Copperbelt

It has been a great two weeks.  Lots of activities and our trip to Copperbelt Province.  

At Kaminembe School doing the borehole siting.  

At Kaminembe School after class was out, the students carried water and bricks
 for the workers who are building the classrooms.  

The workers bricklaying for the 3 classroom building.
 Notice the scaffolding; pretty clever.  They are hard workers.  

While waiting for the borehole siting work to be done, Grandma is having a bite of roasted Maize.  

At Kaminembe school both times they have fed us.  Nshima with chicken and greens.  It is always very good.
 It is such a sacrifice for them we feel bad but they say it is their way of saying Thank You! 

 Last weekend we went to the Copperbelt Province with Pres. and Sister Kupu.  They were reorganizing the district and a branch there and we did some other business.

There are 2 Districts in the Copperbelt. 
We visited Ndola and Kitwe districts.  These are nice towns up North. 

Grandpa doing some training in Ndola on the Church's Boundary Proposals software.  

We went to two Branches in Kitwe on Sunday. 
These were some of the primary children at one Branch.

The new District President's family.  They live about 1.5 hours out of Kitwe and it takes them several buses to get to church each Sunday.  It is a great monetary and time sacrifice for them but they are so dedicated. They are a great example for us.  The younger boy in the sweater is quite a character.

While in Kitwe, we celebrated our 40th Wedding Anniversary.
 How many people get to take a trip to Africa for their anniversary?

We were able to spend 30 minutes at the Copperbelt Museum.
 Some good information about the geology and mining in that area.  

At the Museum this shows typical village life that we see a lot.  

Visited Nchute School where they were putting up a tower for their water tank.  It was a bit scary because the tank stand was very high and heavy.  We were worried it might tip over as they were erecting it.  But they raised it a little then dug, then repeated so it all worked out fine.  

And it's standing.  

Visited the Chainda Health Clinic.  The roof is on and they are plastering the inside.  Hooray!

While the children are out on break, at Sosco school they repaired the ceiling because the old one was collapsing.  

Sosco school finished ceiling in one of the rooms. 

Grandma liked this Coat of Arms poster.  The country motto is "One Zambia, One Nation".
 It keeps them unified because there are so many different tribes and languages.  

Progress at Mulenje Teachers house.  Plastering the outside.