Dear Friends and Family:
I am very excited to share with you’ll that I will be moving to Ndola, Zambia for a longer commitment to work with Wiphan USA. This has been quite the process and I will be returning to America (in March) for just three weeks after doing my first round with Hope Community School throughout the last seven months.
My time at Hope Community School was exciting and life changing. Because they go to school all year around, I taught grade five for their last term and then moved up to grade six for their first term of the New Year. I was left to teach on my own for two months and it was both challenging and encouraging. I have been able to build a relationship with all 45 of my students that would not have been possible in any other situation.
I am very sad to leave Hope School and my amazing students but so excited to be transitioning to an organization like Wiphan. Wiphan strives to live out James 1:27 in such a realistic way! Wiphan has two schools that care for 400 double orphans, a skill training program for 100 widows, a medical clinic, and 4 orphanages that currently house 15 children. On top of these things, they strive to live boldly and show Jesus in everything they do.
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In Ndola, Zambia 86% of the population lives below the poverty line and 45% are below the age of 14. The average life expectancy is 38 years primarily due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic as well as Malaria. With the struggles of everyday life, we long for all who come in contact with Wiphan to be able to encounter the Lord and the hope HE has promised to us!
(Check out Wiphan.org for more information)
When full time with Wiphan, I will specifically be working with several different programs such as: working hand in hand with all our teachers through organizing curriculum and programming, working with the sponsorship program, and I will also be running a follow-up program for our children who have pass their National Exams. A small group of us have also started a not for profit called ZAMTeach. I will be heading up ZAMTeach with another American girl named Kristin, as we strive to encourage, equip, and develop the skills of teachers all over Ndola. These workshops are open to any school in the city and run every few months.
With all this said, I am extremely excited to be going back to do life with these people. We have high hopes and great expectation for what God is going to do through us in the next leg of this journey. I would love your support and partnership in this project, if not financially, through prayer and encouragement. If you feel in a place to financially give, you can do so online at: http://www.wiphan.org/donate/donate-one-time/ (one time donation) and http://www.wiphan.org/donate/donate-recurring/ (to support monthly). Please make sure you put Stacey Ernvall in the memo line and all donations are tax deductible. My total support needed is $1200 a month for the duration of my time in Zambia.Thank You For Your Love and Support!
