April 2014 was a busy month for us. Not only was Coby at home for his month long school break, but we had several volunteers serving at New Day. Once New Day school was out on break, we took the Long-term volunteers to Livingstone for some fun and rest. Coby & Jenna (intern from Nebraska) took the plunge at the Zambezi Gorge, while Haley (intern from Florida) took a dive off the Victoria Falls bridge.
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| Jenna & Coby listening to their instructions |
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| Zambezi Gorge |
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| Jenna is all hooked up and ready! |
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| Getting some last minute instructions before heading to the drop-off |
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| This company has a 100% safety rating |
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| No turning back now! |
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| 3, 2, 1 ... |
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| Free Fall... |
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| And this is where they landed safely |
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| The toughest part was hiking back out of the Gorge |
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| Victoria Falls Bridge |
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| Haley getting ready for her Bungee Jump |
After our trip with the Volunteers to Livingstone, we got back to New Day in time to celebrate some birthdays.
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| Axer, Debbie, and Purity all celebrating birthdays |
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| Now it's time for some water pouring |
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| Looks like Debbie is soaked, and she's getting revenge! |
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| Mulenga getting Debbie really wet! |
On April 18, we welcomed another team, Prosthetic Promises, from Texas. They arrived just in time to watch the Redeemer Drama, performed by our New Day kids.
With one more week remaining before we depart for the States, we made one more grocery trip to Choma. Except we had a big tire blow-out on the way. We were trying to make it to Choma early enough to visit a friend who was scheduled to go before a judge in court, but we were delayed because of the tire.
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| The jack would not lift the car high enough, so we had to locate some large rocks to help get the car high enough to get the tire off. |
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| Miss Carolyne and I searched the roadways for large flat rocks. |
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| Finally we recruited some help. |
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| And we had an audience |
Since school was out on break, we organized a soccer match with our kids and a local team in Mbabala. The New Dy team had fun playing futbol (soccer) and the staff enjoyed cheering them on.
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| Malilwe |
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| Kefbert & Cason giving the chest bump |
On April 23, we celebrated Kelsey & Ricky's birthdays with a joint party.
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| Coby joined in the fun by soaking his sister and daddy (along with a few friends) |
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| Kelsey received a new wallet for her birthday (one she had chose in Livingstone and I bought it as a surprise) |
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| Prayer & Praise service on our last night at New Day before traveling to Lusaka. Coby is showing the kids the video he made of them using his GoPro |
On April 26, Coby returned to RVA, Kenya to begin his 3rd term. Debbie, our agriculturalist, flew out on April 28, and then Ricky, Kelsey and I flew back to the States on April 29.
