More fun on Orphan Street

Yesterday I spent the afternoon on orphan street. It was great - we played football for a while and then I handed out some balloons for the kids to play with (thanks Sherrie!!!) They had a blast(see photo). Part way through the afternoon our football went down a well (basically a deep hole in the ground) and one of the Zambians simply started climbing down - just not something you see everyday in Canada!!! (See photo for an idea of what this looked like...) Things today have been pretty quiet - friday afternoons are very slow at Isubilo so I was able to finally relax a bit at the farm. Tomorrow I'm off to Isubilo for my last Saturday program with the kids before I get home - I can't beleive how fast the time has gone. Next week is looking quite crazy too as I finish up. Thanks for all you kind messages - you have no idea how much they have meant - its so nice to hear from home. Mwende Bieno!

Hello all - well it's just me know - how lonely!!! It's been quite crazy since dropping Claudia at the Ndola airport. Saturday was the drop in at Isubilo (see pictures below) - my favourite day of the week. Spent the morning playing games with the kids and then had a lunch of nshima with them and then ended up packing about 15 kids in my truck to drive them home to orphan street (usually a 60 minute walk for them). Yesterday I did a leadership development program with Andy and Eira's church leadership team (see pictures below). It went really well although I missed having Shannon and Claudia there!!! The team just loved it - especially the activities. Tomorrow I'm back to orphan street - I bought the kids a football so they can play when they are home - up to now they've been playing with some plastic bags tied together with some string. I can't beleive how fast the time goes here...

New School in Koloco

Leadership Training with Andy and Eira's Church

Kids at the Saturday drop in at Isubilo

And then there was one...

It's Claudia's last evening before she leaves for Canada tomorrow but she can't say she didn't do it all. Kristi and Claudia's trip to Chobe was fantastic - as we told you and now there are pictures to prove it (see below!!) After leaving Livingstone (we're glad we survived the nighttime taxi ride...) we headed to Capetown - not sure what to expect. From start to finish it was an amazing city to visit. Table Mountain surrounds the city and is absolutely beautiful. We took a cable car to the top and then hiked around and saw great views of the Cape and the waterfront. Our visit included a ferry to Robben Island - where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 of his 27 years (and he was visiting the next day for his 89th birthday), a visit to Groot Constantia (the winelands of South Africa) and a walking tour of the city highlighting various museums and giving us an overview of the impressive history of Capetown. Kristi saved Claudia from a beam that was falling over her bed one night -she'll give you the details later... let's just say the malaria medication has made for some interesting evenings! Kristi will continue the blog for her last 2 weeks as Claudia leaves for the long long trip home tomorrow. Talk to you soon! XOXO K&C

On Safari in Chobe and Capetown