At the end of 2009 we embarked on a campaign to bring electricity to the Village. The lack of electricity had stalled our ability to build more homes and was definitely getting in the way of the longer term plans for the Village. In 60 days, God provided through our generous donors th

This post was written by Mindy Rives, my wife. On Tuesday of Week 0, I had the great honor of spending most of the day with a sweet 7 year old girl named Gertrude. Unfortunately the majority of our time together was spent at a local clinic in downtown Lusaka. Gertrude looks like she’s

The weather here in Zambia has been so nice that the kids at the Tree of Life decided to move their desks outside and have class out there.

We had a meeting with all of the volunteers and Family Legacy staff to discuss Camp LIFE 2010.  We discussed the theme of joy for this year and how profound of an impact it will make on the children. We sang a few Camp LIFE songs so that the new volunteers could learn the motions. And

Yesterday our American team took a break from all the hard work they have been putting in to visit Kabwata Cultural Village. Kabwata is a traditional marketplace in Lusaka that sells all kinds of handmade goods. Quilts, carvings, dresses, purses, dishes, and jewelry are some of the th

This year we shipped over four containers full of supplies for Camp LIFE, the CRCs, the LCAs and our Zambian staff. The containers were full of things such as shoes, food, school supplies, playground equipment and even Christmas decorations for next year’s Christmas parties. Tha

We took a trip to visit the Matero Lifeway Christian Academy, where the sponsored children in Matero go to school. The LCAs were first opened this year for our sponsored kids. We have four schools in different areas of Lusaka and are hoping to double that by next year. A large part of

On Tuesday we visited the Matero Community Resource Center. Matero is one of our 19 CRCs all over Lusaka. Greer talked all about how the CRCs have become a very strategic point in our ministry. It provides a safe place for a kid to come at anytime of the day. Members of our Zambian st