Reflection from Katie

"How many Zambians can you fit into a truck?" It sounds like a start to a bad joke, but today we proved that you can fit approximately 16 Zambians, 6 Americans, and 2 Belgians in a pick up truck as we started our adventure of planting the moringa trees. When we all arrived, the children and our team worked together to dig, evenly space, and plant all 87 trees. It was such a fun experience that everyone got to enjoy! All together! What strikes me about The Sunflower Family Center is with almost 100 kids running around, you would think the environm would be a loud, chaotic, headache inducing mess, but I have found quite the opposite. Within each child's joyous, energetic energy, there is a peacefulness. The Sunflower Family Center is the most peaceful place I have found in this Earth in my short 20 years. The only logical explanation I can come up with is the over abundance of God's presence within these grounds. So far, being here is such a renewing, rewarding experience in which I have  learned so much about myself and these wonderful, beautiful children. I feel so blessed to be here, and my gratitude grows only more each passing day, as it becomes more and more evident why God called me to Zambia. I ask that all of you reading this continue to keep the team in your prayers to unite us, to remember why we are here, and that we will be successful the rest of our time here in Zambia.