Bungee jumping, waterfalls, and almost Christmas

Filed Under News by Pastor Meredith

(Via e-mail from Pr. Meredith Lovell)

Greetings from Livingstone! Today the team ventured into town to see Victoria Falls and do some souvenir shopping. Those who had decided to bungee jump this morning are all safe and sound, back on the ground. The rest of the team watched from the bridge joining Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was then off to the falls to see one of the seven wonders of the natural world. It was breathtaking! Now we are in town shopping before heading back to the Farm.

Yesterday morning we finished painting one of the rooms in the orphanage and helped each of the 50 children select a new outfit, underwear and pair of shoes from the piles of donations that we brought. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the donations. The children were so excited by their new clothes and shoes! We have lots of pictures of smiling faces to show you when we return.

In the afternoon we took some of the new toys over to the orphanage for the kids. It really seemed like Christmas morning. We all had a great time playing. Of course, by the end of the afternoon those new clothes were all dirty. That’s life when you are a little kid, though.

Please don’t worry if you haven’t heard from your loved one. I’m the only one who has had Internet access when I’ve gone into town for groceries and/or paint. You can imagine that feeding 15 people requires a lot of groceries and, therefore, a lot of trips into town!

Saturday we will lead a four-hour field day for the children from the villages on the Farm, and on Sunday we will again worship with the community. The St. Paul’s Mission Team is even planning to sing a song during worship! On Monday we will depart for our six-hour bus ride to Lusaka. Please pray for safe travel as we continue our journey.

Blessings,
Pastor Lovell