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New students of the Living Compassion family have already blended with the other students and you can tell that they are very happy and feel welcome.

Newest member of the Living Compassion family, the little angel who is the daughter of our team member Audria. She was born a week ago.

They just love to have their photos taken.

I'm holding on to my lunch box, seems to say little Yvonne, who is a student in Joy's class. She is 4 years old and loves to dance.

Little Mapalo says I will be the next student at Living Compassion. This was during our visits as we were going round the community talking to parents of the fifty students that have joined the Living Compassion family.

Lunch time at the property. These little ones enjoy their food.

Monica, Mable's sister, gives out the food at the property.

Listening attentively, Vero's students fix their eyes on the teacher. This was during their recorder reading program here at the property.

Teacher Joy displaying the number board to her students at the property.

Vero and Ethel as they fill in each other on the day's work here at the property.

Ethel's class in the library looking at and following Josephine as she reads to them. Each class has some time in the library with Josephine. A timetable has been put up for each class.

In Beatrice's class the students have started writing numbers. They use the floor when doing their work.

Cheri in her new uniform. She is now a Grade One student at Government School. She has been with Living Compassion since she was a baby. Now a big girl, she has a big sister Marian, younger brother Emmanuel, and baby sister Eunice. It's amazing how fast they grow.

See how he has grown! This is Delight, Beatrice's son. He is in Ethel's class and just like his older brothers, he is a bright boy.

This is Joy's new class at the property. They are now in what used to be the sewing room and they are rocking, singing the Genki Songs.

Beatrice's class sitting on the reed mat as they wait for their lunch.

Big smiles! Jonathan and his sister at break time at the property.

Smiles from Living Compassion Zambia. The young ones pose for a group photo at the property.

The Stay in School team in Charles's class. These three girls are so far very good in class and are very good friends.

The team doing veggies at the property in readiness for lunch.

Christine painting the wall here at Living Compassion. Our property needs to look clean and neat, so we did some painting here and there. In one week we were able to paint the smaller hall, Vero's classroom, and Ethel's classroom. Teamwork pays.

Pascal, one of the oldest members of our team, smiles for the camera. He says he is still strong and has seen the year 2015 with the help of Living Compassion keeping him on board. Volunteering each day makes him exercise more, and at 76 he is fit.

Peter cleaning the walls at the property with a big smile on his face.

The rains are here and the weather tends to become chilly here in the morning. To get warm the little ones hug together as they sing together their favorite Genki songs and start jumping up and down.

Again it's a 100 percent pass rate here at Living Compassion. Some of our Grade 8 students pose for a photo with Vero and Joy in the back. They do make me proud and I hold my head high as I pass through the community going home. I am hearing whispers of people saying she is really helping our children.

Joan doing the dishes at the property after lunch. She is OK and doing fine now.

Joyce and her two friends are happy to be in Grade 8 and they say extra lessons have paid off.

Lunch time at the property. Students enjoy their meal in the dining hall.

Ready to go to Grade One on Monday this coming week. Jack, Elias, and Charles say yes, they are ready to go, and show what they have learnt so far here at Living Compassion.

The ladies sorting out eggs at the property.

Weeding at the property. Grass is growing so fast due to the heavy rains that are constantly pouring here in Ndola and here at Living Compassion. We are here to make sure that no weed makes our property look messy.

Charles and Rhoda, who are siblings, smile for the camera. They are students here at the property and live with their mum here in Kantolomba. Charles is living positively with the HIV virus while his sister is negative. When Charles was born, that is when his parents knew that they were both positive. Through proper care and medication the family is healthy.

Hair styles. Looking cute here at the property, Eva and Eunice show off their hair do's. They are both students in Ethel's class.

Meet little Ronika. She is a cute little angel. In teacher Ethel's class she loves to sing the Genki songs and dance to the rhythm. She lives right next door to the property with her parents and has a little baby brother at home. At times he follows her to school.

Smiling faces at the property during break time.

Veronica and Beatrice in the classroom busy with the charts. The All Stars charts are still followed and the teachers need to make sure that they prepare them in advance for the following month.

Now that the rains are here, all sorts of edible veggies are growing on the property. Here, Audria picks some of the veggies popularly known as bondwe. The veggies are a delicacy and are eaten with nshima when boiled.

Comfort looks into the camera. He is growing fast, and soon he too will go to Government school.

John sitting outside the fence while his friends are learning. He is one of the many children in Kantolomba who does not go to school and when it's almost lunch time at the property, he and his many friends come in hope they can have a share.

Listening very careful to their teacher during extra lessons.

At the property we have different types of shrubs growing around. The trees make the surroundings look very beautiful. One can hear people passing by comment about Living Compassion Kantolomba and how well kept the property looks.

Audria and Joan busy stirring the nshima in readiness for lunch at the property. It takes two people to stir this huge pot of nshima.

Audria busy in the dining hall serving nshima to students.

Break time at the property. Lister and her friends play on the lawn.

Enjoying my nshima with beans, says little Antony at the property. He is one of the students that is graduating from baby class to reception class.

Teacher Beatrice helping out, serving us lunch at the property.

Lunchtime, and sharing time too, here at the property. The little ones love to put together their lunch and eat together, a true example of COMPASSION.

Martha and Veronica at the property after the meeting we had.

Meet little Enala, one of the All Stars Girls Stay in School members. She is in grade five at Government school and she loves to read the little English books that are in our library here at the property. She wants to become the president of this country when she grows up. She's so cute.

Guess who? Yes, this is Baby Emmanuel, Susan's son. He is now three months old and looks very healthy. He was brought to the property for his feeding. It's amazing how fast babies grow.

Little Enala just finishing washing her plate after lunch.

Living Compassion staff members busy packing charcoal at the property.

Joseph in class pointing to the letter "B" on the board. He is the son of our Living Compassion staff member Peter. Joseph is a twin, as is his father. Joseph's sister Sheba is also in the same class.

Lining up to go into class at the property. When they see me with the camera in my hand, all these cute faces think "show a big smile."

Meet cute little Emmanuel. Not long ago he was only a baby coming to the property to be fed by his mother Maureen, one of our staff members. Today he is a cute boy and is able sing along with the Genki songs that are sung at the property.

Prisca cleaning the beans in readiness for the next day's meal at the property.

Singing "What's your name" at the property. It's the popular song that everyone loves to sing.

Smiling faces from Kantolomba. So cute!

Susan back at the property after going on leave. She recently had a baby.