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Students from Twatemwa School line up for lunch at Living Compassion. Schools have reopened and all students have started classes.

Remember this cute face? Yes, this is Felistus, our very own teacher Charles's daughter. She has grown up, and this year she is doing Grade Seven at Twatemwa Primary School. Charles says he is confident that his daughter is going to pass her Grade 7 exams. Felistus is the third and last born of Charles's three children.

This is Emelia, our little cutie for the week. She is a student in Memory's class and loves singing. She is five years old.

Junior, who is in teacher Malila's class, enjoys his lunch of nshima with beans.

Jennifer all grown up and now in Grade Four. She was one of the students that started with Sister Phil and Joy. She is still able to sing the Genki songs that she learned.

Christabel and her friend Bwalya ready to go home after class. So cute!

Elias in the library going through some of the words that a Grade Six class at Twatemwa School had as their homework. The students bring in their homework, as well as read in the library. They are helped by Elias, Ann, and the four Grade Twelve girls who completed the program last year.

Pre-English work on the board prepared for Beatrice's pod.

Little Bornface gives his cutest smile. He is four years old and lives with his mother here in Kantolomba.

Some of our girls from Twabo pose for a photo at Living Compassion. They came in earlier than usual because they were let out early at their school due to a funeral.

Euginia feeling happy after sorting the eggs in readiness for Tuesday's rice and egg lunch.

Little Martha, a Grade One student at Twatemwa School, enjoys her lunch at the Living Compassion dining hall. Schools are re-opening on Monday the 14th of May. She says she misses school a lot.

The little ones lining up for lunch.

The usual cute faces of Kantolomba. They are a sign that, finally, there is no malnutrition in Kantolomba, no hunger in most households. Living Compassion serves more children than any other NGO here, and we are so pleased and grateful for all that has been accomplished in our community. THANK YOU, USA TEAM!

Our two very own Grade Twelves who passed with flying colors and are waiting to go to college. Mirriam and Silvia here in the library browsing on the laptop for nursing schools around the country. They both want to do nursing and help the people of Kantolomba with health issues.

Natasha helping Peter sort out some wires for the fence.

Recently we have been having some rains and weeds are growing. Here Margret is weeding around the kitchen area.

Pauline pounding nuts in readiness for peanut butter rice. She sings as she works.

A huge pot of beans boiling on the brazier for Wednesday's lunch. They are prepared in advance, as they take long to cook.

Some of the team members helping each other with a huge bag of charcoal. Charcoal is used for cooking here and in households in Kantolomba.

Veronica talking to Elizabeth Mwale about her school results. Elizabeth is one of the girls in the program who was sent to a private school.

Elizabeth Mwale and Ester Kambole pose for a photo. They were telling us that they are going to work hard to make it to Grade Ten next year. They admire Silvia, who completed Grade Twelve with flying colors.

Little Eunice, so cute and lovely as usual.

Cute little faces of Kantolomba, the healthy faces that put a smile on one's face. Living Compassion is making a difference in Kantolomba!

Doris is one of our team members, a mother, a grandmother, and a guardian to orphans. She is proud to be part of the Living Compassion family, which she says has helped her in many ways. She had many challenges before she joined Living Compassion. She used to go out each day into the nearby township of Lubuto to look for laundry work. After a day's work she would then buy food to feed her family. This was her everyday life and at times she and her family would sleep on empty stomachs. She is thankful to Living Compassion USA and Kantolomba for making her life much easier.

Peter cutting the flower hedge, which has grown so tall that we are doing away with the wood fence.

Anna, a student in Beatrice's class, is all smiles as she tells us that she has a little sister at home. Her baby sister was born on Wednesday night at Lubuto Clinic.

The Girls in class after lunch before they go back to their pods.

Emelda preparing veggies in readiness for lunch. The greens are called Chinese cabbage. They are boiled in salt water, tomatoes and a little oil are added, and they are ready for lunch.

Charles and Veronica working on their schedule to swap teaching math and history classes. Veronica is very good with math, and Charles is good with history, biology, and English.

Malila preparing her next day's pod work. Her pod has improved very much in English and she is very proud of them. She has started going to school after her work at Living Compassion to take a course in teaching.

Jowen gets help carrying the huge basin of veggies to the kitchen after washing them with clean water.

Monica in the dining hall serving lunch.

Our team members cleaning the dishes at the tap using clean water. Cholera has not gone away yet, and the health workers are always emphasizing using clean water, cleaning our surroundings, and always washing our utensils in running water.

Lunch time. Little Natasha enjoying nshima, soya chunks, and veggies.

Clearing the side of the hill at the back of the Living Compassion compound. It is so beautiful and when one walks to the top of it, one can view the whole of Kantolomba and nearby other geographical features. It's a wonderful sight!

Bruce and his friend are this week's cute and healthy faces of Kantolomba.

Meet the newest member of our Living Compassion family. Andrew is Josephine's son who was born a week ago.

Baby Peace, another of Josephine's sons. He has grown and now has a little brother. So cute!

Susan, our very own Grade Nine student at Twabo school, saying that she is confident that she is going to make it to Grade Ten. She is re-writing her exams this coming June.

Jerade, a Grade Two student at Twatemwa School, looking much better after he was sick for some time. Here he waits for his lunch in the dining hall at Living Compassion.

