Day 4

Today they had to split up into several groups. One group made bricks. They made over 100 bricks. They have depleted the sand by the river so now they will have to find some place else to get sand.

A second group, consisting of Reed, Alma and Jako went and brought back 10 goats for the ophanage. They will probably eat one while they are there, but save the rest for the orphanage. One of the goats was running around like a "crazy goat" and fell into the cement pit. They saved the goat but they probably won't be eating it.

A third group, consisting of Andrew, Alex, Jim and Steve worked on cutting logs to build a goat pen. Tomorrow the entire team will work on cutting more logs and actually build the goat pen.

Tonight they fried up 3 chickens, had fresh cabbage and nshima for dinner. (Nshima is a cornmeal product and a staple food in Zambia. For ten million people it is the focal point of eating and its importance cannot be overstated. It is made from ground maize (corn) flour known locally as "Mealie Meal). It was the first "fresh" food they have eaten. They say that Amber is an awesome cook.

At 7:00 tonight they went to the "soccer field", just an open field where the kids play soccer at. They only have 1 ball in the entire village. They are in awe over the soccer shirts that Hannah wears. They planned on continuing the play of Acts chapters 4-10, but plans had to change. So, instead they sang songs and played with the children. Alex brought balloons to make balloon animals and they were very excited. Most of them had never seen a balloon, and were very frightened when one popped.

They were also unable to do the home visits today. Pastor Petros had to leave to go meet the Chief. They have had to be very flexible as their daily schedules and plans change frequently. Amber and Jako have been very pleased with how they are able to just go with the flow and interact with the villagers.