Aug 14 – Nanzhila to Mission of Love
High above the town bustle…
The Courses
By Bonnie Borchardt & Connie Phillips Allan taught the Tree of Life, an exercise in building resilience by getting in touch with your “roots” and strengths. I taught with Connie on Stress, Anxiety and Depression for 2 days and a third on self-care after Trauma. Allan joined me as a trauma Specialist. Surviving and Thriving […]
Aug 7 – 9: Teaching in full swing
By Allan Studd The days have taken on a certain rhythm. Since it is the 30th anniversary of New Life Tabernacle, there is morning worship with all 400 conference attendees, then coffee, then classes. This year we have Connie offering a basic class in massage (that has been very popular), Bonnie talking about trauma which […]
Delayed posts
Aug 13, by Lianti The network has not been strong enough to post updates! But they will be coming 😊. We will share about the conference, about the celebrations, and about the beautiful people of Zambia. This morning we say goodbye to Daniel and Florence. We spent an amazing day with them in Kafue National […]
Life Impact Training Centre
By Wendy Wilder-Blakey Today has been another amazing and busy day. We started with a few tours: to a Baobab tree, to the local hot springs, and to the shores of a very dry Lake Itezhi-Tezhi. For me, nothing equals the immense size of the very old Baobab tree. I think, if we 9 visitors […]
Aug 4 – Itezhi-tezhi
By Kim Burgsma Our trip to Itezhi-Tezhi began with no breakfast at the lodge. They were to have breakfast ready at 6:00 am, but in warm cultures, time is really a suggestion only as the restaurant was dark with no one there. So, we went on our way as we needed to catch the ferry. […]
Aug 3 – Namwala
By Kim Burgsma Our arrival at Namwala was the most heart-moving time of our trip so far. The entire congregation was there to greet us! As we came into the church they sang as beautifully as any choir we’ve heard. Surely this is what it will sound like in heaven when we get there. They […]
Once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Friday was preparation day with getting supplies, materials etc. before we headed out to Itezhi-tezhi. We also met with Jako, Amber and family, and were glad that we could bless them with children’s clothing, a few toys, medical supplies, and a blanket crocheted by Kim’s mom. Our friend Jay Shah, owner of the hardware store […]
Warm welcome in Livingstone
We had a jampacked two days in Livingstone! We saw Kilimanjaro from the aeroplane on our way, and after most of our bags were inspected, we finally checked in at Fawlty Tower where we received a warm welcome from the staff whom I got to know through the years – Elissa, Mirriam, Wilken, Matthew, Prince, […]
Made it to Nairobi!
We’re in Africa! We safely made it to Nairobi with all our bags! We’re staying at Kozi Lodge and tomorrow morning up early again to be at the airport by 5.30am. Fortunately, they had two vans to squeeze in everyone WITH the luggage. Now we’re just chilling and hoping to catch up on sleep after […]
On our way!
Yesterday we quickly re-packed the medical bags to fit into smaller suitcases as the sizes of the hockey bags exceeded the luggage limits! I was awakened by a phone call and a loud “WAKE UP!! WAKE UP!!” Well, a few minutes later bags were colour-coded / marked with blue ribbons and pink Ductape and the […]
Jul 25 – The Countdown is on!
In five days a team of 8 will be heading to Zambia – God willing! It’s time for final checklists and arrangements! So much to do and time is running out! As we prepare to squeeze in last-minute items, I want ask you for prayer: for our travel logistics, for New Life Tabernacle and their […]
Mission of Love
Jako met our team at the Dundumwezi Gate and we had an exciting shortcut that took half the time it would have by normal road. They treated us to a wonderful dinner and everyone was very thankful for a warm shower and bed! The following morning Jako and Amber showed us around at the orphanage […]
Saying goodbye
Final greetings in church On Sunday we said goodbye to the people of New Life Tabernacle and Cell Ministries. Saying goodbye is always hard, but we part feeling content. It was a wonderful time.During the Service numerous certificates were handed out and there was a lot of rejoicing. Allan and pastor Daniel did communion together, […]
New road becoming a reality!
