Some photos from our recent work day
at Living Compassion in Kantolomba!
Brenda in her pink cap.
Susan carrying weeds.
Beatrice hoeing.
Regina says that she and the whole team have much fun
working together to keep the property looking beautiful!
Little Christin and Mwansa smile for the camera while waiting for lunch.
Enocent and his friend sit and enjoy snacks during break time. They are both in Susan’s class.
Little Mary and Chanda give their best smiles.
Audria, one of our fabulous cooperative members.
Sofia and Benadette, two of our Girl’s program participants. Benadette is caring for her neighbor's baby.
Mary Mwansa, now six months into her nursing school education, shows off her new uniforms in this and the next photo.
Mary is coop member Martha’s daughter.
Our financial team—Veronica, Theresa, and Martha—after their quarterly meeting.
Fifteen of our girls are going to a new school. Here are some of their parents who came here to fill out their children's school forms. They were so excited to learn about the new school. They send their thanks for the wonderful opportunity, and they appreciate the love and kindness that the USA team is showing to the children of Kantolomba. They kunkula (deeply bow) on behalf of the children.
Getting off the bus at school to get fitted for their uniforms.
Another photo of the girls getting off the bus.
Our girls at school waiting for their uniforms, so exciting.
Our grade 4 girls pose with the school administrator.
Yeah! Brand new shoes for everyone! Thank you Mama Cheri and everyone!
Our Grade Eight students in their uniforms looking beautiful.
Another photo of our beautiful Grade Eight students.
Very happy and thankful, the team show their copies of the new book.
Charles and Peter enjoying the book.
Pauline and Martha loved seeing the illustrations of chitenge in the book!
Martha practicing reading the book.
We got the books from Mission Press! They are so beautiful, and we're all so grateful!
Joyce was on hand to help collect them.
Joyce reading the book.
The cover
The back
The introduction
Ruth, Brenda, and Susan. They say they just love volunteering. Feeding the children is one of their favorite things.
Our Grade Seven students from Twabo School are finally done with exams.
Fingers crossed for our students.
Beautiful smiles from Christine, Theresa's namesake Theresa (who says it's hard to smile!), and Jen.
Ruth and Emelda preparing vegetables.
Euginia stirring the huge pot of nshima.
Susan sewing a chitenge with Regina assisting.
Lining up for lunch.
Happy faces.
Cabbage on the menu.
Susan, our tailoring school graduate, is setting up her sewing shop in Kantolomba! She and Theresa went into town to purchase the sewing machine. Here, Theresa pushes Susan to the hired car.
Susan waited in the car, as her legs were hurting her today.
The brand new sewing machine being unpacked.
The sewing machine being thoroughly checked by the shop attendant.
Happy moments with friends.
Susan's grandma dancing with joy.
Susan with her late grandfather's younger brother and a neighbor friend.
Bertha, a member of our Girls Program, showing off the baby dress she made at the sewing school.
Regina is on the far right, and next to her is Natasha.
Regina, on the far left, and the other little ones having lunch. Regina’s daughter, Karen, is now in Grade 3 in the Girls Program.