Livingstone!

        This past weekend looked a little different than most. And by a little, I mean it was unlike any weekend I have experienced thus far. Since the busyness and preparations for Camp Hope and the short term mission teams have not set in yet, we got to take a few days off of work and spend a long weekend in Livingstone. We left early Friday morning, took a 6 hour bus ride, and began our weekend adventure. As soon as we arrived in Livingstone, an old EOH friend and partner picked us up from the bus station and took care of us for the weekend. Sanderson and his wife, Lwendo welcomed us into their home for the weekend, along with their two precious baby girls Cheyenne and Shannon.

     The weekend was jam-packed full of fun and crazy adventures, some of which included an early morning game drive where we saw all kinds of wild African animals, an elephant-back safari ride, and walking and petting lions and cheetahs. Yes, you read that right. We got up close and personal with some of the most dangerous wild animals in the world and enjoyed every second of it. After our time in the wilderness, we were able to visit Victoria Falls, and I was blown away with how beautiful it was. I have always loved and appreciated nature and God’s creation, but seeing Victoria Falls gave me an even greater appreciation and awestricken view of how Great our God is. How Big and How Vast He is that He could create something so marvelous. There are literally no words that can describe the beauty of what I saw, and the way God’s presence is so known in a place like that.

      Beyond our semi-dangerous encounters with wild animals and visiting Victoria Falls, we got to spend some precious time with Sanderson and his beautiful family. From the way they welcomed us into their home and their unexplainable joy in serving us for the weekend to the way they couldn’t help but speak about the Lord in nearly every conversation, their love and passion was extremely contagious. I was challenged and encouraged so much by them, just in the short time we spent together, and they are doing amazing things for the Kingdom and for the people in Zambia who they clearly have such big hearts for. They are trusting in the Lord’s plan for them and following His call for them to start the first Christian youth camp in Zambia, and are in the initial stages of waiting on funds to build on their newly purchased land. If you remember to, please lift up a quick prayer for this family as they follow the Lord’s call to be His hands and feet to the Zambian community through Camp J-Zone.