Luanshya

So back in Luanshya, I have been enjoying working in our offices, helping with computer skills and admin work. I am learning more and more about Microsoft excel that I didn’t know before. I love just getting to know people here and developing relationships, getting to know God better and learning to see the world through his eyes as cliché as that sounds. I am still getting opportunities to visit our communities which is so wonderful. I went to a very special community the other day the very first community I ever visited in Zambia, I got the pleasure of travelling with a group of nurses from America, partners of Hands, coming to experience life in Africa and helping medically where they can, which is so exciting. I went with them on their children’s day, and I got to see some of my kids from camps as soon as the bus arrived I stuck my head out the window and called mulishani, one girl looked at me and a huge smile broke onto her face and she called Rebecca, she ran off and got her friend another girl I knew from camp and they stood waiting for me to get off the bus and they said my name again, and then begun singing the songs we sung on camp, for about 30-40 mins i stood with of 50 children singing songs from our camp it was one of those God moment where you think I am blessed to be alive. We went to a field to play games, and on the way I met my little friend from camp the one that gave her life to Christ, she held my hand  and walked with me all the way to the field it was wonderful. We arrived at the field we prepared for the children and curious we counted the children who had turned up – 327 children, came to play games. Would have been more but some were at local schools. It was an amazing and blessed day.

I recently also got a chance to prove I am part Zambian. :p. I attended my first African football match Zambia vs Uganda in an African cup qualifier. We travel to Ndola the day of the match before heading to the brand new stadium, and Ndola was buzzing people everywhere in their Zambian colours, whistles blowing, car horns buzzing, it was exciting, and I didn’t hold back either I because a Zambian (Chipolopolo – Copper bullets) fan from head to toe, with 2 chipolopoo Zambia chitenge, a copper tshirt, funny ribbon Zambian coloured glasses and a Zambian cap. Decked out for sure, then 4 of us set out of the stadium, 3 of us sat dead centre in the top row of the lower level. Best view of the whole oval and it was just SO much fun. Ken, Alisha and I sung Chipolopolo, aye aye, every 10mins. And they got a goal in the first half and won the match, 1:0. CHIPOLOPOLO AYE AYE