AUGUST 30TH  BLESSINGS FROM THE LORD - OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. PRAISES FOR THE AMAZING MINISTRY THAT HOLLY AND WILL HAVE TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILY. THANK YOU HOLLY AND WILL FOR INTRODUCING TO US SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE , BOTH THE ZAMBIANS AND THOSE INVOLVED WITH THE ORGANIZATION. IT HAS CHANGED OUR LIVES!!!!

OUR FOUNDER AND CEO OF EVERY ORPHANS HOPE , A GREAT MENTOR, GARY SCHNEIDER, OFFICE IN FRISCO, TEXAS

SOME OF OUR AMAZING TEAM MEMBERS, L TO R, JORDAN SHEPHERD, INFAMOUS GUITAR PLAYER FROM GRUVERS CHURCH, JED RYAN INFAMOUS SINGER AND COMEDIAN FROM CANADA, LUCINDA KOLLENHOVEN FROM CANADA SOON TO BE A ZAMBIAN, OUR CLAIRE INFAMOUS SINGER AND NOVELIST, KARA SHEPHERD, INFAMOUS SINGER FROM GRUVERS CHURCH, ELISE KOLLENHOVEN FROM CANADA SOON TO BE A ZAMBIAN, JUSTIN WOOD INFAMOUS IN ALL AREAS FROM CANADA. FRONT ROW L TO R, OUR TOMMY GRUVER THE INFAMOUS CHARACTER AND FRIEND TO ALL, OUR SAILI GRUVER A FRIEND TO EVERYONE AND VERY EXPRESSIVE, AND OUR LEX GRUVER, OUR KIND AND LOVING GRANDSON WHO ALL THE CHILDREN LOVED ESPECIALLY SOME OF THOSE GIRLS WHO THOUGHT HE WAS REALLY COOL!!!

L to R Timothy Payne, music director from Gruvers church, Jordan and Kara Shepherd, Gruvers church. Tim and Jordan led us every morning and evening in song with their guitars and music direction. It was such an amazing gift to us to be able to sing praises to our Lord and it was another support for our ministry.

Justin Wood with our Tommy while Gert looks on.

Brenda Van Zyl from South Africa and great addition to our team, an amazing prayer warrior.  She prayed over me and stopped my hiccups.

Jordan with Saili and Tommy horsin around.

Tim saying goodbye to everyone as he had to get back to church early. We were sad to see him go.

Karen Ferguson, a wonderful lady and helpful friend to us,  with Tommy. 

Our team on our bus on our way to the village!!

And Here's Karen, my lifesaver

And Here's Elle, Karen's daughter and good friend of Shaina , our other granddaughter in Texas!

Brenda loving on an orphan

Grandpa, visiting with the children

Karen and Elle Ferguson with Tommy

Another great shot of the worship time with these amazing kids!!

Our team with staff at Chuminuka Lodge on our last day together .

More worship shots at our dorm, Abundant Life

Surprise, we see Jed is a great singer, Jordan accompanying on guitar.

Worshiping our Lord and Savior

Singing African worship songs

The Kollenhoven's

Karen and Elle sorting our handouts for the children

The amazing Kollenhoven family, L to R Machteld "Maggie", Gert,  Elise, (Lucinda not pictured here)

Me with Brenda Van Zyl

L to R Maggie Kollenhoven, Brenda Van Zyl, Les and I, Gert Kollenhoven