Author Archives: Zags in Zambezi

We’ve only been in Zambezi a little over a week now and it has already been filled with many new adventures, challenges, and insights. I would be lying if I said I haven’t had moments of homesickness, but shortly following … Continue reading →

PROGRAMMING NOTE:  We were having some internet issues that we believe have been resolved, so blog postings should be more reliable (except this weekend when we travel to Dipilata).  Now, on to Helen’s blog (happy birthday!!) We are getting into … Continue reading →

  Nothing! Absolutely nothing! The constant dirt between my toes and cold showers? Nothing. The ant walking across my hand or the spider, clearly on steroids, above my bed? Nothing. Killing and plucking my first chicken? Nope. Nothing! These otherwise … Continue reading →

  After a few days in a place where time seems to stand still, I find myself forgetting what day we arrived here.  That may be a sign that we have finally started to feel comfortable here in Zambezi. We … Continue reading →

Last night the group had overnight home stays where we spent a night in groups of 2-4 with willing members of the Zambezi community. We (Hannah and Kylie) were lucky enough to be picked up by Daniel, an accountant of … Continue reading →

This is day three here in Zambezi, and I already feel like I have lived here for some time. Well, in some respects…. The roosters crowing outside at 4:30AM, showers resembling the polar bear swim, and all the foreign bugs … Continue reading →

After a flight in the small planes from Lusaka, we landed on the rough airstrip in Zambezi. As we land and pull off the runway, we are instantly surrounded by a crowd of children all eagerly waiting. As the door … Continue reading →

We are in Lusaka, settling into bed after another full day of travel.  We arrived this afternoon from Dubai and were greeted by Fr. Dominic and Kelly Huckaby, two good friends. Early tomorrow morning we fly into Zambezi, where we … Continue reading →

We made it to Dubai after a comfortable 14 hour flight on Emirates. Two words, Hot towels.  We have hardly been treated better! After checking into our hotel in Dubai, we set out to see the sights – the Burj … Continue reading →

On Monday, May 5th we celebrated our “missioning” of the Zags in Zambia programs.  Lucy Baldwin, a Zambezi alumni from 2014, wrote the following reflection which we would like to share. A year later, people still ask me how Africa … Continue reading →