Nsobe Trip 2

On Wednesday, Dec 10, our whole family was able to go on a field trip to Nsobe with Faith Baptist Church School. The principal is a single missionary lady, but all the teachers are Zambians. We were able to help transport some of the school children in our van. It sprinkled almost the entire drive there, but once we arrived the sun came out and we were all very thankful for the beautiful day.

Caleb, Becky and Joshua were able to go fishing for the first time. They loved it! Caleb caught a small fish, but it came off the hook before he was able to bring it in. We did not get a picture of "the one that got away."

Joshua and Becky both brought in a fish. Of course we had to bring the fish home even though they were very small. We enjoyed a taste of fish soup the next day. Two small fish don't make much soup. It is amazing that Jesus could feed thousands of people with two small fish and five loaves of bread.

We also went on a game drive. We saw five giraffes and some waterbuck.

Then the real fun began. In order to allow all 72 children to have a turn on the game drive, we rode in the Faith Children's Village orphanage truck which is bigger than Nsobe's game drive truck. We took along a camp guide so we wouldn't get lost. However, we did get stuck on the muddy trail! Our "game drive" turned into a "walking safari" since we had to walk back to the lodging area. With two dozen 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders, we didn't see any animals on our walk, but we did find some mushrooms (edible) which the children gleefully picked to take home. After the truck was finally pulled out, it was too late for the older children to go for a drive. They all went on a short walk and were able to see the giraffes, waterbuck and a mommy and baby monkey.

We were all tired at the end of the day, but had a wonderful time.