Good News shared at a Leper Village

The Liteta Hospital, about 5 miles from our Village, served as a leprosy hospital for many years.  Although there is now a cure for leprosy, there are still older individuals, most of them in wheel chairs, who suffer from the results of the disease.  When the hospital was a leprosy hospital, a village was built by the Zambian government to house individuals and their families who had leprosy.  Many of these individuals now have grandchildren that they are trying to care for.  Children are everywhere.

The children and youth from our Village of Hope and children and youth visiting from Calvary Bible Church in Neenah, WI worked for several days on a program that we presented to those who live in this Leper Village.  We also presented the program at a neighboring village on the Green Farm.  Thanks to the new bus given by Touching Heart in VA, we were able to transport (in 2 trips) about 60 children, youth, and adults to the two events.

We began with songs with fun motions that all could join. The skits (or “sketches” as they call them here) were:

Daniel and the Lion’s Den

The Birth of Jesus

Jesus quieting the Storm

The Good Samaritan

The Lost Son

The Wordless Book Explained

We were black and white, big and little, children (3yo), youth (to 16yo) and adults, Africans and Americans – all sharing the Good News of the love of Jesus.  All of us were blessed as well.