WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU!!!!!!

THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO SOUTH IN ZAMBIA. WE WERE DOING A DEVELOPMENT TRIP TO SEE IF WE CAN GET CLEAN WATER TO 7 SCHOOLS AND VILLAGES.

THIS IS ONE OF THE HEADMEN. HE IS EXPLAINING ABOUT THE VILLAGE AND THEIR NEEDS.

THIS IS INSIDE A CLASSROOM

THIS IS A COMPUTER ROOM THAT IS INSIDE A CARGO CONTAINER.  THEY ARE BUILDING A CLASSROOM TO HAVE THEIR CLASSES. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY VILLAGE WHERE WE SAW A COMPUTER.

THIS IS A YOUNG GIRL OF 10. SHE AND HER MOTHER PROVIDED US WITH SOME DRINKING WATER. WE HAD TRAVELED 4.5 HOURS ON A VERY ROUGH ROAD TO VISIT THEM.

SCHOOL CHILDREN SINGING TO US.

THIS IS THE CHALKBOARD. IT IS CEMENT ON BRICKS. THEY SAID THEY NEED TO SPREAD A NEW LAYER OF CEMENT TO IMPROVE THE BOARD.

THIS WAS OUR MOTEL. IT WAS $30 PER NT. AND YES, IT WAS ROUGH. 

THIS ENTIRE TRIP WAS ROUGH.

I WISH THESE TWO WERE AROUND WHEN I NEEDED TO PUSH THE TRUCK.  THEY WERE JUST TAKING A WALK DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.



THIS SCHOOL LOST ITS ROOF TO A WIND STORM

WAITING FOR CLASS TO START

OH, YOU ARE  SO STRONG PLEASE CAN YOU PUMP WATER FOR US....

NO AAA ON THIS BACK ROAD

PLOWING HIS FARM AND WEARING FLIP FLOPS

AN EXTRA CLASSROOM.

THESE HUTS HOLD GRAIN SO THEY ARE KEPT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

THIS WAS A HAPPY YOUNG MAN AT OUR MOTEL

SOME OF THESE WOMAN WALK 10 KILOMETERS TO FETCH CLEAN WATER.



WE WERE SO EXCITED TO SEE OUR FIRST TRAIN

LATRINE.

THIS IS THE WATER THAT MOST PEOPLE DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS.  IT IS SO BAD.

UNIFORMS WITH NO SHOES

THIS IS ONE PTA GROUP

WE MADE IT TO LIVINGSTONE AT 8PM AND UP AT 630AM SO WE COULD SEE VICTORIA FALLS FOR 5 MINUTES THEN OFF TO ANOTHER VILLAGE

OUR 10 POUND TURKEY

BEAUTIFUL ROLLS

SISTER PADOVICH MADE BANANA CREAM AND PUMPKIN PIES

WE ARE SO THANKFULL FOR OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US THE PAST 14 MONTHS.  TIME HAS MOVED FORWARD AND DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON WE REFLECT UPON ALL OUR MANY BLESSINGS. WE WISH EVERYONE A MOST PEACEFUL AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN IN 2013.

HUGS
BOB AND WENDY