By Linda Wilkinson | Founder of Chikumbuso
Chikumbuso is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year and in honor of this milestone the widows and I told stories of the "early days" of the project.
Many of the widows spoke of the time when we bought our center. Chikumbuso used to be a bar and brothel on the outside of Lusaka. It was for sale and God redeemed it. Today it is a school and shelter for 450 children.
Lida remembers:
"Our hearts were full of prayer and happiness when we bought this old place. Our previous school at the Baptist church was only temporary and it was "hard". If we were chased out of the church what will happen to our school and to our children's education? I saw the bar as permanent even though we were full of doubt. It was a filthy place but when we had to clean it we did it in an exciting way. We sang and danced as if it were a nice place and because of this it has become a beautiful place. No one can understand it. "
Lida was smiling ear to ear as she told this story and finished by informing me that thanks to Chikumbuso her daughter has just completed grade12.
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