Mirriam, all grown up and now in Grade Four, was one of the students in Sister Phil and Joy's class. She and the other little ones were the first to learn the Genki program. She has not forgotten the songs, and at times when she's at Living Compassion with her friends, they sing together.

Blessing and her best friend relax on the lawn after lunch as they wait for pod time.

Natasha, our team member who was in hospital, is feeling much better and is back at work.

Thandie with her little brother Junior, who had followed his sister to Living Compassion.

Doreen is at Living Compassion during her break from college. Here she is with some of the students.

Our usual cute faces of Kantolomba posing for a photo.

Blessing and her friend, both Grade Nine students at Twabo School, at the Living Compassion house. They have started their end-of-term tests.

Due to the ongoing tests, the Girls at Twabo have some time left after writing, so they come here to read in the Library. Here Joyce is studying in one of the rooms.

Some of our team members pose for a photo. In the photo are John (Ethel's son who is on break at school and has been coming to volunteer), Charles, Veronica, Elias, and Peter.

Sorting beans. Dorcus helps during her lunch break. The beans are used for Wednesday's lunch, and sorting is done on Tuesdays.

Some team members enjoying their lunch. Due to the weather that is becoming hot, these ladies opt to eat outside because of the heat inside the dining room.

A big and beautiful smile from Abigail and brother Tom. These siblings are in Veronica's class.

Every Friday at Living Compassion is overall cleaning day, washing windows and walls and removing cobwebs. Here Monica and Regina are cleaning windows.

Foster, Pauline, and Martha working on cleaning and packing groceries in the store room.

Little faces of Kantolomba, Eunice and her friends.

Playing iciyenga. Government schools are closing on the 20th of this month for the first term and students are writing their end of term tests. Living Compassion is full of children who have been coming as early as 10 00hrs in the morning to play around.

Brenda busy roasting nuts in readiness for Friday's peanut butter rice. The nuts are roasted and pounded into a fine paste, which is added to boiled rice.

Angela, who is at Twabo School, studying at Living Compassion on Saturday after the pod meeting.

Juliet busy preparing wild okra, which grows during the rainy season. It is a slippery vegetable and it is eaten with nshima as a relish.

Memory in class at Twabo School. She is the monitor in her class. So far she is doing very well in Grade Eight.

Our three Grade Nine students from Zora school. They were saying the sky is the limit in their education.

Our usual cute faces of Kantolomba. They just love the camera!

Florence at the wash-up point making sure that the little hands are clean before lunch.

Bertha is one of the girls in the program who could not make it to Grade Ten. She has improved in her English, and after class with Charles, she helps with the little ones in the library.

Cute smile for the camera. Little Monica in Memory's class.

Here are our 2018 Grade Seven girls. They always come to the library to read after school at Twatemwa.

Ready to eat and go home, the little ones line up for lunch.

Another face of Living Compassion. Little Agness is our retired team member Angela's granddaughter.

Our little cute Grade One students from Twatemwa Primary School. They come in to read in the morning before going to school.

Students from Veronica's class reading the local books of Jelita and Mulenga.

More cute faces of children who just love having their photo taken.

Writing in Memory's class. The little ones love to do it on the floor.

Edna, a Grade Two student at Twatemwa Primary School, got high scores on the quiz that was arranged here at Living Compassion. She beat all other Grade Two students in English spelling and writing.

Theresa, my namesake. She is all grown and is in Grade Three this year. She was telling me that she has a new brother at home who was born yesterday. Theresa's family has grown, and she now has seven siblings.

Meet Jonathan, who is now in Grade Nine. He was the boy who used to joke with me whenever he saw me walking through Kantolomba. At that time he was not going to school, and he would ask if he could only come to eat, as he did not like school. I would always tell him that he could eat at Living Compassion only if he went to school. One day his grandmother came to the property with him and he was enrolled in Charles's class. He wrote his Grade Seven exams and made it to Grade Eight last year. This year he is in Grade Nine. He now loves school and would like to become a doctor when he completes school. I always encourage him to work hard.

Audria carrying a bucket of water on her head.

This is little Priscilla, who is in Memory's class. She has been learning how to write the number 9. After two days she is now able to write it, and this has made her so happy that she asked if her photo could be taken.

The usual cute faces of Kantolomba that make Living Compassion shine!

Florence, our team member, with her baby Eneless. She is growing so fast!

Our older students sit outside the library after reading.

Martha making sure that the water bucket at the entrance to the property has bleach. Cholera is still spreading here in Zambia.

Team members sorting eggs before they are boiled for Tuesday's lunch.

Michael, Jowen's son, playing during break time.

Ester Makumba, one of the girls in the program, smiles for the camera. She is happy that she has gone back to school after not doing well last year in her Grade Nine exams.

Little cute faces of Kantolomba. They just love having their photo taken!

Teacher Malila at the tuck shop buying herself a bun for breakfast.

Fetching clean water from the Living Compassion tap. This water is clean, and residents in the community benefit from it.

Onester in the library. She is in Grade Seven and comes in to read after school.

Audria carrying the huge pot to be cleaned. This pot is one of the smallest among the pots that are used here.

Our very own joy, Dave, all grown up. He's now in Grade Four, and he comes here to read. Here he is enjoying his lunch.

Little Sandra plaiting her friend's hair as they wait for lunch. Plaiting is learned at an early age. We call it "ukuluka" in Bemba, our local language.

Pauline now feeling much better. She is back at Living Compassion and could not miss the chance of saying hello to everyone out there.