Joy at Chimwemwe Ladies Club

 

Today there was joy at the Chimwemwe Ladies Club.  The women got paid for all the things they had made in November and December.  For some of the ladies it was quite a bit of money.  In total we paid out 5.5 million kwacha!  That is about $1,000.   Some of the women started dancing, and hugged me and had huge smiles on their faces.  I reminded the women that I have heard many of them complain about husbands that "drink" their pay, not leaving much for the family.  I told them that I hoped they would not do that.  The fact that it was for 2 months meant that the sums were bigger than they were used to.

 

Since we are now paying them for everything they make, it means that I'm going out on faith that we will be able to sell everything.  So I'm hoping that the teams that come and people who have been here and are interested in this ministry will continue to find ways to sell these unique gifts.