Arrival in Lusaka

Well, we finally made to Lusaka Zambia after about a 9 hour flight to London, 13 hour layover in London, and then another 11 hours to Zambia. The place I am living in is amazing! We have a refrigerator, a washing machine, and a flushable toilet. I feel truly blessed by the Every Orphan's Hope organization. After dropping off our stuff and settling in, we got a rough schedule of what we will be doing and where we will be going and it looks busy! We will be traveling from Lusaka to Livingstone, Kitwe, Kabwe, Chongwe, Musonda Falls , and Chibebe to visit orphans who are currently being sponsored by the generous people like yourselves back in the West. I will also be helping with the Camp Hopes in Chongwe this summer, June 22-25 and July 13-17. Please pray for the short-term missionaries on those two trips because they have the big job of connecting with the childeren who go to these camps and possibly making a lasting difference on the child's life. Well just to let you know how my schedule will look like for the next week, tomorrow we go to church, and then Tuesday through Saturday, we will helping out with te OVC (orphaned or vulnerable children, although we like to call them Orphans Victorious in Christ) Coordinators by going to Chawama to find orphans and training with them in preparation for the summer. I am so thankful to be here and I just want to praise God for the people who made this trip possible for me. Thanks so much and God bless!

Leaving for Texas!

Hey guys!
Well tomorrow I leave for Texas, where Every Orphan's Hope center is located, and then on Thursday I fly off to London for a 13 hour lay-over, and then I get on my flight to Zambia, Africa! I am very excited right now and a little bit scared also to be going so far away from my friends and family for so long. I ask that you will pray for me to give me courage over the next couple of days because I will be going through some big changes in traveling, location of where I will be living, meeting new people, and then being given more information on what we will be doing for the orphans in Zambia! I can't wait to see the orphans again and serve God's children. My mom, Evelyn Showers, has packed a present for a 17 year old Zambian girl who she has been sponsoring for many years for me to give to her. I will be meeting her sponsor child at the airport in Lusaka, Zambia! I am also very exciting about meeting her. There will so many things going on and so many new people to meet over the next couple of days. Wish me luck!

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
~Deuteronomy 31:6

Introduction

Hello!

Just as an introduction, my name is Jessica Showers, and this summer, 2009, I've been accepted on an internship to go to Zambia, Africa, and work with an organization called Every Orphan's Hope. Every Orphan's Hope is a christian organization that helps care for children whose parents (one or both) have died from the terrible AIDS disease. They are helping by building houses, starting bible camps, feeding, clothing, and helping to support these orphans through school through supports in more fortunate countries (such as America). I am very blessed to be going on this amazing trip to help God's children, and I pray that you will be touched by what I post on this blog.
I am also creating this blog as a gift to all of my amazing supporters. I have been given generous donations from friends, family, and people who have heard my story and were touched by God to donate. I am very very blessed to know such wonderfully generous people and I want you all to know that your donations will not be wasted! I will be posting pictures, stories, and information about the Every Orphan's Hope organization as much as possible over my 2 month stay in Zambia, Africa. So please come and check this blog for updates as much as you want!
PS-> The picture is of me and my orphan group during bible camp in Zambia in 2004.