Natasha

Name: Natasha
Age: 16
Birthday: July 24th
Grade: 7th
Prayer Requests: Eyes to be healed and headaches to stop. To know her father's love and support

Natasha is a vibrant, energetic, fun young lady. She lives with her mom and 2 younger sisters. Her parents divorced in 2001 and her father has lived in another province since then. Her mom doesn't let her see him and this makes her really sad because she misses him. Her mom sells socks to support the family, and they attend church together. Natasha suffers from severe headaches due to her eyes being bad. She has seen several of the "free" eye doctors but glasses and medicine have caused her eyes to swell, so she was told to stop wearing them and has found nothing else that helped. The picture below is from shoe day...Natasha is praising God for bringing her new shoes!!

Lewis!

Name: Lewis
Age: 5
Birthday: Unknown
Grade: 1st
Prayer Requests: Body pains will go away. That he won't miss his dad or brother anymore

Lewis lives with his mom, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. His dad died a while ago and he misses him alot. His 2 uncles also live with him. He attends church with his mom. His youngest brother died a few months ago, and he dreams about him sometimes, which makes him sad and sometimes scared. His mom works in town and sells clothes. Lewis loves football, and when he grows up he wants to be a dishwasher or cleaner.

Elizabeth

Name: Elizabeth
Age: 13
Birthday: Unknown
Grade: 6th
Prayer requests: Good grades in school so that she can be a lawyer. That she will open up so that she can make new friends.

Elizabeth was a sweet, shy girl who seemed to just want to make other people happy. She lives with her mom and sister. She has known Christ as her personal Saviour for many years and attends Pentacostal church with her mother. Elizabeth is very smart, and she wants to be a lawyer when she grows up. She is frustrated by her shyness and wants to open up; she says she only has one friend because she is so shy.

Kelvin

Name: Kelvin
Age: 8
Birthday: Doesn't know it
Grade: 2nd
Prayer requests: Stomach, headache and arm pain - all of which he has had for awhile.

Kelvin was one of my favorites (even if we're not supposed to have favorites!!). He was always talking to me (teaching me nyanja and imitating my english with lots of giggles!) and playing with my hair. He lives with his Dad, Mom, 3 brothers and 1 sister. They attend Catholic church together. His dad is a doctor. Kelvin wants to be a policeman when he grows up. He said his favorite thing is soccer (football!) and his least favorite thing is "playing". When I asked him why, the sweet boy said he doesn't like getting dirty, and when he has to play, he can't help getting dirty. When it was time to play soccer at camp, even though it's his favorite, he didn't play because there wasn't a grass field and he didn't want to get dirty! Instead, he sat with me and practiced his English

Back in action

Muli Bwanji all! So I've been settling in to my new home in London, and school and all that goes with arriving at a new school have really been filling up my days (and nights). But today I was just really struck by how selfish I'm being in ignoring the lives of my little ones. I'm struggling to find 5 minutes to devote to working on making their lives better, because I'd rather get 5 more minutes of sleep, or attend yet another party, etc. etc. Anyway, no more excuses, I'm back, and I'm going to get you the stories of each and every one of my kids. Also, I've been reading up on what is going on with Family Legacy, and there is a world of change on the horizon for my sweet kids! I will be posting more in days to come on how you can help continue to make a difference!

Thank you for your patience and support!
Love,
Hilary

Week 2 pics!

Hi all! Just wanted you to know I haven't disappeared, I'm just busy busy trying to pack up my life to move to London for 2 years! Stories and a more posts and pics will be coming, but in the mean time, check out this photo album of my 2nd week kids...4-6 year old boys! They were PRECIOUS!!!!

http://www.kodakgallery.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?&collid=126266864110.503317864110.1187108474051&page=1

Safe and Sound in the USofA

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that after 30+ hours of travel I have arrived safely in Dallas! It's going to be a crazy couple of days, but I have lots to post, so I'll probably do it in pieces, especially since I don't have a computer in my home any more! I promise to update soon!!

Most importantly, thank you for all of your prayers for safe travels. Now I just ask you to pray for the last group serving in Zambia this week, and of course for my kiddos - that they are safe and protected and remember that they are indeed loved.