Well after an eventful and late night on Friday, we were again on the move on Saturday, busy with training and getting to know the Zambian leaders and learning to work as a team and create team unity. The excitement grew the more we found out about what the next week was to bring and the amazing places and people we were to visit. What was planned to be an early night, we ended up going to bed 'Zambian time,' as we were busy packing the two buses and making over 180 sandwiches. The males muscles were put to use and the females showed off their peanut butter and jam spreading skills. It looks like this will be out new staple diet.
2 leaders stayed in with the children sharing only a few mattresses between all the campers, and the rest of the leaders shared their final night at Eagles Wings, snuggling close to keep warm! We awoke at 3, unaware of just how big the day was to be. Final goodbyes were spoken, and there were many tears and hugs as we left our 'home' and new family. Finally leaving at 5, all 40 kids, and over 20 leaders jumped on the buses and set out for the big adventure. Having many toilet stops and being pulled over at EVERY police stop, the trip was a slow one, taking a total of 17 hours! However, the journey was nothing short of amazing, as songs were joyfully sung and to see the excitement in the children’s eyes when seeing rivers and big buildings for the first time brought smiles to our faces and made us appreciate life and put things into perspective. The first bus arrived in Livingstone about 20.45, but the second bus, after having problems with the trailer and the tyres arrived almost 90 minutes later, after being rescued by the first bus.
Once again it was a late night by the time all the children were settled and supper was eaten. The male leaders are sleeping in the main church hall along with the male campers, whilst the girls are squished into a room out the back, with no room to tread due to mattresses everywhere!
We awoke at five thirty, very tired and weary, having breakfast and devotions with the children. Its hard to know who's more excited about seeing the Victoria falls today, the children or the leaders! All in all, we are very thankful for God bringing us to the church safely. Prayers for safety, health (as a few of the leaders are still recovering, and the cold is going around), opportunity to share Gods love and to love unconditionally as well as enthusiasm! Also, 2 bags are yet to be found, so that will be a struggle during camp, so prayer for arrival of the lost luggage, patience and understanding would be great! We thank everyone for all their support and prayer, and ask everyone to kindly continue.
