Just in case anyone’s wondering why I haven’t put up a update in a while, it’s because I’m finally home. I left Zambia on the 3rd of may and arrived in Jacksonville at 11:00 pm on the 4th. It was a very exhausting flight!
My last week and a half in Zambia was spent in Livingstone. There was another Maranatha open team project that took place, so we went down to build some more One-day Churches.
Michael and myself had been planning all of the things that we needed to do before leaving Zambia. Our time was running out and there were so many things yet to be experienced! Things like:
1. Becoming craft salesman and selling at the local craft maket
2. Buying some Zambian clothes
3. Purchasing cell phone cards and trying to resell them to locals
These became some of our favorite activities in the following days. We also discovered the joy in yelling random greetings out of the Land Cruiser and seeing all of the different reactions. Another fun thing to do was scaring children. We would be driving on a road when all of the sudden we would spot some children. We would slam on the brakes and just stare at them. They would all freeze and stare back. Then one of us would just out of the door like we were going to chase them down on foot. They would all go screaming in terror into their various hiding places. Then we would start laughing and they would know were were joking. It was so fun!
Another great experience we had was ministering to some of the local craft salesmen. We crossed over into Zimbabwe one day to visit the craft markets. We found a corner stall, and after some negotiating, we had our own crafts shop. But after the guys found out we were Adventists, they started asking questions about the sabbath and health. We were able to study the Bible with them for about an hour. I was especially thankful to God because a couple of the versus I used, I had just read in the last week!
So now that my experience is over, I can look back on the year and feel proud. God lead me to step out and do something I never would do on my own. I faced something I was scared to death to do! I feel that I really matured a lot and learned a lot. I was able to help others, and it felt good.
So what am I doing now? Now I’m back to glorious life of Calculus 2, attempting to find a summer job, and having to pay car insurance. It’s fun.
I would like to thank those that took the time to read this blog, those that donated money and items for my trip, those that have sent letters, and those that have been praying for me.
This summer I am planning to make a DVD with all of my video footage I got while in Zambia. It will also have a lot of me just telling stories and stuff like that. I plan to have it finished by August or September, so if anyone would like a copy, just keep looking at this blog to see when it gets finished and how I can get everyone a copy.
Thanks again,
Adam Young
