Day 6

Today we visited Support groups. The first group we visited was from the Bread of Life Church. An active support group consists of 10-20 members, all HIV positive. This one had about 15 present, but was missing a few. We talked to them, although most of them only spoke bimba, and hearing what they had to say was really humbling. I cannot even begin to imagine what it is like for these men and women on a daily basis. So when we were done at the church, they went to show us their garden. It is HUGE! They mainly grow foods that work with the medications they are on, but they also grow foods that they can sell. On our way back to the van, we stopped at a house. The girl who lived there was 11 and HIV positive. We heard her story and how the medication has helped her. I prayed for her and then we left. When we left, we went to the van to go visit the Habitat houses. They are really coming along nicely. After that, we went back to Kaps to have lunch and check on Lisa. She was doing a lot better and she came with us for the afternoon. I almost went and swam with Samuel, Martha and Lawrence's son, but decided against it. When Lawrence picked us up after lunch, we went to Pastor Chris's church. We met with the support group and passed out Heps, a protein supplement, to kids who are HIV positive. Pastor Chris showed us the new church that is being built, the two chicken coops, the schools, and the water filter. It's amazing what he is doing for the community. After that, we went to Pastor David's church and passed out Heps to HIV positive kids. He also showed us the garden and the chlorinated water filter. We then traveled to the chicken coop, which was still a part of Pastor David's church. Then we were taken back to Kaps to get ready for dinner. We ate at the Temfwe's, and had a nice conversation about Jubilee and other aspects of it. When it was all over, we were taken back to prepare for a good nights rest.