How lucky we are! Churches in our Presbytery have had several trips to Africa planed. Yuma Presbyterian sent folks to Milawe, 1st Presbyterian Ft Collins will be sending folks soon...and perhaps others that I don't know about.I am privileged to be part of the team going to Zambia this week, and I look forward to working with the Chawama Church whose members are very active in caring for AIDs orphans. In the country of Zamiba it is estimated that one out of every six people is living with HIV/AIDS. In 2005 98,000 people died of AIDs; in that same year it was estimated that there were 710,000 AIDs orphans in the country.
Saturday the team of Cindy Garcia, Glenn Perica, Ken White, Diane Kirkpatrick and myself met to sort and pack the generous supplies donated for the AIDs oprhans and their school. The next step is packing our own gear and departure this Thursday May 8th. Please follow along with us on our trip. We'll plan to share stories and pictures here on this site (as technology permits).
