May 16

So i dont know if you read my update that i did on the ACE facebook page...but if you didnt..on friday we went to Helen de Vos christian school...that is the high school that CACZ runs here in zambia and it currently has students in grades 7-12...it has 325 students...more boys then girls...and most of the students are OVC's (orphaned or vulnerable children)..when i was here in 2008 i met one of the students...her name was abigail..she was on the girls soccer team and she told me before one of her games she would score a goal...so i went to the game and i cheered her on...i dont think she ended up scoring but i came to a couple more of her games and everytime i went to the school (which was alot doing maintenance and construction) she would update me on how she was doing in school. well i found out she was one of the many students not yet sponsored and so i decided to sponsor her for the needed $200 a year...not a big commitment but what a difference it makes for these students....when she found out i was sponsoring her she was overjoyed...and when we went to the school on friday she didnt know i was returning her face brightened when she saw me,...it was such an amazing experience...she is now in grade 8 and is doing very well...she sits at the front of the class and is also eager for learning...when i first met her she was very shy and didnt smile very often...but now she is a ray of sunshine...i was also with two other people that sponsor a child at helen de vos and their experience was the same as mine...just exctitment to see your child...

this weekend has been a nice relaxing weekend...right now their are only 5 ppl at house of moses and most of us are all here for awhile so not part of teams...it is kinda the calm before the storm as we like to say because on june 3 we get a team of 11 coming...then things really get busy...so we have been taking turns taking days off where we just go away from house of moses for a day to relax,...it is starting to get colder and colder here now...(well in zambian terms) its about 23 today but the wind is blowing which makes it seem colder...June is the coolest month and during that month most people will be wearing winter jackets...it is quite amusing to see actually...but even i have started wearing a sweater in the mornings and evening...

i have uploaded a couple photos on facebook and hope to continue..thanks again for the prayers and support..

kevin banda (thats my name here)