This month at Kwathu has flown by. From the first of February we started with a bang–Rozaria turned six years old! On her trip to Shoprite she was overwhelmed with all the dolls she could choose from; but finally she picked one and also snagged a chocolate bar. The girls finally received their uniforms! For a year the school didn’t …
Since the beginning of September 2011, we have been building what will be the future home of Kwathu. We have built a septic tank; and the foundation is almost completed, with the foundation box, back filling, gravel and compacting done! We are in the last stage of the foundation level–once the concrete slab is laid we can move forward in …
This new year has already been filled with many exciting things! New team member from the States, Dawn Rogers! Partnership with Grace Klein Purity celebrating her 8th birthday (she’s growing up!) The children resumed school (even Maranatha, our youngest) This is our team! Agrippa and Jeanette, the directors, along with the Mamas and Volunteer. We are so excited to introduce this …
Happy Birthday Linto & Eustis! Our youngest, Linto celebrated his 5th birthday in June! As they came from school, we ate a nice lunch, played games, & had a delicious cake & pudding. Linto received a bunch of his favorite toy–cars! He was so excited to be able to celebrate his special day during the visit of two of our …
“Every place that the sole of your foot touches, I have given to you…” Joshua 1:3 It is amazing to realize we are already half way into 2011! Our desire this year has been to initiate development at the land; to break ground, drive forward & generate the momentum that will carry this building project through to a victorious completion. …
The children finished up their first term at Faith Christian Trust Academy in April. By the end of the month, we had received their marks & were astonished at how well they did. Each & every one of them! Below are their placements. Bear in mind, most of them are in classes with upwards of 40 students! Obet: 4th in …
Happy Birthdays! This month, we celebrated a lot of birthdays! Austin turned 8 on the 13th, Agripa’s birthday was on the 11th, & Agripa (Agripa’s nephew) & Sheeba both had birthdays on the 9th. We combined all these into one big celebration on the 13th, with dancing, games, gifts, great food & the company of some of our dear friends. …
Happy 9th Birthday Gertrude! On the 11th of this month, we celebrated Gertrude’s birthday with a day at the nearby game park & lunch by the river. While at the game park, we saw giraffes, impalas, other African wildlife. After spending some time by the river, the birthday celebration continued for the rest of the day with a delicious cake, …
Dear friends, family and Kwathu partners Here is our update for May It looks like May was a month of more preparation for ministry and what the Lord is going to do for us, the children and the ladies working with us. Since we started morning devotion with the ladies, we have seen the hand of the Lord upon our …
Kwathu Children’s Home is a not for profit, community faith based Home in Livingstone, Zambia, that provides shelter, education, psychosocial support, care for HIV infected or afected children, and life skills to vulnerable children in a healthy, stable and safe environment. Kwathuis a Nyanja word from the eastern province of Zambia which means ‘our home or place’ and provides a …
