New Year's Eve singing

Tonight we invited friends to Ipusukilo to remember the past year and think about the year to come. We had singing as usual and had games and supper. This was followed by a programme by the children including singing, memory verses and a message from Mpundu. Prizes were also given for the Christmas colouring competition.
 

Some of the visitors and musicians

Christmas competition

Pass the parcel

December birthdays

Tonight we celebrated birthdays for Matthews, Judie, Philip and Justin.

Christmas Day

Today the children went to Bethel for the Christmas service while the day was being prepared at home.

We had a feast of chicken, sausage, roast potatoes, carrots, peas, beans and gravy followed by the favourite pineapple sponge with custard and ice cream. Matthews declared the meal 'de-licious'. After dinner they watched some short movies, played games and recited their memory verses.
They all received presents and opened them with great excitement. New clothes tried on, new games and toys inspected and compared in a hubbub. The day ended with popcorn and a dvd projected on the wall.

Christmas dinner with roast potatoes

Musical statues

Guess who won pass the parcel....

Some happy boys!

The excitement of unwrapping presents

Searching for Christmas

Tonight all the children went to Carols by Candlelight at Bethel Chapel. Mercy took part in the drama Searching for Christmas which presented ways people miss the true meaning of Christmas such as in drinking, shopping, going on holiday, presents, receiving visitors etc.

One day old!

On Friday (30th November), Uncle Philip went to collect the 50 small hen (day old chicks). Uncle Philip asked David and I to look after the chicks. He explained how to change the water and add the feed. We have to put charcoal in the brazier to keep them warm and turn the light on when it is getting dark.

Matthews and Matthews collect the day-old chicks

Day old chicks settle in

10 days old

20 days old

by Bright

Clinic visits

It was Tuesday morning when we packed clothes into boxes to take to the clinic. Wednesday morning we were ready to go to the clinic with Auntie Deborah. We packed the boxes into the car and we set off for Chawama Clinic where we met the sister-in-charge. We gave out jumpers for the sick children and some health packs containing soap, nappies and a blanket to some of the ladies with babies. We then went to another clinic in Chiwempala  and gave out some clothes there too.

Edited from a report by Mercy