Back in Touch

I wrote this post last week and have been trying to add pictures for days, but have only had success with a few. I guess I had better go ahead and publish it before it is too old. I'll keep trying to add pictures.

We finally have an internet system through the phone company that seems to be working—we will hold our breath! Blu put up a pole outside our house(not too pretty but necessary), and Mulenga climbed up the pole and attached the antenna. Wes stood at the bottom and listened through the window as I watched to see when we had enough bars on the phone to get a good connection.  So far the new system is working fairly well (when the electricity is on), so I hope to update my blog more.


Wes is doing the hard part, making sure the ladder does not move!

 Here are some of the things that have happened around New Day since my last blog.


Margaret, the mother for the Luyando House had a birthday on Monday, but we celebrated on Sunday when things were less busy. Of course the usual custom of pouring water on the birthday person was part of the fun. I think I will escape somewhere when August 1 rolls around.

Margaret seemed to enjoy her first New Day Birthday party!

She was even a good sport about the water tradition.

With the coming of our two American teachers, Diana and Carolyn, we implemented a new teaching strategy. We have divided the children into four groups instead of grades, with the hopes of catching the children up to the level at which they should be working. We have teamed up our two Zambian teachers, Hildah and Abby with our two American teachers, and they are concentrating on the main subjects: Reading/Phonics, Math, Science, Social Studies, Handwriting and Tonga. The rest of the staff here at New Day are helping with the extra subjects like P.E., Bible, Art, Music, and Tutorials. Wes and I teach on Friday mornings. I forgot how much work is involved in teaching.


One of my jobs is to teach the Art class. The children did a great job of creating pictures out of shapes.

Wes attempted to teach the children kickball for the first time. Cambree decided it was too hot to play!