Through my Eyes

At the beginning of August, I travelled to Johannesburg where I met up with my family and then we flew up to Zambia. We spent two weeks in Zambia, where we spent the majority of our time in the community of Katetaula, who are currently caring for 50 of the most vulnerable children. I feel immensely blessed and humbled that I was given the freedom to go as it was a deeply enriching and challenging time. In the months leading up to my time in Zambia, I had prayed that God would break my heart once again for the most vulnerable but at the same time help me to see the hope, life and love that He’s bringing into the lives of the most vulnerable. As I look back over my time in Zambia, I realise that is exactly what God did. There were moments walking through Katetaula that I felt my heart physically hurting. Hurting for the children who I had met and gotten to know. Hurting because I knew I would leave and crying because the stories of the children, in no world are okay. From

Hands at Work mobilises the local church within the communities that we serve to care for the orphaned, the widowed, and the dying. When Hands at Work begins working in a new community, children gather daily at a Care Point to receive food, support with education and support with basic health care. However, the work that is being done does not end with the provision at a Care Point. The dream of Hands at Work is to transform these Care Points into Life Centres in each of the communities across Africa. A Life Centre is not simply a physical place, but it is an emotional, spiritual and relational place where the most vulnerable children and their families can know that they are loved, accepted and cared for. One component of a healthy and holistic Life Centre vision is the provision of basic facilities. These include toilets, cooking shelters and spaces for our children and Care Workers to gather within. Our dream is to see these physical spaces transformed into welcomin