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Euginia and Christin's daughter at the kitchen. They just love to have their photos taken.

Memory, Mirriam, and Este, three girls who are in the program at Living Compassion. The girls come to Living Compassion every day of the week. They are helping around and doing school work. Schools have closed for the Christmas holiday.

Euginia breaks into a song as she cleans the huge pot. The women love singing as they do their chores.

Martha, our very own student who is in Beatrice's class, was picked at Twatemwa Primary school to start Grade One next year. Again this year, Living Compassion scored 100% when our little ones went for interviews.

Elias trimming the hedge. The surroundings at Living Compassion are looking more beautiful this time of the year. The rains are pouring almost every other day.

Doreen is on break from school and she is coming to Living Compassion to volunteer. Here she is in class with some students, trying to keep them busy as they wait for lunch.

It's lunch time, and here students enjoy their nshima with beans.

The rains are here and weeds are growing very fast. The team makes sure that every weed is taken care of. Here Brenda and Susan are doing some weeding.

Little Christabel, Audria's daughter, is all grown up and cute. She loves coming to the property to play and wait for her siblings.

Jowen and Zilo, Angela's daughter, carry the huge pot of beans off the brazier we call "imbaula" in Bemba. The beans are then put in huge buckets and taken to the dining room for lunch.

The girls listening to Aunty Theresa as she tells a story about her life and how she became what she is today. It is all about English!

Micheal and Misheck are buddies at home and in class. They play together and also live close by in Kantolomba.

Ethel's son John comes around when he is free to volunteer. Here he is seen trimming the lawn.

Some of our girls in the program pose for a photo. Schools will be closing on Friday and we will be spending more time with them here.

Mwenya, one of the girls, listening to her teacher during pod time. She is in Grade 8 at Tewatema Primary School.

Little Joe holding onto his lunch box as he waits for his teacher to tell him that it is time to eat.

Eliadah Chanda in class.

Natasha fetching our clean water at the tap for use in the kitchen.

Memory in class with her students. She is a good teacher and the children love her.

Pauline and her youngest son Emmanuel. He is HIV-negative and she is very happy that all her children are negative despite her being positive.

Sofia's mum, now feeling much better. She had malaria and was in hospital for a day.

Some of the women sorting beans in readiness for Wednesday's lunch.

Grade 3 students playing a game called Ichiyenga as they wait for lunch.

The weather has changed in Zambia. It's been raining a lot this week and the little ones are clad in warm clothing when coming to Living Compassion.

Brilliant, Beatrice's son, is going to Grade One next year. His mum is very proud of him, for he is a bright boy.

Teachers Beatrice and Ann sit in the classroom during their lunch break.

Veronica and Majorie in the library. They are both in Grade 8 and will be in Grade 9 next year.

The beautiful faces of our dear little ones in the program here in Kantolomba. This week was Child Health Week and the little ones were getting de-worming and vitamin tablets.

Jowen sorting out beans. She is a mother of four and after her husband passed away, she joined the Living Compassion family in place of her dear husband. Today she says she is proud to be in the family, as she is able to take care of her children and aging mum.

The rains are here and grass is growing fast around the property. The team makes sure that the surroundings are neat and tidy by weeding the area.

Children love to have their photo taken. Once they see a camera, they run up and ask for a photo to be taken. Here cute faces beam with excitement as they pose for a photo.

Theresa with a friend after lunch. She has grown and is now in Grade Three at Twatemwa Primary School.

Natasha, one of the cooks, could not help watching the children play football. She joined in the fun but only for a short time. She confessed that she could not keep up the pace of the young ones who were running around.

Three friends who live nearby in Kantolomba come to school together and play together. Meet little Nora, Charity, and Bupe. They are in Beatrice's class and have been selected to go to Grade One next year at Twatemwa Primary School here in Kantolomba.

Joy enjoying a mango during lunch time.

The team doing teamwork, weeding together. It's all green around here!

Karen and Veronica, Grade 8 students who are in the Girls Program, pose for a photo after lunch. The girls are best friends and say they want to become nurses when they complete school.

Written on the board are words starting with the letter B. This work was prepared for Grade 8 students by Ann before they go into their respective pods. The students have difficulties with spelling and Ann, who is in charge of the library, takes time to help.

Older Foster is one of the oldest members of our team and is still energetic and joval. She is a proud grandmother of 15 and has 4 great-grandchildren. Today was her 69th birthday and she danced around at the property.

