Today is 'Womens Day' here in Zambia . A friend of mine has been running a ladies group in the local community teaching knitting, baking, sewing etc and so today they held a short presentation of their work and a march up and down the street singing bemba songs- was quite an experience for a Musungu! But a really encouraging and inspiring time as women spoke how much the 'club' means to them; learning these types of skills can really change these womens lives :-)
Last week Jona headed off to Chengelo for the weekend as poor Mr Grove, our P.E teacher went down with pneumonia :-( Chengelo is another international school in Mukushi (about 5 hours away). The school was hosting an ISAZ (international schools of Zambia) sports competition to decide which schools would qualify for the ISAZ finals in Lusaka.
They had a brilliant time competing. The boys did really well and showed great sportsmanship but unfortunately didn't qualify in the end. However, for the girls it was a great success as they won the majority of their netball matches and qualified for the finals in Lusaka which will take place later this month.
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| Pep talk from Mr Rass! |
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| Another point for the Amano girls in green! |
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| Spot Mr Rass cheering in the crowd :-) |
Whilst Jon was off at Chengelo, I had such a blessed time here in Chingola with some friends who had invited me over to share a birthday and stay the night. The highlight of the weekend for me was being taken out on a fishing trip with them on their speed boat!!!! WOW! Was REALLY good fun. Hilton even caught two fish :-)
The storms here have been CRAZY the past few weeks and I thank God that for the worst two storms Jon and I have not been in the trailer but in proper concrete buildings :-) Last night, the storm was spectacular; we enjoyed the 'entertainment' whilst enjoying some homecooked Swabian food cooked by the 2 dorm volunteers from Germany. What a treat!
