Timmy and Molly a few years later

Timmy at the front and Molly is in the pink dress.

Timmy and Molly left Kasensa almost 2 years ago. They are very much a part of this rural Tonga family. Granny has been caring for them and they've been very healthy!

Good work for all who have had anything to do with Timmy and Molly!

GAP student, Nestor Kajulo

Nestor is one of 4 GAP students that will spend 6 months at 7 Fountains Farm, the ZMF-C farm site where Kasensa and Tendai are.

Lukas, Roy and Kellon are the other 3.

We "trained" Kellon and Lucas in the month of December and in January it was a month of training for Nestor and Roy.

Kellon and Lucas will now complete 5 more months and then in June Roy and Nestor will do 5 months.

GAP year happens in sub-Saharan countries due to grade 12 results not being out until Feb/March and then there is variable amount of time before they can start applying for colleges. Each college seems to have a different start time.

So these ones will get results end of this month, or so, and then if they qualify can start applying for colleges later in the year and then begin college sometime in late 2014 or early 2015. The ball moves slowly, but its moving!

While on 7FF these "kids" are learning about leadership, culture, baby care, farm work....and they get paid...which will help them as they have to pay for college applications and transport to get to interviews.

Thanks again for helping all the kids - big and small!!

Nestor is feeding one of our new twins - Inonge.

Faith, Hope and Joy

2014 new sponsored students

The new school year in southern Africa begins in January. For grade 10's it starts somewhere in late January or February. For those who can't afford the school fees it starts when the family has money. 

This little one cannot hear or speak. Therefore, her "foster" parents have found her a place at St. Mulumba school in Choma - a place of special learning. 

The staff there are kind and there are good, practical classes for the children. 

Her foster mom is Cleny, one of our Kasensa aunties. Cleny has one daughter, Sandra - who is now a mother of 2 small children herself. All the other 4 or 5 children Cleny cares for are "dependents" and a few of them have been sponsored by ZMF-C. 

Richard, Wilson and Ruhtt have formed a sponsored student committee to aid in selecting, de-selecting (I think I've made that word up!) and a few other duties. This will help Ruhtt in ensuring the most needy are selected and also will join the team together even better as they work closer together.