Audria sifting pounded groundnuts for Friday's peanut butter rice. She was using a locally made seive.

Little Bruce with his friends pose for a photo after lunch.

Patricia, a student in Memory's class, stands in line to wait for her turn to wash her hands. She is five years old and lives with her grandmother here in Kantolomba. So cute!

Susan, a Grade One student at Government School, says she loves the nshima and beans that is served here.

Cute faces of Kantolomba.

Mangoes are in season here in Zambia, and on the property we have about seven trees that have produced the fruit this year. The children just love it. Here little Christabel, who is Audria's daughter, enjoying her fruit.

A smiling and healthy face of Living Compassion Kantolomba. Four-year-old Samuel, who is in Memory's class, loves to play football.

Philip and his friends come to the library often to read. At their Government School no classes are going on due to the Grade Seven exams.

Sydney, another cute face in Malila's class, loves singing to the Genki songs. Here he shyly tries his best to sing to me.

Elias in the library with some students from Government School.

Mirriam sweeping the kitchen area using our local grass broom.

The team preparing the veggies in readiness for lunch.

Our very own two Grade Seven students, Memory and Joyce. They are writing their exams right now. We are keeping our fingers crossed and praying for them that they make it to Grade Eight next year.

Peter, our team member responsible for the work around the property, makes sure that the surroundings are clear of weeds and keeps the shrubs neat. Here he is cutting around a hedge.

Little Leonard, who is in Memory's class, loves drawing. When asked what he loves to draw, he responds Mummy, Daddy and myself. So cute!

Older Margret helping out with the veggies. She has began her retirement and loves to come around helping here and there.

Our Grade Nine girls pose for a photo after they came back from writing their exams.

Students in Susan's class dancing to the Genki songs playing on the computer.

Euginia preparing cabbage for lunch.

Veronica reading a story to her students. Students love story time!

Writing in Beatrice's class. The little ones use the floor when writing.

The usual cute and funny faces of Kantolomba. They are a handful!

Mary, a student in Joy's class, enjoys her meal. All she could say was that it was so yummy.

The 24th of October was our Independence Day here in Zambia. We are now 53 years old. The colors of the flag were worn by both the old and the young ones. Here little Naomi wearing a dress of the colors of the flag made by her mum.

Natasha, a member of the team, dishing out lunch to the young ones.

Lovely and cute little ones from Veronica's class. They are ready to go to Grade One next year, as they are able to write their numbers and alphabet.

Emelda, a team member, cleaning windows.

Back from school, Dick and his friend hang around the property playing after lunch. They say that they like the shade at the property, as it is very hot these days.

This is the African eggplant which is cooked and eaten with nshima. In Bemba we call it "impwa" and the other green which goes with it is called "lumanda." The lumanda tastes a bit sour, but added to the eggplant it is delicoius.

Mirriam and Jackline sing under the mango tree as they wait for lunch to be served. The women just love to sing.

Some of the kitchen team members doing the dishes.

Mondays and Wednesdays we have soya chunks, veggies, and nshima. Here the soya chunks are being cooked.

Meet Loveness, Christin Kalenga's sister. She is in Grade 3 at Twatemwa School right here in Kantolomba. She loves reading, and here she has come with her friends to the library.

Learning how to write in Memory's class.

Esnart is a student in Veronica's class, and she knows how to write her numbers. Next year she is going to Grade One at Government School.

Handwriting work on the board prepared by Beatrice for her students.

Little George and Diffa sit during their break time. Cute smiles from Kantolomba!

Jane and her friends have been spending their time in the library because their teachers are helping with the Grade Nine exams going on at their schools. It's a plus for us, as they are keeping us busy most of the time.

On Monday our menu is soya with veggies. The veggies are prepared by the kitchen staff from cutting to cooking. Here Monica is cutting some cabbage in readiness for lunch.

Emelda preparing greens for lunch.

Our very own Government School students. The one with the unbuttoned shirt is Bruce, the famous little one.

Ann and Susan waiting for students in the library, which is becoming more active each day.

Mary Bwalya wearing the apron she made at school as part of her test in home economics. She is writing her Grade 9 exams. Thumbs up for her!

Having lunch, little Samuel enjoys his egg and rice dish.

Government School students lining up for lunch.

Our students wave to you to say hi to all in the USA.

Bwalya Kasansu, one of the girls in the program.

The women sorting the beans in readiness for the next day's lunch.

Cute hairstlyes and faces of little Eunice and Mary.