Lifesong for Orphans

This is an organization that has orphanages all over the world and also in Zambia. This organization also helps families adpot through scholorships and grants. I am going to contact them and ask them what their need is for help with children with disabilities. I didn't go the meeting at my church but I will be able to get more information this week.
The lifesong organization had an update on their Zambian orphanges and wanted to post it: Lifesong-Zambia Update



Lifesong – Zambia is the only school in the Kitwe community working to provide Christian education and 2 meals per day to 175 children. The primary objective of the Lifesong Zambia School is to teach the children to be followers of Christ. Though sometimes it is hard to hear the message of salvation when your belly aches for hunger, you are mistreated at home, you are sick with malaria or TB, or you don’t expect to live to adulthood. So, Lifesong provides food, health care, counseling and education to give the children abundance in their daily lives.

We have recently added extra classes to teach the children skills that will someday help them generate income. Arts and crafts projects have been well received. The children are learning to make rag rugs, hot pads from bottle caps, greeting cards, jewelry, and crocheted items.


The children recently completed their end of year testing, with closing day on December 4th. It was a great day including a Christmas party, a special lunch, songs, stories, and gift packets for the children. In order to continue to provide 2 meals per day, the children will continue coming to the Lifesong School for ½ days until the new school year resumes on January 11th.

In the meantime, the Lifesong staff is busy conducting interviews for staff and reviewing applications for the children attending during the 2010 school year. While we were accepting applications, we had over 200 parents lined up at 4am anxiously waiting to enroll their children, but had only 40 spots open.

Please pray for the Lifesong Zambia staff as they are making decisions, for the children who are anxiously awaiting their end of year results, and for Zambia and Africa at large. In Zambia the thief called poverty and AIDS has stolen and destroyed many of the simple pleasures that those of us who live in affluence enjoy. The causes are complex and hard to understand, but we believe we have all been called to do what we can to empower these people to provide for their families and teach them to be continually deepening their relationship with Christ.