Arising Life Orphanage

monday was a great start to the week and one of the first busier days so far in Ndola.  The Northrise media team flew out from Arizona/California to shoot videos for Northrise for the week.  Their focus for is to interview, video, and shoot photos of the orphanages and schools that have been started by Northrise graduates.  We went to the Arising Life orphanage in the afternoon where the kids sang for us and showed us their artwork.  The official language of Zambia is English, which has made communication with the locals quite convenient.  The visit at the orphanage had quite the impact on me because most of these kids have either been abused, abandoned, and/or have lost their parents to HIV.  The children were very shy in the beginning, but became very photogenic and friendly after I started playing with them.  I made one friend name Dan who was seven years old who did not leave my side until the team went back to Northrise.

put your hands up in the air!!

It has been difficult loading photos for the blog, but it has been easy to upload them on my facebook if you want to check it out.  I will try to keep up with the updates, but this week will be quite busy.

TIA (This Is Africa!!)

Alex





“A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” - Ghandi