Overseas - Zambia
ZAMBIA
Eric and Elodie arrived at our church from Zambia about 5 years ago. Joining the Laird cellgroup they asked if we would be interested in helping to build a church in Kabushi, one of the poorest and most dangerous townships in Northern Zambia. We agreed before we realised the scale of the task - and £700 - just to dig and put in the footings seemed an impossible task. The whole project was explained to the congregation at Christ Church and the fundraising began . This included shared meals, Cream Teas, BBQ's and a big African Night where ladies from London based churches came down to help out with the cooking.
In 2007, six of our members visited Zambia to attend the opening of the new Church at Kabushi. A lot of the funds may have come from the UK but all of the hardwork was done by the congregation in Zambia.
When visiting the guys took with them five laptop computers as a gift to the Church, and then provided tuition for young people in their use. Because of this six young people were accepted to college the following November to take an IT course. These young people now teach others in the church.
Two of the party travelled on to Livingstone to meet up with a member of Chegutu Church, Zimbabwe who had been visited by Steve Fisher l previously. They were supposed to hand over the gift of a further laptop, but additionally ended up taking the Pastor to the supermarket in Zambia and loaded him up with as many staples - oil, rice & flour - as he could carry. These things are just not available in the shops then and now. A lot of prayer was needed to allow him back across the border without being challenged.
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