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Announcing the next step forward in bringing quality education to the children of Zambia . . . the Mtendere Ministry and Education Complex (Mtendere MEC)!  The MEC will be the perfect companion to the network of Lifeway Christian Academies that is currently being developed across Lusaka by Family Legacy.  Formerly the site of Jesus Cares Community School (where Camp LIFE was held in 2004), this facility became available earlier this summer and is currently undergoing needed renovations.

It is perhaps the largest facility in the Mtendere compound – so large that we will be able to put a soccer field and playground inside its walls.  Because of its size, the MEC will be utilized in a number of ways.

The Mtendere MEC will serve the purpose of both a Community Resource Center (CRC) and a Lifeway Christian Academy (LCA).  Children will be able to come to the CRC to play, study, spend time with our staff, and find a place of refuge anytime day or night.  Also, a number of children who come from the worst situations of abuse and neglect will be rescued out of their homes and live in safety at the CRC.  These children and other sponsored children from the area will be able to attend the LCA located at the center.  The LCA will provide an excellent education to children in grades 1-6 through well-qualified teachers and low student-to-teacher ratios.

In Zambia, children in grades 7, 9, & 12 must pass a national standardized exam in order to continue to the next grade.  Children around Lusaka in need of taking the exam must travel to a location designated as an “Examination Center”.  The students must pay a fee to take the exam every time.  The MEC will generate income by being an Examination Center for community and government school children around Lusaka.  Along with holding national exams, the MEC will be utilized as a tutoring center for children in grade 7 who need extra help preparing for the exam.

While these will be the initial primary purposes of the MEC, the size and configuration of the building will allow us to conduct other educational and ministry programs as the need arises.  The center has great potential not only as a resource in the community but also as a prototype for other ministry-education centers in the future.  It is an important step forward in bringing the best education possible to the children of Zambia.

Currently our construction crew is hard at work and we hope to have the facility running by the new school term in January!

Here are pictures from our 10th Anniversary Banquet

Camp LIFE sign ups have been coming in over the last couple of weeks. We already have over 70 signed up, which is over 10% of our maximum capacity. Although there is still room left, the early sign up price will only be available through October 15^th!

That means that a one week trip will jump from $3,700 to $3,850. And a two week trip will jump from $5,000 to $5,150. An earlier sign up will also allow you to get started on your fund-raising!

If you are an alumni, have finished at least a year of college and are interested in Summer Staff please contact us. You can call Susan Kendall at 972-620-2020 for more details.

Our theme for 2011 is “Kingdom” and we are going to be teaching the children of Zambia about their inheritance in Christ because “the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” So get your applications in and sign up now. We don’t want you to miss out on everything the Lord is going to be doing this next summer in Zambia.