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Buckets of peanut butter rice ready to be served to the students.

Face painting in Teacher Joy's class. Instead of using paint, the students just love rubbing the board with their hands and applying the chalk on their faces.

Sheba and friends, Grade One students in class waiting to read with Josephine.

Little faces of Kantolomba.

Little Theresa is now a big girl. She, too, will be going to Grade One next year.

Meet little Priscovia. She is a student in Beatrice's class and loves posing for the camera. She is only four years old and is saying she will become a fashion star.

Mustafa the naughty one.

Pauline in the dining hall after bringing in the food.

The ladies singing while Margret dances outside the kitchen. Margret was excited because her daughter just gave birth to a set of twins. Here we call them Ba Mpundu.

Josephine in the library using the board to explain some words to the students.

Students busy learning Genki using the computer at the property.

Government school has re-opened and these little ones are back in uniform. However, for this lucky group, their school has not yet set the schedule for the new term so classes have not begun--its having fun at Living Compassion for them.

Pascal came by to visit. Here he and Veronica chat in the dining hall.

Ruth with her daughter. Baby "Sofia," as we call her, is all grown up.

The Living Compassion students in Beatrice's class posing for a photo in the library.

Yummy, says little Esnart, as she carefully puts the lid on her bowl of food ready to go home.

Back to school. Angela and Susan have enrolled in Government School. They are in Grade 6. Their Mum and Grandmother provided the uniforms and books. Their school fees were paid by Living Compassion.

A helping hand. The little ones help to carry a bag of mealie meal brought by a truck to the property.

Bernadette reading the guidelines to her friends.

Happy faces of Kantolomba.

Little Eunice was visiting the property today. She came with Marian and was greeted by many. How amazing how they grow so fast!

Martha finally looking healthy and ready to come back to work. She was saying thank you for all your prayers.

Susan and her friend on the Girl's Team. The girls look very bright.

Vero and Charity counting some kwacha.

Waiting for lunch, the little ones pose for a photo.

Lunch time at the property. Little Sandra and Elijah enjoy themselves.

Philip and Michael having lunch. Michael is now a big boy and plays a lot with his older brother.

Some of the girls listening to Teacher Beatrice as she walks them through the guidelines. This is done once every week to make sure that we are all on the right track.

Last Saturday we took some time off with the girls to go and visit Teacher Joy in Twapia after she came out of the hospital. The girls were so delighted to see her. Here they pose for a photo.

Joy at her parent's home feeling much better.

Josephine and Joy's mum, Mrs. Chabala, who welcomed us with open arms when we visited, pose for a photo outside her home in Twapia.

The girls pose for a photo in Twapia after visiting Teacher Joy.

Ann serving beans for lunch at the property. (photo by Miriam)

Lunch time. (photo by Miriam)

Meet Aunty Christine. She is one of the older members of the Living Compassion team. She did not smile because she did not know I was taking her photo. (photo by Silvia)

Miriam and Ester, our very own Grade 11 students, pose for a photo.

Some of our Living Compassion students. The little ones carry their lunch home on their heads. Trust me, we learn carrying on our heads at an early age!

Some of our girls in the program listening to Aunty T. (photo by Silvia)

Vero going through some English words with the girls.

Angela smiles for the camera after a day's work.

Comfort and Nelson pose for a photo.

Cute little Matthew smiles for the camera in Ethel's class.

Grade 6 students sit with Natasha during quiz time.

Grade 7 students help each other writing a thank you letter to Kambole and Jesse, who came to talk to them. Kambole and Jesse are completing their studies this year. They are doing Law and Accountancy, respectively.

Grade 9 students gather around in the main hall going through their school work.

Little Ester gives Miriam a big smile as she takes her photo.

Marian and Blessing pose for a photo.

Remember little Debora? She was the youngest one in Joy's class two years ago. She is now a big girl and is in Grade 1 at Chiluba Primary School.

Teacher Malila busy on the board with her Grade 7 students.

Veronica enjoying her peanut butter rice.

A drink of water after a nice meal.

Blessing and Miriam going through their homework at the property before going into their respective classes. Photo by Silvia.

Esnart and friend having lunch.

Extra lessons, getting exciting each day.

Going home after lunch, little Mary and her friend with their little lunch boxes. Photo By Silvia.

The Grade 11's listening to Teacher Veronica giving them a tip as they go for their end of term tests at their Government School.

Natasha, Florence, and Margret doing the dishes.

The cooking staff relax after doing the cooking at the end of the day. Photo by Miriam.

The Grade 7 students in class with Joy.

At a Saturday meeting of the Girls Program, the girls listen to Malila as she tells the story of her life, how she grew up, and how she managed to finish school. Photo by Silvia.

Susan is one of the students in the Program. Here she is showing how she is making a skirt. She does this in her free time. Photo by Miriam.

Some of the girls that are in the Program pose for a photo. Photo by Silvia.

Joy talking to the girls. Photo by Silvia.

Silvia on the computer helping with the captions. Photo by Miriam.

Genki is back and the little ones could not wait to sing along to the songs on the computer.

Students from Joy's class getting started on writing.

Grade 5 students from Government School doing extra lessons.

Isabel, a Grade 6 student from Government School, in class during spelling time.

Josephine with Grade 3 students from Government School in the library.

Little Elijah wants to become a soldier when he grows up, just like his uncle who lives in Lusaka. He is in Baby Class.

Malila helping in the dining hall.

Sam learning how to write in Beatrice's class.

Students from Chiluba Primary School reading in the library.

Students in the Girls Program on the computer.

The ladies dishing out the food for the students.

The teachers during break time.

Peter working on the tap.

Delight busy writing in Malila's class.

Fashion is not for adults only. Little Blessing shows off her hairdo. Is she not a beauty?

I'm playing the guitar, says John, who is in Charles's class. This was during fun time.

In the library busy reading. These are students from Vero's class. (Photo by Mirriam)

Josephine in class helping the students read. (Photo by Mirriam)

Miriam receiving her share of food.

Mustafa smiles for the camera. He just lost his front teeth.

Peter working on the floor.

Teacher Malila busy in class with the little ones, the naughty bunch. (Photo by Silvia)

The ladies serving lunch.

Dancing time. The girls had some time to do this after classes on a Saturday. (Photo by Silvia)

Grade 7 students doing their extra lessons at the property. The attendance is perfect.

Josephine in the library with some students, teaching using the flash cards.

Josephine opening the doors to the library. The big room has been divided into two rooms. One room will be used by Susan's students and the other for reading.

Peter and Elias making sure that the tap is in perfect condition.

Students in Veronica's class using what they call the "Magic Pen." The pen and books are very popular with the children.

Susan proudly opens the door to the toilets. The doors have just been put in.

The teachers busy on the computer.

Elias with the carpenter who divided our big room into two rooms.