Africa Mission Trip 2013

Our send off from Antioch Church

Thursday, June 6th

Supportive Family!My Buddy

Julie!

Making the best of our London layover!

Big Ben!! Buckingham Palace

Victoria Falls- bordering Zambia & Zimbabwe

One of the seven natural wonders of the World

Largest waterfall in the world

1 mile wide with a 400 foot drop.

Noah Ministries – House of Faith Orphanage

Our wheelsand wonderful

driver!

The main building where we taught,

ate and slept

Sunday church service held at the school – a new church is under construction

Beautiful African hymns Gathering after

the church service

Living quarters at the orphanage

My Dresser My bunk (do not roll over more than

once!)

Bugs as big as small reptiles…

It took two of us to kill this bug!

Elaine!!!!!!!!!

The first child I met and she did not let me out of her

sight!

5 homes housing 10 children each- all with very caring Christian House Moms!

Karen and me – 1 of 5 homes in background

Rita- House Mom where I did

evening devotionals

Life in the African Bush!

Lots and lots of Laundry!

Our Outhouse

Food – we ate very well!!!

We were fed 3 full meals daily- most amazing instant coffee

ever!

The children ate Nshima (“Pap”) most days

Vacation Bible School

Evangecube Demonstration

My incredible Orphanage

teammates!!

Daily activities with the children

Salvation Necklaces-

Some ate the beads

Our Favorite activity--Singing!

The children LOVED the puppet shows

It’s quite dark out in the Bush!(headlights were a necessity!)

We enjoyed visiting with ladies from a nearby village

Daily outdoor FUN!!!

Your arms are NEVER empty!Plastic plates and dry

erase markers--with Elaine

The children and their “toys”

They wake up every day with 50 playmates and play so well with so little!!

Daily Piggy Back Rides!!

Royal-our special little boy BEST smile award!

Beautiful African Bush Scenery

The clouds were amazing – the stars at night were breathtaking!!!!!!!

Animals

Cows were quite often mistakenly herded through our village. Roosters provided our daily wake up call!!

Some of my favorite memories!!

Kirsten & KimmyTutor Castard ringing the school bell! And the children come running!!!!!!