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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.

Mirriam, our newest member of staff, smiles for the camera as she sweeps the compound.

The ever cute faces of Kantolomba. Healthy and very energetic!

Our sweet little ones in Government School. School has been disturbed due to the Grade 9 exams, and the little ones are all over the property as early as 08 00hrs. We are having fun here.

Boys will always be boys they do not want to be left out of the photo shoot.

Charity stirring the nshima in the kitchen. She says she enjoys cooking.

Emelda and Florence enjoying their lunch break. They were having bread and some tea, as they did not feel like eating nshima.

Mirriam and her friend Susan. Grade Three students at Twatemwa School have been out of school for the last three days. Instead of playing around, they are coming here to Living Compassion to read in the library.

The big mulberry tree here is now full of berries which the children love to eat during their break time.

Veronica helping prepare the vegetables for lunch during her break.

Our very own Olina Luchembe is now feeling well and has started going to school. Olina has sickle cell anemia.

This is one of the berries that the chidren love to pick from the big mulberry tree.

Writing in Beatrice's class. It is amazing to watch a child take baby steps in learning to hold a pencil. This little one will be writing on his own in just a year from now.

Little Eva, who is Veronica's grandaughter, poses for a photo. She is in Malila's class.

One of the ever smiling cute faces of Kantolomba!

Little Angela trying her best to sing. She is a student in Memory's class.