Home again

This is our fourth day back home in Kelowna. It is amazing how quickly I have gotten caught up in the business of my life - going back to work the day after arriving home may have had something to do with that.

It was heartwarming to hear how many people at work had followed our blog and were truly interested in our experiences in Zambia.

Thank you all who were praying for us - we travelled with relatively few problems. Please continue to pray for some who came home not well - I hope you are all healing.

At Roberta's suggestion I thought I would do one final entry on how this trip to Zambia has influenced me.

We went to show God's love to the children of Buseko and Grace through our actions and our prayers. What the children, and adults we met showed me was a spiritual reliance that is difficult for us to grasp with all the worldly resources we have readily at hand. I am greatly humbled and at the same time encouraged by these people to continue to develop spiritually.

I  learned more about what it means to be truly generous, to be willing to share whatever you have with others if their need is greater than yours - so many families struggling already, but willingly caring for the children of  family members who have died of AIDs . Although I have always valued generosity, I  know I need to work on giving with a more generous heart.

It was an amazing trip - a combination of accomplishing some tasks, but experiencing a great deal more.

John and Susan Chalkias are partnering with the people of Zambia to change and improve things rather than just providing for them. We witnessed how much they care and how much they are respected in return.

I am looking forward to sharing more with everyone through pictures and stories.

 

Carol