Three New Children

 

Last Friday I (Kathleen) received a call from a young couple who had come to serve at an orphan care ministry closer to Lusaka.  We knew that there were some issues with the community around them and with the Zambian man who had started the program.  They came eager to help make it work.  However, by 2 weeks ago, they had come to the realization that it wasn't going to be possible to continue there with the attitudes of the community around them.  So they were finding places for the 40+ children to go.  Everyone was accounted for except 3 of the children.  They came to visit and asked if we could take those 3, children that they dearly loved. 

 

Kamau took charge and got in touch with Social Services about admitting them to our Village of Hope.  Things moved quickly and on Thursday the three children with their guardians came to see our Village, to sign the proper papers, and to have the children move in. 

 

Nelson is 12 years old and is now probably the most educated child we have in our school.   Namakua is 11 years and a very sweet girl, tall, and already good friends with the older girls.  Mary B. is 10 and just so sweet with a lovely smile.  They came to school on Friday and I was able to assess them and assign them to groups for the present.

 

For those who know the children we already have, you know that that makes 4 Marys.  So now we are calling the girls:  Mary S, Mary J, Mary M, and now Mary B.  Our 2 Gifts will still be Gift small and Gift big.  It was very funny the other day when Gift small introduced himself to someone and said, "My name is Gift small."