It seems crazy that we have only a few days left in Zambia. It has gone by so fast. I tried to write a blog post the other day but my internet time ran out just before I finished. hmmmm...This week we finished up our projects in Ndola and had to say goodbye to all the kids after a crazy kool-aid and craft party. It was so difficult, as we realized how attached we had become to a lot of them. They give you their hearts so fast and love you, it makes it really hard to leave them. But we headed to Livingstone for the vacation portion of our trip. It was incredible! Words cannot describe the immensity and overwhelming beauty of the falls. I just had to worship the incredible, creative, loving God who could create such things for us to enjoy.

Now we have travelled to Lusaka and are being blessed by our friends Barbara and BJ. We arrived last evening and are staying at Barbara's brother's lodge. BJ, a popular Zambian musician-turned pastor, set up a spot for us to appear on Good Morning Zambia- the national morning show. It was so sweet to get to share about why we came to Zambia and what God has been doing. We also got to sing the song "perfect peace" which we had written the first day on the bus to Ndola! Tomorrow we will play for BJ's church, enjoy a braie (a traditional Zambian BBQ) in the afternoon with the church, and then play again for a worship night event in the evening.

We feel incredibly blessed for such awesome, unforgettable experiences. Again, God has been ordaining and arranging so much for us! It is so good to know that He takes whatever we will offer of ourselves, be it time, talents, or money, and uses it for his glory. It makes all of our time with the kids worthwhile, despite the pain of leaving, knowing that the seeds of His hope, joy and love which we sowed will continue to be watered by Pastor Richard and all those at the Shunammite House. God truly does not leave us as orphans!
Cameron

What a crazy week it has been! Each day this week, we spent the morning doing a program (Bible story, crafts, music, and exercises) with the neighbourhood kids. Then we spent the afternoon with our choir practicing for the youth rally. The choir kids spent the week at the house with us so that added a lot to our days. Saturday was the rally which was sweet. We performed along with a few other acts and Pastor Gilbert spoke. It was a lot of fun. Yesterday we went to a school funded by Grace Ministries so that the Shunnamite soccer team could compete again against Happy's Chawalla team. Now we are just wrapping up our time here in Ndola- hanging out with the kids and finishing up construction projects around the house before we head to Livingstone to see the falls! Pretty excited about that. Well, til next time,
Whitney (on behalf of the Zam fam)

Wow. So much to write and so little time. The team has arrived safely in Ndola. We have spent this week staying with Richard and his "family" in the Shunnamite house. We have gotten to spend lots of times with the orphans in the neighborhood-playing, dancing, making crafts, and singing! It has been so great to get to know them.

The boys have been working on the construction of Richard's house as it currently has no plumbing-so that has been interesting. We have done a lot this week: visited 2 villages, washed feet and gave out shoes to over 200 kids, played some soccer, sewed curtains, led worship at church, and so much more. We go to bed every night very tired.

Next week are our music camps and youth rally so we have a lot of work to do. Please pray for us as we try to organize a program in a culture that is very unorganized. Pray that the camps will go smoothly and that the kids would experience God in a real way. Also pray for our continued health and safety as we do not want to be burdened with sickness while we are here.

God has been so good to us and blessed us hugely so far!
Thanks to all of you for you love, prayers, and support,
Whitney (on behalf of the Zamfam)