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BEYOND BORDERS
Compassion in Action In the heart of rural Zambia, The Salvation Army is providing crucial medical care. by Kathy Nguyen
Under the Lens Nachoka Mangani hopes to become a microbiologist to help people
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s the resource media coordinator of The Salvation Army’s international development department (formerly world missions), I had been asked to participate in a resource trip to Zambia, which our department takes annually to collect photos, videos and stories for the Partners in Mission fundraising campaign. This year, I went with videographer Aaron Bowes, photographer Mark Yan, and our director, Lt-Colonel Brenda Murray. The Pulse of Chikankata As we ventured out of Lusaka, the
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nation’s capital, we were in for a long five-hour car ride of more than 100 kilometres into rocky and rural terrain. The farther away we drove from the capital, the closer we got to Chikankata, a land many refer to as “the heart of rural Zambia.” The Salvation Army has been serving this community since 1945. When a local headman, Charlie Chikankata, heard of The Salvation Army’s meaningful work in Zimbabwe, he offered the organization a portion of his land, with the condition that it would be used to build an institution that provided education
