A trip to explore Zambia

We left our home, all packed and ready for action. Just to return that night... We got 50km down the road, before

boom crash, we went into another car. When all went quiet, Simon just asked: 'Mom, is the front of the car still flat?' Yes, slightly flatter than before. Anyway, it took Carl some time with his favorite toys, glue and duck tape, and we were ready to go again, two days later. Actually, we found lots of extra things to pack in those two days, for which we were thankful later.

So, we did a 3700km trip, visiting different projects within Project Dignity. In other words, they have some connection to the Pastors in training with Hope Builders Ministries.

They are all in different phases of projects to support the orphans and sometimes widows in their churches and community.

It was good for us to just talk and find out what they are already doing and see where we can help, This will unfold in the next few months and years. And then hopefully grow as a model of truly sustainable care of care of the vulnerable people. A few things we made clear, we are not just here to give, but to assist them in sustaining themselves. The spiritual need for Christ will always come first. And they need to first look at what God has already given them.

We drove from place to place, and camped as far as we went.

And it was good for our understanding of the country we live in, to just watch and learn.

But we did also try and enjoy some of the beauty of the country with the children.

Lake Tanganyika- met lovely people that allowed the children to play with kayaks. Guess what we are saving our money for now.

Kalambo falls- second highest single drop waterfall in Africa.

Not even here are the lions in the wild. But we could still enjoy their majestic beauty,

All in all, it was an intense and good trip. And now we can start to plan...