(Due to a lack of internet access I have been writing this over time. I will have access now so that each entry should be current.) I have been in Zambia for a week now and things are still somewhat “up in the air.” The house is not completed enough to move into but my being here has stepped up… Read more »
Zambia at last! Kamwamba! I am writing my first blog from Zambia. It is nearly 2 in the morning and I am experiencing the usual time warp from travel. In Zambia I am now 6 hours ahead of the US east coast. So for me it is 7pm. I was really tired and went to bed at 9:30pm. When I… Read more »
Blogs and Website A couple of months ago it was decided that a web presence was needed for the mission. At that time a website was created – Simalundu Mission. From that point on the blog was folded into the website. As far as folks receiving the blog it meant no change. Every post to the blog is received (as… Read more »
The Time is Fast Approaching Even though it seems to crawl I know that the time is fast nearing for my departure to Zambia. We have sold our house, my motorcycle and divested ourselves of nearly all of our goods save those in storage for our daughter and sons. This has been quite a task. You really do not know… Read more »
All of the walls are now completed including the gabling on the ends. On Monday the electrician, plumber and welder will come and we will find out what is needed to put in the electric, piping and the roof. I am hoping that these will not be too expensive. At this time they are also working on the footers for… Read more »