Last Day in Kitwe!

Hi again! I decided to write so soon after my last post since this is the last internet we'll have for a while (probably) and it's the fastest we'll have all six weeks.
Things have been going well with campus ministry. Conversations have been easy to get into and many students have even experienced leading Zambian college students to Christ! Me and my partner, Katie, have had amazing conversations but haven't encountered that vulnerable of decisions yet. We've met some great Christian girls who are interested in serving CBU for the Lord. One of them, Faith, actually came up to US to ask us if we could tell her about why we're here and what we believe in. She's actually taking us into town at 16 hours to go shopping for shatanges (sp?) when we'll be able to talk to her more informally and get to know her more as a person. So many girls have given us their emails to stay in touch and even are just as addicted to Facebook as Americans. It's fascinating how many questions Zambians have about America but we have just as many about the culture here so we've been able to learn so much throughout conversations these past few days. Please be praying for continued ministry on this campus, that these people we've found will experience a spirit of boldness to stand up for their faith and push other towards Christ. So many students claim Christianity but few are bold enough to live it out and share their personal faith with others due to insecurities. Men are 75% of campus and are known for verbally harassing and abusing the freshman women and it's heartbreaking to hear about. We've also become good friends with two girls Mwanda and Chomba who both have a solid knowledge of the Gospel but are also not quite ready to make the commitment to live it out. A man named Fungwe shared his testimony with me for a solid hour after we showed a movie one night and it was absolutely amazing. His story was like mine and so many others and instead of me sharing with him, he was incredibly encouraging to me in my own faith. Please be praying for these special women and the other students we've encountered along the way.
A few other side notes...
We found out last night what REAL Zambian food is like. Sure they eat nshima and chicken but there's so much more to it. Last night we were served dried minnows and fish (WHOLE), baked caterpillars, sweet potato leaf salad and a whole bunch of other crazyyy things. Unfortunately my stomach wasn't feeling as adventurous as my mind wanted it to so I did not try the craziest of the crazy. It was seriously like I was on an episode of Fear Factor as we could hear shrieks and gags coming from all down the table haha. It's encouraging to know that they really want us to dive into the culture instead of making up a false reality here in Kitwe but I'll be so glad to return to the land of hot showers, lights on most of the time, good food and just a solid home in Lusaka.
It's over a week into the project and we had been so blessed with healthy bodies up until this point. Our leader came down with a terrible fever yesterday and is travelling to the hospital today to see what's wrong so please be praying hard for him. The team is still able to continue without him but his son is also sick with a stomach bug so even his wife is staying back. We only have 22 with us today instead of our usual 28 because a couple other students aren't feeling well. Hopefully tomorrow's bus ride will be tolerable for all them as we continue to pray for their restored health. We've been on the Zambian diet for a while now and are all learning of how to get the proper nutrition we really need long-term.
I can't think of much else for now! We'll have a couple of free days when we get back to rest up, relax, and debrief a bit from all we've been doing here in Kitwe. We'll even get to go back to the orphanage this weekend and to the market on Sunday so I'm sure I'll have lots more exciting stories for y'all when I'm able to get on again.

Thanks for sticking with me thousands of miles away, encouraging me, praying for me, our team, and the Zambians, and for being such a blessing in my life.

In Him,
Amy