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The Guest house
May 31, 2021
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Originally Posted on September 20, 2011 Reposted in May 2021 After meeting in their village, Mamma, Njamba, Ngebe, Jami, David , Max & I climbed back into the vehicle with the rice, bananas on the floor and the suitcases on top. The live chicken’s legs were tied and it was placed
Read MoreGum Balls
May 12, 2021
Gum Balls Originally posted September 19, 2011 Revised and re Posted May 2021 From what I remember, Njamba left to put the mattress in their hut and then I remembered the gum balls I had carried all those miles from Toronto Canada to Kalabo, Zambia, Africa. Luckily I wore my layered d
Read MoreTheir Little Faces
Apr 30, 2021
Their little facesOriginally Posted on September 16, 2011 Reposted April 2021 I was finally here, meeting the child I had sponsored for six years from the age of 10 and he was now 16 years old. After meeting Njamba and his family at their village, I had a moment, took a deep breath an
Read MoreLuoke West
Apr 09, 2021
Originally Posted on September 15, 2011 Updated and reposted April 2021 All of a sudden, I saw out of the World Vision vehicle window, a sign painted on the side of a what I remember to be yellow building. The Luoke Health Centre. My heart skipped as I new we were in Njamba’s vi
Read MoreRoad from Mongu to Kalabo
Originally Posted on September 12, 2011 | 5 Comments Reposted and updated March 2021 We set off at 6:00hours, from Mongu, the next day to cross the 57 k sand road from Mongu to Kalabo across the Barotse Plain. It was the dry season so the water levels were relatively low. Th
Read MoreLeaving for The Real Africa
With World Vision Originally Posted on September 12, 2011 | Leave a comment Reposted and updated March 2021 Jami & I also stayed at Chaminuka Nature and Wildlife Reserve to get a taste of Africa before we traveled to Western Province-The Real Africa and the Lozi people w
Read MoreWe left for Zambia August 2011
Re posted on Feb. 14, 2021 Originally Posted September 12, 2011 at medwoman.wordpress.com I have abbreviated the original post to the following. About one month before my flight in August 2011, I met with a friend of mine and we were talking about her 19 yr old daughter Jami. She had
Read MoreHow it all started in 2011!
Since 2011 Socio-Economic and Environmental Development Solutions (SEEDS) has expanded and sent over 6 million fruit and vegetable seeds to 5 cities and has given them to over 600 families as well as opening 2 bed & breakfast locations in Zambia Africa. We have a charity shop in T
Read MoreLooking forward to a great 2021!
Jan 26, 2021
Yes it has been a trying year but I am ready to move and look forward to 2021. It is still going to be a time of surprise’s, diligence and living life with cautious optimism. But really, haven’t we always lived our lives with those terms in mind? We try to do our best, loo
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