The Bauson Bulletin New Things

Volume 1, Issue 5

Here are a few pictures to show some of the new sights for our family here in Zambia.

Welcome to Zambia!

October 20, 2010

This was the sign that greeted us when we got off the plane in Lusaka, Zambia. It was the beginning of our new adventure. After traveling for about 35 hours it was great to see a familiar face (Nathan Enright), get our luggage, and load the van for the last drive of about 4 more hours to Kafakumba. Kendra had lunch waiting for us. God really blessed our travels; everything went very smoothly. Jacaranda tree

Adjusting

Household visitor

“Watch out for that robot!” I shouted to Bill as he drove through the city of Kitwe. The robots (or stoplights) are in different places and are very dim—if they are even working. This is just one of our new phrases. A few other little tidbits: “cotton” is thread, the “fitment centre” is where you go to get your “tyres” balanced and aligned, and you “earth” your antennas.

We’ve been grocery shopping a few times. Prices average over twice what they are in Indiana. That’s after calculating the exchange from Kwachas to dollars and liters or grams to gallons or ounces.

Sunrise from our door What to Pray For • God’s leading for each of us

The Streets of Kitwe (pop. ~550,000)

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Sunrise is ~5:30AM; people are at work by 7:00AM. Here at Kafakumba Training Center, the day starts with prayer and singing with the woodshop and Center workers.

to find our place here • A good internet solution for: 1. Keith’s schooling 2. Our research and news

Bill is driving on the left side of the road. The first couple of times driving at night, we came upon a stopped truck in the road (no lights or flares). We have to be very careful. We started looking for a new car. It will cost around 75 million… Kwacha.

3. Personal business • Learning Bemba (the local language)

Praises • Safe and uneventful travels • People are very welcoming and open • All the help we’ve received from the Enright’s while settling in

This is Africa One of the common phrases we hear is: “This is Africa.” Those three words are all you need to explain anything from the power and water randomly disappearing to the reason for people living on $1 to $2 a day. As we learn to fit into this society, we are constantly reminded of how much we had in the United States. We are really living among some of “the least of these” in God’s kingdom. And as we try to come alongside the people to help them however we can, we often bump into roadblocks, or different ways of doing things, and we think, “this is Africa!”

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How to Donate If you would like to contribute financially, you can make your check out to “Enright Flight Ministries” and mail it to Enright Flight Ministries, 1919 Jackson Lane, Port Orange, FL 32128. Please write "Bauson Zambia Project" on the memo line. You can also donate online at our website. Contact Information E-mail: [email protected] Mailing address: Bill & Cassie Bauson c/o United Methodist Church P.O. Box 70839 Ndola, Zambia Africa Tel. +260 964 053741 Skype name: bill.bauson http://sites.google.com/site/bcbauson

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Temporary Housing We are currently living in “Grandma’s” house. That means we haven’t totally unpacked, but we each have a trunk of clothes in our rooms and are using one bedroom as storage for extras. There was food in the fridge and pantry and we are quite comfortable here. One big advantage to our temporary housing is Moving into Grandma’s house that we can tailor the new house to our desires. The basic layout and foundation can’t change, but we’ve been able to specify walls to open up, where to put closets and outlets, and dream of how to customize the rooms to our preferences.

Our future home

Hello From the Family From Bill: We’ve only been here a month, but it seems much longer. I’ve gotten involved with the various leadership groups here, helping to structure in various business practices to help each of the organizations run more effectively. Besides spending a lot of time working on organizational things, I’ve been researching internet service solutions for the Kafakumba compound, gave short lessons on Excel, keyboard, drums, guitar, electricity, pneumatics… helped get a wide belt sander running, and started working on a video for the Enright’s Nov. 10 dinner meeting. Our family is also doing a study on the book “When Helping Hurts.” I highly recommend it for anyone interested in alleviating poverty whether you live in Africa or anywhere else. From Cassie: We have not starved and I keep the clothes clean. I am fascinated by the colorful grasshoppers (I’ve seen both red and purple when they’re flying), and some of the new flowers, fruits, and birds. I especially enjoy the pretty songbirds that have a nest outside the kitchen window. I visit with the Kafakumba cooks, attempting to learn new Bemba phrases and sit in on the women’s groups. The honey business really interests me and I hope to observe some of the December harvest. Lastly, we are always meeting new people here and learning more about Zambian culture.

Our Mission (why we exist): To equip the people of Africa with an understanding of the principles of the Kingdom of God in order to transform their lives...

From Peter: It’s been an interesting month. I’m starting to learn a bit about the culture here by talking with the Zambians. I’ve been biking between three and six miles to a bee hive factory at a place called Rivendell Farm. You people have no idea how nice the roads in Indiana are! I can barely ride a bike on some of these roads! I’m getting to know some of the people out here, but I still really miss our church (Kokomo Zion). I’m hoping to go out into “the bush” some time with a German bee expert for a few days to check on bee hives and their owners. Thanks for all of your prayers. And by the way, the fishing here is great!

Our Vision (where we're going): A self-sustaining ministry model of individual empowerment that can be transported anywhere in Africa…

From Keith: I can barely believe that it’s already been a month. Moving here was not nearly as much of a shock as I expected it to be, but maybe that’s because I expected a big change. I’ve had a long vacation from school since I’m doing online classes, and the internet isn’t what we thought it would be. For the past week or so I’ve been going to a nearby town called Luanshya and sitting in an Internet Café to do school, but before that there wasn’t much I could do. So now I’m about a month behind. Mom keeps saying I won’t get a Christmas vacation. Although it’s hot here, it’s definitely not unbearable.

Learn more about Kafakumba at www.kafakumba.org.