After teaching at the Amazing Grace School for a month now I’ve realized how important it is for kids to go to school. Almost all the kids in America dread going to school, but here in Zambia the kids are so eager to go. Many times during the day kids will run up to me asking for a book or pen and it breaks my heart seeing the passion they have to learn. Yet they are quickly refused the chance because of how poor this country is. Going to school here means they have a real chance at getting out of poverty and being able to support themselves for longer periods of time, rather than having to scrounge for food on a day to day basis.
I talked to a taxi driver one day on my way home from town who explained to me how much he wanted to send his kids to school but wasn’t able to because he didn’t make enough money. At the end of my ride I had given him a tip and you could see it on his face and hear it in his voice how excited it made him. Almost as if that was enough to make his family’s whole week better. It’s little things like this that open up your heart and mind to all the lost dreams and hopes of these people. I pray that these families keep asking the Lord for help and don’t lose faith.
