We’ve been in Zambia for about 3 1/2 weeks now and everyone has been adjusting really well. I’m not a huge blogger, but I felt led to write about a certain experience. Today (February 18th) was a pretty big day for most of us. It was the day we went bungee jumping off the Victoria falls bridge. We had all been anticipating this day for weeks. And by we, I mean everyone but me. I was terrified ever since I heard we were going to do it, but I tried to hide my fear from everyone else. I’m not a huge adrenaline junky, so I wasn’t quite fond of the idea. I really just...

I met Sampson and Maria at Maramba Old People’s Home this week. I spent one morning getting to know them and learning how to make rope from a rice sack, to be sold to a fishmonger (fisherman) later in the month. Sampson and Maria are married. Sampson speaks many languages including Tonga and English. Sampson earned a living as a fisherman for most of his life. As his eyesight began to fail he wasn’t able to earn enough to support himself and Maria and they moved to the home. Sampson and Maria work together now to make fishing rope from rice sacks that will be used by fisherman...

Alfred has been working at the elderly home in Maramba for 3 years. He has learned many lessons while working with the elderly, like he does not want to get too old or lose his memory (dementia or Alzheimers) because it is hard for the elderly in Zambia. Alfred has loved his time at the home but he hopes to go to mechanical school and learn how to repair cars. He loves to work with his hands and see how things work. 

Have you ever noticed that when everything is going your way, you have a smile on your face and a skip in your step? What is your countenance when things are not working out the way you would like? Some people have mountain top faith – they enjoy the times when “all seems right in their world.” These are the times that they are most pleased with their relationship with the Lord. When things begin to “go wrong,” they start to rely on themselves for answers, forgetting all together the mountain top they were recently on and getting lost in their current...

   For those of us that are going back to our normal lives after our time abroad.. what’s next? Having been in Zambia for only a month I find that I dread going back to a typical life of work, church, and maybe the local youth group. I want to live above and beyond like we have since training camp. Some of you may have everything figured out after this; finishing college, serving in church, going on the World Race or YWAM, and so on. You will have many other challenges where mapped out goals can really help, but I believe that the line “Take me deeper than my...