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Zambezi Missioning Service ’14

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

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a new journey begins

  It’s been eleven months since the last Gonzaga “Zam Fam” left our community in Zambezi, and there is rarely a day when thoughts and memories of the lessons don’t cross our minds.  The cohort from 2013 has gathered on … Continue reading

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Part of a Legacy

Just as the planes circled the Zambezi sky twenty days ago, once again a series of six seater planes buzzed overhead. These planes are some of the only ones that circle the Zambezi sky the whole year, highlighting to the … Continue reading

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small things, with great love

Hello family and Gonzaga-in-Zambezi followers, We have all arrived safely in Livingstone and have turned the page on our Zambezi chapter of this Zambian novel.  After three incredible growth-filled weeks with the Zambezi community, it was difficult to say goodbye … Continue reading

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Endings Bring New beginnings

  Greetings from Zambezi! I feel honored to have a chance to write on this blog and tell you how blessed I have been to have met all your loved ones. They are all amazing, young individuals that I have … Continue reading

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The Good, the Bad, the Beautiful

Hello loyal fans of the blog! It doesn’t ease my nerves to know so many enthusiastic fans are reading my words with high expectations set by my fellow Chindeles. But as I sit among my Zam fam watching the Lion … Continue reading

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The Zambian Road

Our time in Zambezi is too quickly coming to an end and I face the fact that only two full days here remain, a great deal of thoughts seep through my mind.  While attempting to live in the past and … Continue reading

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Living in the now

A huge hello to all of our beloved friends and family back at home! It has seriously been so heartwarming and encouraging to read all of your comments over breakfast each morning. Over the past seventeen days, I have been … Continue reading

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Knowledge, Empowerment & Relationships

Hello Mom, Dad, Stephen, Tayla and all parents, family members and friends who have continually supported us on this amazing journey! I just want to start out by saying happy late birthday to my father, the infamous Monte Marti. I … Continue reading

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I Want to Linger With You

Today we are so blessed. We started with an amazing breakfast topped with cinnamon toast and “frog in a hole” (fried egg in a slice of bread…. not to “jump“ to conclusions). We also celebrate the 20 years of life … Continue reading

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