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In 1996 our first trip to Zambia was in a sheep truck. We ‘spied out the land’ and were discouraged by the giant potholes! But the Lord our God brought us into a good land….a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills (Deut 8: 7-9) In 1997 we rented a dilapidated Agricultural College in the Copperbelt Province on a contract basis from the government .
Zhak & Yvette Maloney
1. Jannie and Elise Compion— African Field Director. 2. Outreach groups from South Africa renovated the buildings and facilities and FCE’s staff moved in and started to cultivate the land. 3. The traditional diet consists of Nshima (porridge) and vegetables. Meat is scarce (many long for the ‘fleshpots of Egypt’). 4. The vegetable garden supplies almost all the vegetables needed to feed the approximately 120 people every day. 5. Cows now provide sufficient milk for the Training Centre. 6. In the Maize Bank our maize harvest is stored for our staple diet, ‘Nshima’, and poultry feed. 7. The poultry division provides sufficient eggs for the Training Centre and the surplus is sold.
The first team under the leadership of William and Colleen Doble is sent to Madras in India.
Neels and Anita attend two conferences regarding Christian Education in Australia.