Off to Ndola

Today flew by....did laundry and started packing up some suitcases. It's hard to believe the end of our stay here in Nahumba is coming to a close. As much as I am eager to be home, leaving here will be hard. These people are so dear and will always have a very special place in my heart.

Ken went on a bush visit today with Ron Herr, about 2-s hours away. Ron has been meeting with the people in this village for a while, trying to teach them how to build a dam so that when the nearby river dries up in the dry season, like it is now, they will not run out of water. Right now, they must walk 6-7 KM to get water. They would need to do a good deal of work if they want to get the dam built before the upcoming rainy season. I did not get all the details from Ken before he went to bed, so I will have to report more on his trip in a later post. He did tell me that the main thing he came away thinking was...."I should never ever complain about anything in my life." It's amazing how these people live.

Tomorrow we are heading up to Ndola, a city in the Copperbelt. Originally, we were going to take a bus for the 8-9 hour trip, but we were given some financial help that enabled us to fly, so we will leave from Livingstone in the afternoon, have a short layover in Lusaka, and will arrive a few hours later in Ndola. We will fly back to Livingstone Monday morning. My parents are going to spend a weekend holiday in Livingstone, so Dad will drive us there and then on Monday we will visit Victoria Falls, since Ken has not seen them yet. I am looking forward to see the difference in them since we were there 2 months ago. There will be much less water, and from what we hear, one can see down very far at this time of year, so we are anticipating a wonderful view.

Unless we can get some internet access over the weekend, there might not be any posts for a few days. But feel free to comment...and when we return to Nahumba, we will certainly give you a report of our trip.

Oh, by the way, we just found out that the huge truck carrying the copper machine arrived in Ndola today! It took them 5 and a half days to get from Choma to Ndola.

It seems that almost everyone here (except Matt!) got hit with some sickness...today Emma was not feeling very well. Fortunately the rest of us are doing well. Please pray for strength and healing for Emma.

It's getting hotter, but today it was also windy, so the dust sometimes really flies around. I am grateful for my sunglasses!

Another TIA moment...Today someone dropped off a wedding invitation for "Mr. and Mrs. Miller and guests"... the wedding is this coming Saturday (2 days away) and my parents do not recognize the names of the bride or the groom! Hmmm...

Have a wonderful weekend, wherever you live!