Meeting the World Vision Staff and Visiting Siabbeula Village

"When we arrived, a few minutes late, the World Vision staff had already begun their morning devotional. They were singing hymns and I couldn't help but think what a wonderful way to start each day. We joined them for more hymns and prayer before introducing ourselves." Emily Hawkins

"When we arrived at Siabbeula, we were greeted by a group of women, many of whom were wearing Lake Grove shirts given to them by precious Go Teams, singing and waving palms for us. They walked beside our bus until we were met by children waiting for us, also singing. The children handed us flowers through the bus windows and the singing continued as we made our way into town. Everywhere we went, there was singing!" Scott Fortmann

"The village was decorated with bright red flowers - also some yellow - with an entry arch of blossoms, a blossom-lined road, and even the tree trunk at the meeting place was wrapped in blossom color. It was very festive and it looked like a lot of work had gone into it. We felt welcomed and honored." Pastor Graig

"We spent much of our time here inspecting the food security projects, the heart of our partnership. We met Maina, a widow with two children, who joined the co-op program over a year ago and, with the help of a program-provided treadle pump, has tripled the size of the garden she maintains on her own, to over 1/3 the size of a football field! Her crops, mostly tomatoes, are top-notch ... with her profits, she has been able to build a house and she envisions better lives for her children. Collectively, Maina an the other 180 program members are transforming the 5 partner villages of the Siabbeula Food Security Project." Scott Fortmann

God continues to keep all of the team members healthy and to show us whe He is doing here in Zambia.