The Journey of
the Football Continued
So often I find that when I have a plan and think I know exactly
where I am heading, something happens and my plans come to nought.
However more often than not I find the Lord's hand working and my new
journey takes me on a better road.
Well the football's journey hit a snag! It successfully made it's
journey to Jersey where it was passed to Phil. However, due to
current circumstances he is no longer able to make the journey to
Zambia and as a result the ball has been sent back to England and is
now with Jim in the Forest of Dean. Let's hope that the delay will
not be in vain but that it's new route will prove fruitful.
Jim recently became involved with Hands Around the World as a
Trustee. Last year he joined David Steiner on a visit to Zambia where
he visited a number of projects. He is particularly interested in the
huge sanitation problems at a hospital in Zambia and has organised a
study which we hope will eventually result in a major project to
provide a proper sewerage system for the hospital, and might provide
a blueprint for similar installations in the Country.
Whilst in Zambia last year I introduced him to Jennipher which
resulted in the provision of a bicycle ambulance. Jim will set off
once more for Zambia at the end of May taking the football with him
and passing it onto Jennipher who he intends to meet once more.
I think however I should say a little about the previous plan. The
ball was to be taken by Phil to Lusaka after spending a week or so in
Kenya. In Lusaka it would have been passed to Fr. Tim who was key in
getting the project at Chisamba (Kaliyangile) started and which Hands
Around the World now supports – you can find out more at
http://www.globalgiving.co.uk/pr/7400/proj7320a.html?rf=ggWidget
Fr. Tim would have passed it to my friend Justina. Justina lives
within Regiment parish where Fr. Tim is the parish priest. She worked
for a time as the Administration Manager at Monze Mission Hospital
where I came to know her. After she retired she wanted to do
something to combat the growing number of abortions being carried out
in Zambia and is well on the way to setting up an organisation LIFE
Zambia which will be affiliated to LIFE UK .LIFE UK is an
organisation dedicated to supporting women facing the dilemma of
whether to have an abortion and their children.
http://www.lifecharity.org.uk/home/
These days much of the work they do in the UK is in counselling of
women who have had abortions and are finding it difficult to come to
terms with the decision they made.
Justina still has regular contact with Monze – where in fact her
new organisation will be based – and would have taken the football
there to follow the course it will now take from Jennipher. I hope to
get some more photos in due course!
Chris
