But first- let me take a selfie!

This morning was an early start with a 7:30am breakfast before heading out to the CCAP Synod of Zambia offices where we met the General Secretary, Reverend Sevatt Kabaghe. We learnt about his life and work including his role within the CCAP Synod of Zambia and the wider community.

After a tour of the offices we met Rev Kabaghe’s family and tried some incredible muffins baked by the Reverend’s wife. We also discovered Kenny‘s hidden football talent with the revelation that he went for trials at Manchester United! (Back in the day of course, although he could still probably beat Michael like he did in the tennis exhibition match!)

After our visit we went to lunch with the General Secretary before heading back to the church for icebreakers and discussions with the church youth about contemporary issues facing young people today and how our selfies and social media should reflect our lives as Christians. It was great to get to know the people we will be working with this week and we look forward to being able to engage with them in their community.

We returned to the lodge, only stopping for ice cream and groceries on the way. On our return we had a swim in the pool which was pretty chilly before having some much needed showers and a tasty (but pretty spicy) dinner.

Finally we spent some time together reflecting on our day and listening to an inspirational devotion from Jenny. We bonded over some games and Michael threatening Ashley with a spider.

An update on our game of human cluedo: Michael killed Mark with a pen in the breakfast area; Christine killed Holly B with a plastic bottle on the kitchen and Holly T killed Rachel with a hand sanitiser in the pool.

(Alice)

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