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Elias in the library helping Grade 4 students read.

Ester making sure that all the Grade 11 papers are in order. The papers are study guides which the Grade 11 girls are working on.

Grade 7 class doing their homework.

Joy having her tea break. She is now fully recovered.

Martha going through the points of the quiz.

Martha with the girls sorting out the papers on which the final quiz is printed. The papers have stories on them which the girls will take home and study.

Smiling faces of Kantolomba.

Teachers Joy and Beatrice doing their lesson plan in the library area after classes.

The cooking staff Jowen and Foster do their thing, stirring the nshima.

Waiting for lunch.

Angela reading a letter to us, the Living Compassion Team, on the help that we have rendered to the girls. The girls themselves came up with this idea of writing a thank you letter. We were touched. Angela is doing Grade 6 at Government School.

Ben shows off his toy car made out of a carton. He says it is his latest model. He loves making cars out of wire, but now that wire is scarce, he uses empty cartons of Maheh (a drink made of maize meal and sugar).

Elias in the library with some Grade Four students from Government School.

Elijah enjoying his peanut butter rice.

Happy faces spell happy full little tummies.

Little Sydney enjoying his lunch.

Rachael with Baby Class. She was not at school because there was a funeral and she came out to help in Ethel's class.

Seven year old Boyd waits for lunch after school. He is in Grade One at Government School.

Teacher Susan helping young Susan with homework.

Teacher Joy is back and in class after undergoing a successful operation a month ago.

The ladies sorting out eggs.

The naughty little Mary shows off her lunch. Cute face!

A Grade Seven student doing some work. The only time the place is quiet for studying is after the little ones have gone home.

Innocent and his friend having nshima and beans.

Little Emmanuel enjoying his meal after classes.

Little Evelyn ready to go home after lessons. Her mother recently had a baby girl and each time classes are over, Evelyn carries a little food to take to her sister. What an example of the spirit of sharing at a tender age!

Ruth and Baby Sofia have their photo taken. Baby Sofia has not been feeling well lately.

Josephine in class doing some reading with students from Government School.

Veronica handing out the stipend of this month to Pauline--very exciting indeed!

Charity washing the huge pot of nshima.

Margret trying to beat the cold by having a cup of tea.

Drawing in Ethel's class. Little Taonga busy doing her drawing in her book.

Happy faces of Kantolomba.

Huge pots of nshima being washed by the ladies.

Little Bruce busy in class. When it comes to class work he is serious.

Martha conducting a quiz on Saturday. (Photo by Silvia)

Schools have reopened. Silvia and her friend say they wish they did not go to Government school because they miss their Teacher Veronica here at Living Compassion.

Sheba and her friend do their homework outside the dining hall.

The Girls Team in class on Saturday listening to Aunty Martha. (Photo by Silvia)

Emmanuel, the late Maureen's son, and his friend Emmanuel, Josephine's son, pose for a photo.

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.