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| Lodging,
Food, and Water |
| When
we returned from the
villages to Namwianga, location of the Rural Medical Clinic, it was a
privilege to stay in the home of Andrew. On our last night in the
community, his family provided a wonderful dinner for a
coworker
and I. |
 When in Namwianga, I stayed in the home of Andrew and his wonderfully sweet family. When returning from the bush, it was great to get a shower. Andrew insured that the water supply for Namwianga was meeting the needs of such a large group which really taxed the water system. |
 I stayed in a five person tent with nurse co-workers. It was cool at night. The ground was normally rocky, so I was furnished a couple extra sleeping bags to sleep on. |
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This Report by Ellie Hamby shows
the food support that was needed to feed a team of 135 from America and
Canada. Most of the acquisition was accomplished before the team
arrived. There was surprise one day when Cokes were served for
the first time on a medical mission trip. LJA.
I thought it might be interesting to let you know what all it takes to feed our big group in Zambia. 1. I ordered 170 kg (374
lbs) of mince (ground beef in the USA). They cattle are being
butchered now and the mince should be ready shortly.
2. I ordered 100 chickens
and they are growing right now and should be ready to butcher in about
a week.
3. I ordered 20 kg
(44 lbs) of game meat (kudu, eland, and impala). A wildlife farm
has these animals and they butcher and sell the meat.
4. I ordered 5000 bottles
of water, 1500 small juice boxes, and 1500 small bags of assorted
potato chips from the warehouses in Lusaka. A truck is going
there today to bring them back to Namwianga.
5. I ordered 50 kg (110
lbs) of Gouda Cheese from a cheese factory in Lusaka. We have it
now and it is in the freezer.
6. I ordered 50 kg (110
lbs) of sliced ham from a meat packing supplier in Lusaka and it will
be ready to pick up when we go to Lusaka to pick up the Gregersens on
the 22nd June.
7. The following
vegetables are in the field growing right now: 50 heads of
cabbage, 90 kgs (198 lbs) of carrots, 40 kgs (88 lbs) of onions,
and 90 kgs (198 lbs) of tomatoes. I am counting on all the
suppliers having the veggies ready when we need them.
8. I ordered several cases
of apples, pears, and bananas. This fruit will all come by truck
from South Africa.
9. The ladies at Namwianga
will be making 6000 buns to be delivered to our house at different
times and I have ordered from the local bakery supplier in Kalomo 200
loaves of bread.
10. Leonard Sichimwa is busy
making cookies and cakes for all of you that have a "sweet tooth".
11. Last, but not least,
we will be buying 100 kgs (220 lbs) of mealie meal for all you "Nshima
Lovers"!
You can see that it takes a lot
to feed a group as big as ours! Everything seems to be working
okay and I am counting on the food being ready when we need it.
In His Love,
Ellie Hamby, Msg 09 Aug
2005
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This shows the water stock that was onhand. Ellie ordered over 6,000 bottles of water. It was vital that we had water available throughout each day. It was a blessing that someone came around, delivering water bottles to us to keep us from dehydrating. |