Last week we visited and gave out cloths and jackets to a nursing home here in Ndola (Vitanda) that is managed by the Salvation Army. They care for 28 people with only 4 nurses caring for them during the day but not during the night as there are no nurses available for the night. They are provided for their basic needs, and rely on help from relatives and other well-wishers to provide for other needs that Salvation Army is not able to give as they are working with very little money for the operation of the nursing home. What we provided for them was deeply appreciated. As this month is the coldest month of the year and gets quite cold in the night, the cloths that we gave them does provide some comfort for the cold.

We also visited a small Baptist Church outside of Ndola, where we gave out cloths to the people of the congregation. This is a sister Church to Green’s congregation in Ndola. Like all other rural Churches they are poor in material things but rich in faith. There was one old woman that was brought on a bicycle from some distance; it is amazing how they can transport people with such a simple tool as a bike. This event was organized and hosted by the women’s fellowship of the Kansenshi Baptist Church and we had a wonderful Church service and after the meeting we were invited to the pastor’s home for lunch of Nshima, cabbage and chicken.

Earlier Davis had visited the Kansenshi prison and also brought cloths and jackets to the inmates, more on this in Davis letter.

We have finally got the go ahead to move in to the building at Mckenzi where we are setting up our carpentry shop. So this week we are planning to relocate the container to this place. We need to secure doors and windows before we can move the equipment into the building and we also need to bring electricity and water before we can start. However the important thing is that we now have a good location to work from and the best part is that we get rent-free as we are helping the community with our work.

Mckenzi is a small community of about 6000 people, and is classified by the UN to be one of the poorest communities in the world. So here is a great deal of need to be met and I believe that God has designated this community for us Doors of Hope Zambia to work with.