We Are Here!! (finally)

After a 12 hour layover in London, England, we are finally in Zambia (arrived yesterday, July 3rd)!! There were no delays in our flights (praise the Lord!!), and even though we were stopped a few times to have our luggage checked because of all the computer equipment we were carrying around, it was still ok because we got to share a bit about why we were lugging it all around with one of the security ladies. :)

At the Zambian airport we put on our super-cool alligator hats from Paul and Kim, so we would be recognized in case they couldn't find the only Chinese people in the Zambian airport. We were then greeted by much of the EOH staff and our fellow interns, Ben, Megan and Kate. All are very friendly and awesome.

We piled into 2 cars (with our 6 large suitcases, plus 2 carry-ons) and headed straight for our home for the next week or so. We are staying in a dorm room for a few days until our permanent housing is ready.

Ben, Megan, and Kate took us to Arcade's, a grocery store, to stock up on food for the next few days. Arcade's is pretty much like a Safeway or a Lucky's except that everything is in kwacha, not dollars.

We went back to the apartment, watched some World Cup, made some dinner of fried rice, got tired around 6:00 pm, and tried to figure out what to do to keep ourselves awake. The lights went out while we were cleaning up, but then went back on after 20 minutes or so. We ended up playing Mille Bourne for 2 hours because Brian and I forgot how to play and didn't read the rules, so basically nobody won. But it was FUN! :)

Anyway, day 2 is much more interesting.

Today is Sunday, July 4th (HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, AMERICA!!). We went with our fellow interns to Deliverance Church where the worship is AMAZING and the teaching was convicting. The people have so much passion for worshiping God, and it helped me focus on praising God rather than worrying about singing too loudly or off-key.

After service, we were trying to figure out what to do, when a lovely woman from the church named Anastasia (pronounced Ana-stah-see-a) invited us to her home for lunch. She made a meal of sheema (made of cornmeal and is the staple of Zambia), chicken, vegetables and fish. It was SOO good! The people of Zambia have been extremely friendly and hospitable.

We spent the rest of the afternoon at the Every Orphan's Hope office, where Brian helped to set up their network, and the rest of us sat around, as we couldn't really help much. :P

Brian and I have not met the orphans just yet because they are all on holiday for a few days, but we look forward to meeting them very soon.

Thanks for reading!!

In Jesus' Love,
Andrea