As we get ready to depart Zambia today, we reflect on what we came to do and accomplished.  Your support, both financial and prayer,  enabled the team to make the training facility a better place. New interior paint, a walkway around the building, tiles on the shower walls, and  electrical wiring for the caretakers home…

  We started out the day by opening an eye clinic. People from around the community were able to come in to the J-life facilities and receive reading glasses. Around 20 pairs of glasses were received.  J-Life continues to look for ways to build relationships in the community surrounding the training center. In the afternoon,…

Today we started off by visiting a local Baptist Church and interacting with the kids of the area. After church, we headed into Ndola to meet with Jason and Claire Stonier, former J-Life staff. Currently, they run two businesses: Mechanics for Africa (a non-profit college to help Zambians learn mechanical skills so they can find…

Today we worked on various projects in the morning.  Some of the projects we continued working on included a concrete path around the building, installing sinks in bathrooms as well as painting.  After a brief time to relax during an afternoon shower, we spent time meeting with local Zambians demonstrating their local trades and traditions….

Tuesday was a work day and everyone on the team worked very hard. The tasks we worked on were moving blocks to the ‘Kochan House’, painting the large meeting room in the training center, and preparing for cement placement around the center. These may have been our tasks for the day, but our reason for…

Monday, we went to Greater Works Christian School, that Kelita, Joe’s wife, started this year. They have 57 students and two teachers. Children aged 2-7 attend this school. We sang some songs, did a puppet show, jumped rope, and played soccer with the children.  The children were so excited to spend time with us! We were…

This morning we attended Joe’s church. After some spirited worship, much different than we are used to, Tom brought the message and Joe interpreted into Limba.   Steve made a lot of new friends with the kids after the service. In the afternoon, we split into two groups and visited several people in the villages…

We had four projects today:  Erected a new sign for the training center, put electrical wiring in the caretaker’s home, mixed and poured a concrete walkway around the center, and painted the dining room. J-Life is a disciple making movement currently ministering to 24 countries in Africa.  The training center in Zambia reaches Zambia, Republic…

We arrived Friday afternoon.  It was a five hour trip to the airport, three flights for a total of twenty hours in the air, and 12.5 hours of layovers.  All of our luggage arrived and we made the journey safely to the J-Life training center south of Ndola Zambia.  Needless to say, we are ready…

Front: Tom Widmer, Ryan Miller, Paige Slabaugh, Addie Rath, Steve Anderson, Bob Rotzoll. Back: Glenda Widmer and Rosemary Slabaugh Word has arrived this morning, 11/19, from Zambia! The team is doing well. They arrived safely in Zambia on Friday. However, they do not have an internet connection at this time. They have had one work day so…