Edward and his family

Edward with his father and sister-in-law

Above is Edward in school studying at his desk.  Below is Edward's sister-in-law fixing the family's meal.

Above is Edward's school, and below is the water pump.  He was telling me that the water pump does not work, but you can see by the sign that there is a phone number posted of who to call with any pump problems... I guess this doesn't work??

Above is Edward's bed and below is his house

Edward is one of my Mwana Hope/CHILDHOPE Zambia kids.  I have been sponsoring him for a year now.  He did a great job with his camera and took some awesome photos. 

Mwanza's New Photo

Mwanza sure has been growing up quickly!!  Check him out!  He will be 16 on August 5th.  He is still raising his brothers and sisters, and seems to have grown into a happy young man.  Such a change from when I first started sponsoring him.  You may remember that 3 years ago, he wasn't even in school, and had nothing to eat.  This is what sponsorship is all about!

Muntanga and his family

Muntanga above in front of his house and below a profile shot of himself in the dark

Muntanga with his goat above and Muntaga's sister Memory (sponsored by Sara) below

Muntanga with his school notebook above and with his family below (mother, father, Memory and little Luse)

Muntanga's mother below fixing dinner

Muntanga had some great photos on his camera.  His younger sister Luse is still in need of a sponsor.  If you would like to sponsor her, send an e-mail to macandmic@gmail.com

Charles' Camera

Alex above with the electronic game filled with candy that I sent him and below the Kalalu children working at home

Charles' family above and below the place where they cook their food

Charles did not take any pictures of himself, as you can see.  His cousin whom he calls his brother is an orphan and spends a lot of time with Charles and his family.  The cousin's name is Alex.  Well, Charles took a photo of Alex, and then, Alex used his camera to take some photos of Charles.  You will see Charles in the photos that Alex took when I post them tomorrow. =)

Daniel and his Camera

Aren't these two adorable?!  I have no idea who they are because Daniel didn't fill out his scavenger hunt sheet, but I plan to ask him in my next letter when I send him the pictures.

Daniel's self-photo above and then, more pics of the cute little toddlers below

Daniel didn't do as well as some of my other kids did.  I noticed that the girls took the exercise a little more seriously than the boys- though I did have a couple of boys that did a good job as well.  The ones with the least amount of good photos were Daniel, Ashes, Alex and Charles... But, I did get SOME pictures, so it is still nice to see their surroundings.

Thandiwe's Pictures

Thandiwe above and below dishing out supper

Thandiwe's grandfather above and her bed below

Thandiwe lives with her grandfather.  The video that I have of her, she said that she lives with him because her mom died.  I am guessing that her father died as well.  She has such a sweet spirit.  When she spoke of her mother's death, she started to cry.  It really moved me because my father passed away when I was 9, so I know the loss that you feel from that. 

I had to add Thandiwe to my family.  I hope that our correspondence will fill the void of her parents in some small way. 

Ashes and Family

Ashes above with his sisters and brother and below with his mother, 3 sisters and 2 brothers (his father was taking the photos)

Ashes above outside his school Naleza Basic which teaches grades 1 to 9.  Below is the bed that Ashes' father made for him out of wood.

I now have a bunch of photos of my CHZ children!  Ashes did not do so well with is disposible camera, but I did get a few nice pictures.  From him, I learned the most from his scavenger hunt sheet.  For example, he has 2 other sponsored siblings and 3 that are not sponsored.  His best friend is Ronald Juma who is, also, sponsored. 

At his school Naleza Basic, there are 9 grade levels and 1 teacher for each grade.  If you have a child in Naleza, you will be able to figure out who is in the class with whom if you know their grade level.  That is very interesting, and I will have to investigate it more after I finish basking in the fun of looking at these wonderful pictures!

I will be posting more photos of some of my other children over the next few days.  There were a total of 50 cameras returned to sponsors this week.  Each camera had the potential of having 27 photos- that makes for 1350 photos!!!  Unfortunately, some of the children only did a few good ones, so the average was about 20 good photos per camera, or 1000 photos!!  We still have over 50 cameras in Zambia that will be returned shortly.  If you would like to participate in the program, it only costs a total of $16 per child.  That purchases the camera, and ships it to and from Zambia!  Plus, you wind up with lots of great photos, and you get to know your child better.  I feel like I have already taken a trip to Zambia and back! 

My CHILDHOPE-ZAMBIA Girls March 2011

Thandiwe above is now my oldest child.  She is in 9th grade.  My other 9th grader left to go to school in Lusaka, so she is not in the program any more.  Mutinta below is my 7th grader.

Dorcas above in 2nd grade always cheers me up with her smile.  Elizabeth below is not a child I sponsor, but I sent her a gift of mealie meal.

Gladness above finally made it to her first distribution.  Ronah below was born the same year as Jaden, so I hope they will eventually become friends.

 Tubi below is in grade 2- Like Dorcas, she always has a big cheerful smile!!

Here are my CHZ girls that I had not posted about earlier.  I already posted Elizabeth, Margret and Agness who are all twins.  I just realized after making this post that my boy to girl ratio is not equal.  Oh, well, can't change that now while I am unemployed.  Maybe after I get another contract I can add a few girls to get them even =)

My CHILDHOPE-ZAMBIA Boys March 2011

Daniel above is in 2nd grade and holding the folder the girls decorated for him.  Fanwell below is in 5th grade and holding the certificate that says his school fees have been paid in full.

Charles above with his folder and mosquito net.  Alex below with his folder.  Alex and Charles are related- sometimes calling each other brothers because they live together with their grandmother.  They are both in the same 4th grade class.

Muntanga above is in 5th grade, and Paul below is in preschool.  I do not sponsor Paul, but I am sending him gifts until he can find a sponsor.

 Cacious above is in preschool and Evans below is in 7th grade.

Netto above and Ashes below are both 7th graders.

These are my boys that attended this past distribution (only the ones that I have not posted about earlier- Ray and Mukwisa were in earlier posts).  Not all of my boys were there, but I hope the ones that didn't make it will go to the next distribution in 2 weeks.  All of my kids will be getting photo albums with their distribution photos in them next time.  =)

Ray and Lee

These little cuties make me want to run and pinch their chubby little cheeks =)
Ray and Lee are half brothers.  They are now both sponsored along with their older sister Pretty.  Pretty is sponsored by John, and she seems to be the leader of the senior secondary group.  She is well spoken and not afraid of the camera. 
I sponsor Ray with 2 other sponsors, and Lee is sponsored by 3 other sponsors.  Pretty writes the letters for the boys, and she seems to be really proud of her bothers (as seen in the video where she is introducing her brothers to sponsors in order to find sponsors for them).