Bread Brings Education, Health and Hope

Bread Brings Education, Health and Hope By, Jessie Manzer on July 5, 2016 “Chawama is Yawama!” shout a group of children outside World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Lusaka, Zambia. Inside, bakers are preparing their daily fresh bread. Aside from their deliciously baked bread, Chawana bakery offers much more. It helps provide children with education and […]


The Gift of Reading

As many of our children in upper elementary still struggle with basis reading skills, one of our teachers decided to offer extra lessons to students in need for two weeks during their vacation time. Check out the students’ responses:


Beer Anyone?

  Five of our children at St. Abanoub school have been abandoned by their father. The oldest child is in 6th grade and the youngest is in preschool.  The mother is ill, and can’t afford to pay her children’s tuition for this term, which consists of $3/child, so all her children have missed the first […]


Moment of Joy…

A friend asked me what was the one thing so far that touched me within the month that I have been here. I spoke about a young gentleman Bornface, who went to another crowded school before he came to ours (approx. 90 children in one classroom). Year after year the teachers at that school passed […]


My first mission trip

This is my first mission trip.  Starting out on a trip to Africa has been an amazing experience. Today we ran our second Orphan Day for the children that live near St. Moses church. The children ranged in age from about 2 to 12.  Some of the children are true orphans while others are considered […]


A letter from Father Abraham in Zambia

Dear Meant to Live Foundation, We are so thankful to God that you chose to sponsor the orphans of Zambia (OZ Project).This means so much to the families, teachers and staff, school children, and all of us who get to see transformation and change in our communities every day here in Zambia. Sometimes the people […]