MwiingaMwiinga #405 above turns 10 years old today. He is in the 4th grade in Naleza.
I know many of you have been missing the nearly daily posts of birthday children. The reason for the lack of them is that Sara was setting those up. She would set up 2 weeks of birthday posts in advance. However, her life right now just got busier than it was before, so she hasn't posted. I am sure she will be back at in shortly. In the meantime, since one of you asked specifically for today's birthday child to be posted- Here he is!!! Also, Roger's newly sponsored Eunice is celebrating a birthday today!
“You can gain more friends by being yourself than you can by putting up a front. You can gain more friends by building people up than you can by tearing them down. And you can gain more friends by taking a few minutes from each day to do something kind for someone, whether it be a friend or a complete stranger. What a difference one person can make!”
—Sasha Azevedo (1978-); Entertainer
Don't forget to send a letter to your sponsored child. Your kind words of encouragement could be just what they need to find hope for the future! You can make a big difference just by being you! Thanks for all you do!!
Mutinta Halubala #1049 above is in preschool along with Onest Mazuba #1050 below. Both girls now have a sponsor! Thank you! Grecious Ngandu #1051 above is in the 5th grade and Aklin Chimuka #1052 below is below. Nchimunya Halubala #1053 above is in the 5th grade and Netto Halubala #1054 below is in the 6th grade. Mercy Mwinga #1055 below is in preschool. All of these children are in need of sponsors except for Mutinta & Onest. If you are interested in sponsoring one of these children, please e-mail me at macandmic@gmail.com
I featured these sweet children a few weeks ago. However, at that time I did not have the bios and photos for these children. I am now happy to have those in my possession, and I will be posting them in the next post. Here is the translation for the video: Translation provided by Chim: I asked the children what there names were and how they wanted CHILDHOPE to help them. Below is what they said • The girl who spoke first is Mutinta Halubala and is attends one of the CHILDHOPE established ECCDE Centers in Makangala. She is in a cream white dress. She is appealing for education support to pay for fees, purchase uniforms, books, shoes, food, bag and socks. • • The girl with folded arms in a black skirt with pink top is Onest Mazuba. She attends one of the CHILDHOPE established ECCDE centre in Makangala. She is appealing for education support to pay for fees, purchase uniforms, books, shoes, food, bag and socks. • • The boy in sleeveless/vest T-shirt in a pink trouser is Akline Chimuka and is doing grade 3 at Simwaba Basic School. He is appealing for education support to pay for fees, purchase uniforms, books, shoes, food, bag and socks. • The boy wearing a blue sleeveless T-shirt is Nchimunya Halubala. He is in grade 3 at Simwaba basic. He is appealing for education support to pay for fees, purchase uniforms, books, shoes, food, bag and socks. • The ECCDE small child is Mercy Mwiinga.
Aren't these group pictures amazing? It is just astounding that we have been able to do so much in so little time! We are only 2 children shy of the 100 children sponsored milestone, and the sponsorship program has only been active for 3 months! You all are awesome!!! Look at how many children you have helped! Incredible! Thank you for all you do for these extremely needy children and their families!!
You can see that the children really enjoyed the food. They were given Nshima and beef stew. The Zambia team has had some problems getting good pictures of the children because the majority of them are camera shy. They are not used to seeing cameras let alone posing for them! I am sure they will get used to the camera as the team continues to visit them every month. I plan to send the photos that have been taken of my sponsor children and send the children themselves copies. Hopefully, this will show them what the photos are being used for, and they will want to continue to pose for the camera.
The ECCDE/Preschool teacher in Simwaba came to the distribution. He wanted to personally thank the sponsors for their support. The preschool teachers are extremely grateful for the help because the sponsorship benefits include school books and learning tools for the children. All of the children benefit from this, and it will make teaching much more fun (not to mention easier)!!
These are the infamous shoe models of Mazabuka! Don't they make these shoes look great!? I have to say that it makes me happy to see my Charles with shoes on his feet!! Last month, his feet and legs were covered in dirt! I am glad they will all be able to keep their feet healthier!
Here are some more happy children!! These children received shoes as well as some package items. More packages are still on their way to Zambia, so I imagine these children will have even fuller arms next month!
Chamanga Cheelo #82 above and Emmanuel Maliko #87 below
Tecra Muchena #153 above and Kenneth Moonga #162 below
Muntinta Munakala #163 above and Verian Moonga #259 below
Melody Habasimbi #462 above and Gladness Chipuya #523 below
The secondary children received hygiene items. I have posted the photo of the items included in their kits on the yahoo group photo album. The children in this group who, also, received a mosquito net are Chamanga, Emmanuel, Tecra, and Muntinta. More photos to come!!
Mwiinga Mwiinga #405 above turns 10 years old today. He is in the 4th grade in Naleza.
