Flooding in Lusaka

The rainy season has been especially difficult this year as several days of non-stop rain has led to flooding all around the capital city of Zambia. The worst affected areas are the compounds where we work, such as Kanyama and Chawama. The roads are full of gigantic holes and there is no formal drainage system.

We ask that you join us in praying for a few things:

• Pray against cholera. Huge amounts of stagnant water often leads to cholera outbreaks in the compounds of Lusaka. It is likely unavoidable at this point, but please pray against it.
• That children would be able to get to our CRCs. The children know that whenever they are in trouble, they should come to the CRC. The flooding can make it a lot more difficult to get around and we don’t want a child having to sleep outside because they can’t get to the CRC.
• That our staff would be able to travel freely. The floods have made it nearly impossible to get to certain areas even in larger cars. Pray that we would be able to get supplies and transport kids as needed.