer at the local clinic working 10+ hour shifts everyday of the week, and also manage to cook amazing meals for the SIFE and HealthEd Connect team members. This is also done with no source of income by either parent. Which brings us to the critical need that the SIFE team's income generating activity plays.
We have high hopes for the great success this board will have! The team has great leadership, great ideas and most importantly a strong passion and dedication to the children. We have utilized new ideas we learned from Chipulukusu and Kasompe and are eager to work hand in hand with this wonderful board!
We look forward to sharing about our Africa experience with anyone and everyone tomorrow when we return home!
Thanks so much to Jac and Sherri Kirkpatrick of HealthEd Connect for allowing our SIFE team to be a part of such a wonderful experience. Until next time! Peace out.
Team Africa
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