Just try to imagine

While drafting up our class reports for those who support the Education Program, we interviewed Naomi*. How can we ever possibly imagine what the majority of children go through around the world today?

My name is Naomi, I am 13 years old, and I live with my mother in Kanyala compound. At first we were 14 in my family, including my parents, but 10 of my brothers and sisters have died, including my father. The only person remaining is my mother, my two sisters and myself. My mother is very old she can’t work anywhere. We only survive through denotation from distant relatives who send us some food every once in a while. We eat once a day but sometimes we are blessed to afford two meals a day. My favourite meal is Nshima with a local relish made from the mixture of vegetables and groundnuts. I want to become a teacher when I grow up so that I can help little children and my old mother.

* Name changed

Walk for Education 1

Daniel Zulu writes, the people just came in masses, it was just unbelievable, in response to the Walk for Education.

Eagles Wings and Micah Challenge invited community schools in Ndola to participate in the Walk for Education. The schools came together to present their petition to the government of Zambia to improve the standard and quality of education in Zambia – specifically schools that are established to help vulnerable children.

Each school raised and voiced their challenges and concerns through a petition letter that was accompanied with over 3000 signatures. The petition stated that the government needs to improve the quality of primary education in Zambia, honoring the agreement to the improvement of primary education, according to goal two of the Millennium Development Goals.

http://www.micahchallenge.org/english/think/aim2/goals/

Pray that the government will be moved to act in assisting children further in education. Especially the vulnerable children.

Walk for Education

On Saturday 17th October staff and students from Eagles Wings will join hundreds – hopefully thousands – of students and staff from community schools across Ndola in a ‘Walk for Education’. This is in an effort to advocate for a greater commitment by the Zambian Government regarding education.

Eagles Wings Christian Community School Principal, Daniel Zulu, has been at the forefront of this effort and is hopeful that over 10000 signatures can be delivered to the Ministry of Education.

Please pray for this event, and for unity among the community school network, and other Non Government Organisation that have participated in the organising. Education plays a key role in the life and wellbeing of every child. We would hope that many more will have the opportunity and choices that education brings through these efforts.

Break the Cycle 2

To read about Break the Cycle's arrival into Canberra, please click on link below. A huge THANK YOU to all that participated in BTC 2009! What a journey.

http://btc2015.blogspot.com/2009/10/we-made-it-to-canberra-1500km-done-and.html

Break the Cycle 1

Well it is day 10 already on Break the Cycle (BTC) and what an amazing journey it has been to date! We are currently in a country town called Coolah and have cycled over 1000km – well on our way to Canberra!

We have covered the 8 millennium development goals with the whole BTC team – goals that if met will halve world poverty by 2015. Our prayer is that everyone involved will be impacted and know the heart of God for the poor and oppressed.

There are some sore bodies and minds from the stresses of riding over 120km per day, but the whole BTC team has been simply awesome and it has been a joy to build friendships and journey together on a worthy cause.

Please check the BTC blog http://btc2015.blogspot.com/ for all the daily videos. Also to encourage the team you may send a comment through the blog which will be read out each day.

Keep praying for safety and that God’s heart for the poor will be our heart.