Yesterday it was time to pack up at Life Impact Training Centre. And as we were preparing to leave, the two women who attended the baking class in town, shared their knowledge with a few more women on making pancakes and served all 45 at the centre! Shortly after leaving the training centre we met […]
Busy last day of training
And so we came to the last day of training by the Impact Zambia 2023 team, and it was a jampact day! Rosanne taught Quilting to 14 women in Itezhi-tezhi, Ross wrapped up some maintenance chores and filled testing holes around the site, Allan had a full day with the pastors on Pastoral counseling skills, […]
New Road becoming a reality!
I’m sitting outside in the bright moonlight listening to the beautiful harmonious singing of the people here at the training centre and my heart is filled with mixed emotions: mainly thankfulness for such a good few weeks but also sadness as we are coming to the end of our time here at the training centre. […]
Bread making!
On Tuesday, I set out with Charles to Itezhi-tezhi to prepare for Rosanne’s bread making class on Wednesday. The challenge was to remember how to build two ovens – one for business purposes and one for household use – then to find the supplies for it. Forfunately the caretaker named Crispen, accompanied me, and Gertrude […]
Very good first day!
Monday morning Rosanne kicked off the abnormal psychology training with the pastors, while I went into town to pick up supplies. Ross worked with Emmanuel and the local caretakers, along with Charles, on some of the maintenance tasks around the training centre. Allan continued the afternoon with Pasters training teaching narritive theoropy. Charles visited the […]
Are we there yet?
This is the question that was repeatedly asked, and today the answer was finally “YES”!! We stayed overnight in a very artistic place called ‘Corner Point Lodge’ in Namwala. I was impressed in how beautiful they made the gardens and also that they used an artist from Mumbwa to make beautiful sculptures throughout the facility. […]
Setting out to Masasabi
This morning the EMI team presented the summary of their work with the Life Impact Training Centre Board before each group would go their separate ways. They then helped the Canadian team load up the two vehicles with 8 big bags filled with gifts to the three communities that will be visited. The team picked […]
Canadians arrive safely!
Impact Team 2023 gathered at my house the day before their planned 06H55 departure. They went to bed around 10 that night as they had to leave around 3am to be in time for the flight. When they woke up they found out that their flight was cancelled and that they were to fly another […]
EMI team safely in Livingstone; Canadians enroute
Last night the EMI team concluded their stay with one night in Shiluwe Lodge on lake Itezhi-tezhi after intense work at the training centre, and today we had a leisurely drive through the Kafue National park seeing lots of game! I tried to take them to the Elephant orphanage, but for some reason, my coordinates […]
EMI wrapping up and Canadians on their way
I aam absolutely amazed and thankful in what was achieved over the last few days! Yesterday the EMI team did a presentation to the Life Impact Training Centre Board and pastors of the conceptual design they developed together. They marked out where the main admin /office block would be and the whole group walked there […]
Sad passing of a child
Last night, Pastor Emanuel received word that his niece’s one-year old child was very sick with vomiting and diaria. He went to pick her up from the clinic with his motorbike to take her to the hospital in Itezhi-tezhi. On their way, the motorbike had a puncture and he managed to arrange for the child […]
Relaxing Sunday
Today was special. It was a wonderful service in Itezhi-tezhi with several of the branch churches attending who each had a group to lead songs. The visitors all recieved a heartfelt welcome! Ben led the service from 2 Kings 4 about the widow’s oil jar and how God uses what one has to multiply when […]
Busy days
The last two days were quite busy with several meetings between EMI and the Life Impact Training Centre Board. The first discussions were about space use: where to situate the acedemic / learning activities, sports, public spaces and dormitories. It was great to see the interaction and participation of the board on this matter. While […]
EMI’s first day
Yesterday was the first full day of work by the EMI (Engineering Ministries International) and I’m in awe of how God brought together such a group! We walked through the property listening to the vision of Daniel and his team and discerning God’s will for this space. What touched me most was the passion and […]
EMI arrives, Vic Falls and elephants!
The EMI team all arrived safely in Livingstone after a few tense moments with overbooked flights. The highlight was a beautiful visit to the falls just before sunset. And as we left filled with feeling of awe and peacefulness, we were surprised with a whole herd of elephants crossing the road just outside of town! […]
Arrived in Livingstone!
This morning we left Francistown early after a good night’s sleep, a quick coffee and rusks. We met my cousin Francois approx 40km from Nata where he is working as both a doctor AND dentist. The new bridge at Kazangulu from Botswana to Zambia is impressive! But it took about 1.5 to 2 hours to […]
