The eighth official GoTeam from Lake Grove will visit the remote region of Sinazongwe in the southern provice of Zambia departing July 20 and returning August 4. Under the auspices of the Zambia Partnership of Lake Grove Presbyterian Church in Lake Oswego, Oregon, teams travel with our World Vision partners at least once a year to track with the progress rural Zambian villagers are making in their development efforts:
- to stem the tide of HIV infection (as well as other diseases).
- to care for widows, orphans and vulnerable children.
- to develop and maintain clean water and sanitation systems.
- to improve their farming skills toward food and nutrition security.
- to develop new methods of income generation through "micro-enterprise" development.
In general, World Vision comes alongside the villagers to help them develop toward self sufficiency. Lake Grove teams inspect and applaud the progress, doing all they can to encourage the Zambians - both World Vision Staff and villagers - in Jesus' name.
This year's GoTeam will view all phases of development but its focus areas will be:
- Siabbeula Village (a partnership with projects in irrigation & agriculture).
- Sponsorship (as usual, we will visit a number of the 300+ children sponsored by Lake Grove families and friends).
As of this post the team members are making final preparations for their "Journey of Hope." Team members include: (in order of photos above) top: Scott Formann & Alan Shiffer; bottom: Emily Hawkins, LuAnn Yocky, Laura & Graig Flach, Bettirae Willis, Alan Marble (and Zambian guest, Fordson Kafweku).
