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Hello dear friends! We're so happy to report that as of today we finally have power and internet again. Praise the Lord! It was an interesting week. Last Tuesday night around 11:00 our power went out, which was very unusual. Power outages are normal, but they usually happen at either 6:00 am, or...
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From last Thursday to Sunday we were in the North West province of Zambia teaching and preaching to the church leadership in the city of Mwinilunga. On the 9 hour drive there - over some very rough roads, I questioned my sanity in wanting to make this trip. However, once arriving and spending time around...
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s we enjoyed the crayons, it made me realize how unique we all are. From ages 20 months to 29 years of age, we all are created with things we enjoy and God created us all different! As we minister to Zambians, it makes me also see how our world is like a Crayola box. Some of us are bright and unbroken...
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For all of you thinking, ‘jen, aren't you in Africa, why does your blog sound like you are working and doing research in Canada?' to that i would answer, there are always more similarities in the places that i visit than differences, especially in the capital cities. A city is a city. I watch...
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Well, I just spoke with Tiff (5pm EST, 11pm local time for her)!!! :) :) They did arrive ok and the flight was good for the most part Tiff said. She said she didn't really sleep much the first 8-hrs of the flight but the second half she got a good bit of sleep in. When she called they had just arrived...
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Here is a picture of Ryan with his Peace Corps Rural Educational Development (RED) team from Eastern Province. I encourage you to read the "Rob in Zambia" blog, the man in the middle in the red shirt, to learn more about this program. Ryan and the new RED team members went on a site visit to...
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It is 8:40PM Sunday night, April 20th. Tomorrow afternoon, just after lunch we start our trek to Zambia for 40/40. It'll take a few hours to drive to the capital where we will spend the night. Then, we get on a plane at 5:30AM on Tuesday and will fly to South Africa and then on to Zambia. 40/40 is...
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The iron gates and metal doors were not ready on Saturday due to Zesco (the local power company) outages. I felt I needed to be on site to check the cooking grill work and at the same time deliver a load of materials. Comrade is the one working on the grill and he took off Friday, so he had only done...
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Today I returned to the camp site to put up my tent for another night of camping. It was a difficult thing to do after four nights of living in "civilization"...bath tubs, showers , surround sound TV etc. We have five days of riding ahead before our next rest day in Mann Botswana..I am sure...
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Presidential hopeful Professor Chirwa has a vision for Zambia in the 21st century. It includes the following: "When I am elected, I will re-introduce Zambia Airways which was sold for no prudent reason by the prior government. Zambia Airways was not making any loses at the time of the sale...I have...
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Oh my god! Where to begin… So, about a week or two ago, as some of you know, I was preparing for travels. During my packing I get a knock at my door. It was one of my fellow teachers with a sullen look on her face. It turns out that my best friend for a year and a half died in the night of malaria. Now...
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Former Works and Supply minister, Ludwig Sondashi, has declared that he will float himself as the ruling MMD presidential candidate at the party's next convention. Speaking at a Press briefing at his office in Lusaka yesterday, Dr Sondashi said he had the necessary credentials to stand for both the...
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Since I arrived in Lusaka I've found myself caught in exchanges with local Zambians where I've felt completely awkward. It has usually centered on being asked for something, or being singled out because I'm white and female (or so I think). But, over the last week I've worked hard to...
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Medical student Katey Harris (02-05) of Seattle, Wash., is in her third year of medical school at the University of Washington and is currently participating in the WWAMI Rural Integrated Experience in Libby, Mont. The program allows medical students to spend 20 weeks in a rural setting completing training...
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In Chechewa/Nyanja that means "I have been having a problem staying awake". Awake enough to update this blog. Anyway nice lull, rest, flakiness. The web is very distracting. Onward to the update. Surprisingly enough nearly half-way through the whole Zambia stint. True to the saying, once your...