The April/May 2013 Mercy Touch Mission team
has left to go back home. The following are some remaining updates of what we
did as a team.
The last week of the trip we had a family
night with all of the team members and the children. We created a panel-like
discussion with representation from the housemothers, the children, and the
mission team. It was a very enjoyable discussion and a question and answer
period for the children and the team members.
The team also participated in the weekly
feeding program ran by Mercy Touch every Friday morning. At this program
malnourished and underweight babies and toddlers are fed weekly to help
increase their health and body weight. These children are referred to Mercy
Touch by a nearby clinic. Furthermore, the mothers of these children are taught
safe and healthy methods of taking care of their young ones. The team really
enjoyed participating in the feeding program. We played games with the
children, handed out small bags full of goodies and other necessities, and also
helped give out the food to those who attended the program. Since Mercy Touch
runs a micro-loans program for some of the ladies involved; the team members
participated in handing out chickens to these ladies from the community, who
will then be provided with opportunities to learn how to be independent and be
able to provide for themselves and their families.
The team visited certain homes and
experienced some Zambian dancing and traditional food. It was a lot of fun for
all of us!
As most of you know, we launched the new
children's home on May 4th, 2013. It was such a wonderful
celebration and milestone for Mercy Touch and all those who were involved in
this long but rewarding process. Many members from the community and Child
Welfare were invited to this event. There was a time of praise, testimony from
our current Mercy Touch children, a powerful word from Rev. Dr. Bernard
Mukwavi, and also a time to honour and appreciate the Mercy Touch Ambassadors
who were present, for all that they have sacrificed and continue to do for the
Ministry. After the program we enjoyed fellowship and food - of course! Those
in attendance were provided an opportunity to tour the house. Photos will be
uploaded to our Mercy Touch facebook page very soon!
As a team we enjoyed having dinners with
the children. On Sunday May 5th we celebrated one of the girls'
birthday. Prior to the birthday celebration we went swimming after church. This
is a treat for the children as they do not always have the opportunity to go
swimming.
As always, it was really difficult to say
goodbye to everyone. The trip seemed short; but we really got more out of it
than we were expecting. It has been such a great experience and we cannot wait
to be back in Zambia again!
Thank you again for your continued support
and prayers. Don't forget to keep up with our facebook page for more updates
and photos. Also our Mercy Touch app for android, iPad, and iPhone!
-Mercy Touch 2013 Team
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