Long before we ever arrived in Zambia, Jeremiah had a dream. His dream was to give candy to the orphans and we were determined to allow him to fulfill his dream before we had to leave.
During our time in Livingstone we had met Mrs Chara who ran the Ebenezer homes and school. She is a wonderful Christian lady who has done a lot to help the orphans over the last 9 years. She currently runs a school which is the only one in the area which is totally free. She also oversees homes for 30 orphans. So we decided to call her and ask if Jeremiah could give some candy to the orphans that she knew. She happily agreed so the day before we left Zambia we took the long trek to the orphanage. And it was a long trek. We had been there once before in a car but had forgotten quite how far it was. After walking about 5km (approx 3miles) in 90 + temperatures we finally arrived - hot, tired and thirsty. We had run out of water by now, so when the Lord brought a thunderstorm Elaina and Naomi took advantage of the rain.
Once Mrs Chara arrived she took us in to meet the children. The children sang some beautiful songs for us and showed us around their home. We were so humbled by how warmly they accepted us, total strangers - and made us feel so welcome.
Then Jeremiah got to fulfill his dream. I was so excited for him as I watched him (and our other kids) hand out the candy to the children.
Michelle
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