Chishiko Community Work Day

Every first saturday of the month we gather as a community and work together in the field, the garden, the school, and the grounds in general. It’s a time for sharing and for learning together. We have gathered from 30 to 100 people and hope that this effort will continue to grow and to catch on in this community.  As you know, our heart is to empower and serve as a catalyst for development though life discipleship and love.  We ask your prayers for this community, for the school which will be opening in May, and for our family and local partners.  We need wisdom and we need your help. Please ask us how to get involved in this project!

“We cannot do great things; only small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa

Dorica  carrying water from the manual well to the site
Slashing!
Clearing a path
Path cleared…

Local ladies who came to help last month!

 

 

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Berean Christian School Seniors in Zambia!

Last month we had the privilege of hosting 8 high school seniors along with 3 adults.  They had the opportunity to live the village life for a few days,  visit the orphan home we partner with,  see one of the worlds seven natural  wonders, Victoria Falls, and just embrace the Zambian way!  To see this part of the world  can be an extremely valuable  experience!  To be face to face with some of the local’s reality is eye opening. To live in their world if only for a moment is life changing.  Thank you Berean Christian School for allowing us to be a part of your trip! We pray you are blessed and that the Lord will continue to work in your lives. We will remember each one of you.  Please enjoy a few shots.

The 2 lady leaders gone wild!
Barefooted on Livingstone Island, where we enjoyed an unbelievable view and breakfast. Our guide gave us a real close up of the ledge (below)!
The coolest, most beautiful view from a restroom ever!  A 3 walled toilet with a view of the Falls….
The Falls are so powerful that at certain times of the year,  there are consistent “rain”gushes.  Once the drizzle stopped a bit, the team stops to grab a shot!  
In Chishiko Village playing with the local children.
In most homes, there is at least one single orphan or double orphan.
In a village youth meeting!
Enjoying a soccer game at dusk.
The guys in charge of slashing a new road for the village…a few locals, a few seniors, and a few Gospelink Bible College students as well. Great mix!
Happy faces!
A common local housing structure with water buckets in front.
Meeting some neighbors
Another typical house
A family that hosted a part of the group for a day!
This culture loves soccer more than any other sport!  If they cannot get their hands on a ball, they make one!
Slashing=lawn mowing…a really, really, really big overgrown lawn.

Making lunch in the outside kitchen.

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Thanks to Life: Beautiful Magazine!

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Please help spread the Word!

We are asking all of you to spread the word and the love in the hope that this year will be exceptional for Give Life in every sense. We are now in our third year and feel blessed that you have been through this endeavor with us.  We know that is has been only through your prayers and support that we have come this far. Now we are asking that you tell your friends and family about this ministry, that you continue to pray for us and that the famous saying “out of sight, out of mind” would not apply here.  Please “friend” us on Facebook, subscribe to our E-News and shout at the tops of your lungs (or maybe just tell a friend or two) what we are all about and that we need them!

Prayerfully consider joining us.   We want to expand the Give Life Community.  Maybe you are willing to come for three months, or maybe you are looking for a long-term opportunity.  Either way, we would love to talk with you and tell you about all that God is doing here.  The bottom line is… we need others to join this vision here in Chongwe, Zambia.  For details or if you have questions email Stephen (spnelms@gmail.com).

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Chongwe High School Basketball Team

For Stephen, the Chongwe High School basketball team is not only a source of exercise but also an open door for discipleship!  It is an opportunity to reach into their lives and make a difference, while making the sport they love a little more enjoyable.  As I mentioned in a previous post, some of these kids play barefoot and then share shoes during a game. Other than what Stephen can offer them, have nobody and nothing else to show them the b ball ways.  They court is pathetic…regardless of all these unfortunate obstacles, they manage to be faithful to their coach and game and are learning new things.  Here are a few shots from the last game they played in Lusaka!  (Our boys are the ones wearing white.) Go Chongwe boys! (we didn’t win, but it was close!)

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