In March, long-time Hands at Work in Africa partner Westside King’s Church sent a team of congregation members to work with the Hands at Work Luanshya Service Centre supporting the launch of a new home-based care (HBC) organization in the community of Mulenga.

Below is the team’s report of their activities training HBC volunteers, mentoring youth, and generally participating in Zambian life.

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George Snyman, founder of Hands at Work in Africa, is touring North America and the UK over the next month and a half. If you are interested in a more detailed itinerary with all the locations that George will be speaking at please email: lynn@handsatwork.org.

United Kingdom: May 6 - 12
Tuesday, May 6: Zion Christian Centre
7:45pm Halesowen West Midlands (details: 0121 550 7056)

Wednesday, May 7: Hands at Work in Africa Exhibition
2:30-4:00pm at The Place, Lime Walks, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire (details: 01952 820451)

Wednesday, May 7: Holy Trinity Church
7:30pm Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme (details: 01782 624669)

Friday, May 9 : Doncaster and North East
Other dates and events to be confirmed (details: 01952 820451)

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Construction of the ground-breaking Hands at Work village continues! A large crew of local workers overseen by volunteer Michael Kaufman and construction manager Sal Hunziker have sweated out 10-hour days getting to roof level of the Footprints training and accommodation center and have also started the staff accommodation. A strong boost is expected on October 17 when a construction team from Westside King’s Church in Calgary arrives to lend a hand.

In a previous post it was written that Hands at Work “needs to be off ASM by the end of the year.” This was incorrecly taken by some readers to mean ASM was throwing us into the street on a whim. That is not the case. ASM is also a growing ministry, and a phased transfer over the next few months to the new property will be done in line with the expansion of both ministries. It was, in fact, ASM who generously provided the land for the new Hands at Work village. And the incredible opportunity to move together as a family of staff, footprints, and visitors to our own land far outweighs the challenges!