January 29, 2011
We left Lusaka 8:35 this morning for the 10 hour flight to London. We ate dinner and stayed the night near the airport for our flight home.

January 28, 2011
We drove from Choma to Jembo Bible College today. The church owns 500 acres that are being underutilized. Two tractors have been placed there to help farm the land. The land there has a lot of potential, with several wells that could be used for irrigation.

January 26, 2011
This morning we drove thru rain on muddy roads to look at the church at Siansowa. We then continued on and crossed rain swollen streams for 2 more hours to Muuka School for the handover ceremony of the teacher house that was built there. Government officials and the government run newspaper also came by 4-wheel drive for the ceremony. After the ceremony we traveled 4 hours on mud roads then 1 more hour on paved roads to Choma to spend the night.

January 26, 2011
This morning the team toured the Zimba Hospital. Brian, Cory, Alfred and Joan went to look at Alfred's farm in Choma. We talked to a good farmer near there who has 10'-12' corn, as well as tobacco growing on his farm. We were able to get a lot of good information from him about crop production in the Southern Province. We then walked across some of his other property to see how the more traditional farmers corn looked. It varied from a few inches tall to 6' tall. We then drove to near Siansowa Village to spend the night.

January 25, 2011
This morning we drove to Sons of Thunder for lunch. After lunch, some of the team looked at their clinic, while the others looked at the farming projects. They are still using small farming techniques that will directly benefit the local farmers. Brian and Cory then stayed behind to look at the pond that had been built with the dozer and other projects. The rest of the team went to enjoy Victoria falls. We met back in Livingstone and drove back to Zimba to spend the night.

January 24, 2011
Brian. Alfred, and Craig left today to go to Choma and drop Lindi & Lulu off at boarding school. Then the were going to take Craig to the orphanage under construction. The rest of us went to Simweendengwe. The ladies gave out hygiene packets and treated wounds for the children at the school. There were approx 300 children. John and some of the rest of us went to work cattle. We only brought dewormer for 300 cattle and there were 800-900 there. Since there was no way to choose which 300 would be treated, the Agricultural Dept. official decided we should not treat any. But we also learned that the cattle need to be dipped to treat for tick borne diseases. We gathered after dinner to talk about what we have experienced on the trip thus far.

January 23, 2011
Our group split to attend 2 different churches this morning. Brian gave a wonderful sermon on the importance of having your name written in the Lamb's book of life. Dan gave the sermon at the other church. We arrived back at Alfred's around 2:00 pm for lunch. We then drove to Monze for supper and accommodations at Kizito Pastoral Centre. Arrived at 8:30 pm and got to bed early at about 10:30.

January 22, 2011
We arrived in Lusaka this morning. Went to the Murray's for breakfast. John, Brian, Rex & Alfred went to buy the veterinary supplies. The rest of us unloaded and assembled the portable corral and squeeze chute, and sorted thru the rest of the container. Then went to Alfred's for lunch and dinner.

January 27, 2011
Arrived in London for a few hours before going on to Lusaka.

January 2011 Mission Team Schedule

2011 ZAMBIA MISSION TEAM SCHEDULE
JANUARY 22 – 29, 2011

Saturday, January 22 AM
-Arrival
-Breakfast and refreshing
-Meeting some of the beneficiaries of the Banana Project
-Visit the Agricultural shop at the show ground and buy drugs for cattle care
-Lunch
PM
-Visit the Moravian Youth Project in Lusaka
-Supper
-Spend night in Lusaka

Sunday, January 23 AM
-Worship service at Kanyama (Brian Speaking during the main service at Kanyama Church.
-Dave's team members will attend services at other churches within Lusaka. Will confirm the local churches next week.
-Lunch
PM
Leave for Monze
Supper and accommodation at Kizito Pastoral Centre.

Monday, January 24
-Breakfast at Kizito Pastoral Centre
-Travel to Simweendengwe for cattle care ministry (Estimated over 100 animals to be vaccinated.)
-This will be all day activity. Will need to carry packed lunch
-Return to Kizito Pastoral Centre for supper and sleeping.

Tuesday, January 25 AM
-Breakfast at Kizito Pastoral Centre
-Travel to Jembo Mission – to visit the Bible College, Mission, Church High School and over 1000 acres of land owned by the church which is currently underutilized that will need to be utilized with the help of tractors. Two tractors are placed in Jembo (one at the Bible School and the other at the mission). In addition, there are farmers surrounding the mission who would benefit from our tractor project and in turn give more to the church.
-Lunch at the Bible College
PM
-Travel to Muuka school
-Super and spend night at Kariba guest house (the Croc farm near my village where we spent a night when you came with your mom.

Wednesday, January 26 AM
-Breakfast at the guest house
-Travel to Muuka school to officially handover the teachers's house built with funds from Brian to the government.
-Meeting with the Muuka community.
-Lunch at the school
PM
-Leave for Choma after lunch.
-Supper and spend night in Choma (We will miss Marian's hospitality as she has retired and returned to the USA).

Thursday, January 27
-Breakfast in Choma
-Leave for Livingstone with stopover at Twinfountain Farm in Kalomo if you are interested to see the farm (We did not have time to stop over this past January)
-Falls and game park and buying of gifts
-Will have lunch after the falls before game viewing.
-Visit Overland Mission to see the tractor
-Spend night in Livingstone

Friday, January 28
-Breakfast
-Visit Sons of Thunder to see the dam constructed by the dozer
-Travel to Lusaka with stopover at Choma Museum if need be.
-Supper in Lusaka
-Packing

Saturday, January 29
-Departure