Monthly Archives: July 2013

Shoes!!

All the people we handed tickets to for shoes came to this little church, and then some!! We handed out well over 150 pairs of shoes and there were still people outside! These people walked for a long ways to … Continue reading

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Tickets

Of the 30 hockey bags we brought over, 8 of them were filled with shoes. We went into Masala to hand out tickets to people who either had no shoes, ones that didn’t fit, or ones that were falling apart. … Continue reading

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Meet Charity

Meet Charity. This young lady’s husband left her because he decided that he did not want to have this beautiful but handicapped child. He left their other children as well. She now lives in her house with her handicapped brother, … Continue reading

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Meeting Masala

After spending some time at Grace Academy and Buseko House(for 0-6 year olds) we headed into the city of Ndola. We went into Masala, a compound on the outskirts of town I beleive. These compounds are the really poor areas … Continue reading

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Room Mate? :S

So, we head to bed one day and dear Julia, who was staying there for a few months, asks us if we like spiders. Of course I don’t at all and there is a rather large one in our shower!!! … Continue reading

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Red Fruit

Finally we are at Grace!! The kids were excited to see us and we were sure happy to see them! It was difficult though as they all looked at least some what alike!! Honestly they all have the same coloured … Continue reading

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Driving through the country

The drive to Ndola from Lusaka was beautiful, at least the part I was awake for was (flying at night and then at night again really messes with your body!) Along the road we saw little villages just tucked off … Continue reading

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We are here!

And here we are!! After 20 hours of flight time and 5 hours of layover in London, we finally made it to Zambia!! More than a little tired, more than a little excited we got ready to go through customs, … Continue reading

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First stop, London!

First stop along the way, London England!! Unfortunately all we were going to see was the airport this time. When you have to catch a train to get to your gate, you know it’s big! You don’t want to get … Continue reading

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And away we go!!

Here we are, ready to go!! There were 13 of us on the flight carrying 30 hockey bags! This is where we got to meet Bev for the first time. After going through security we had some time to wait … Continue reading

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