May 2022 Newsletter

May 2022 Newsletter

Summer TEAMS have begun!

Nursing students from Indiana Wesleyan University School of Nursing made their 7th trip to visit us here at CGWU. This time they partnered with Zambian nursing students at the Livingstone Nursing School working in several rural clinics where they witnessed and participated first hand the nursing practices and general cultural differences in American and Zambian nursing.

Zambian nursing students and the IWU students collaborating in a planning session for tomorrow’s training.

Preparing for tomorrow’s lessons.

Getting acquainted with the first clinic.

Teaching the Mukalahani people about Covid-19.

A cultural delicacy is “crunchy” deep-fried Zambian Mupani caterpillars. Certificates were given to all who “made the grade?!

Culture Night

Trying to learn how to pound Maize the Zambian way.

Telling Zambian stories.

A Zambian woman carries a 40 pound bucket of water on her head for 1-3 miles one way each morning and evening.

We are going on a safari…

Bucket List opportunity!

Fare Well, IWU 2022!

THE GOOD NEWS CLUB!

Mid May was shopping day at the Good News Club. It is a joy to have the opportunity to share the goods that YOU provide with these deserving children. It is impossible to adequately thank all of YOU who donated these items that have become “PRIZED POSSESSIONS”!

Good News Club TEEN LEADERS sporting their Lakewood Campground tee shirts.

Thrifty Shopper!

Buying a pillow case dress for her sister.

This boy is “LOADED”!

So proud of their new tee shirts.

The youngest shopper.

Prison Outreach

A delegation from the State Prison System – including the national Head Chaplin – visited us to show their appreciation for the ministry efforts that CGWU has been providing. You have donated for “security bars for the chapel, 1000 rolls of toilet paper when they were out, some mattresses, etc. But mostly, Michael has been faithful to provide spiritual encouragement and the Gospel every Sunday. They tell us that the morale inside the prison is changing in correspondence with the Bible training and evangelism that they have seen. This is a tremendous ministry field.

The Come Go With Us CHURCH OF LIFE

is in the beginning stages of completion. The land has been acquired and we have begun putting up the fencing and the first of the containers. All funding has been received and we look forward to the first service in late June.

40 Ft. shipping containers are used as future classrooms, a strong foundation and side walls.

Roof truss system made of steel.

After assembly of the 1st of 3 sections being transported to the site.

Placing the truss sections in place.

Zambian steel walkers.

She is beginning to take shape.

All of our staff dreams of visiting America. Would you consider sponsoring one or two of them…or “all” of them next year???

Love,

Ken & Karen Buckner

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