by Alex Waardenburg, volunteer Director of Student Relations It’s that time of year again. The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and students all over the USA are looking forward to the end of another school year. I myself  am going to be traveling to New England to watch my sister-in-law graduate [...]

Tags: church, community, education, forgotten voices, Giving, hope, learning, orphans, pastors, zambia, zimbabwe
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by Ellen Shaffer, Director of Project Management In Zimbabwe and Zambia, when a woman becomes a mother, she is often thereafter referred to by her child’s name. If I lived among the Tonga-speaking people  of Zambia, instead of being called Ellen, people in my community would call me Bina Caiden. I would wear that name with pride [...]

Tags: children, church, community, death, faith, health, HIV/AIDS, hope, mothers, poverty, sacrifice, zambia, zimbabwe
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My family and I were out for frozen yogurt recently. The place was packed, with the line spilling out the door and down the sidewalk.  We were sitting on the curb watching the massive crowd building. My almost 3 year old daughter, like me, loves people. With my typical lack of humility, I told her, [...]

Tags: community, forgotten voices, ice cream, strangers, zambia, zimbabwe
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by Jeff Niemitz, Volunteer Director of Church Relations When I lived in northern California back in the mid-70’s, I attended Peninsula Bible Church.  You may have never heard of this church but you may have heard of its pastor, Ray Stedman.  Like many well-known and respected pastors today, Ray wrote books based on his sermons, [...]

Tags: church, community, faith, service, zambia, zimbabwe
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      Did you know that April is Community Service month?  At Forgotten Voices we are passionate about local community service. Why? Because our model hinges on local volunteers in Southern Africa serving orphans in their local communities.  We encourage everyone here in the United States and all over the world to emulate their example.   [...]

Tags: Africa, children, church, community, forgotten voices, kids, love, orphan, orphans, partners, service, widows, zambia, zimbabwe
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Me: “What do you like most about being a mom?” Mrs Nozitelo Moyo, (responding through pain): “being with them” Last April, I sat with Mrs. Nozitelo Moyo and talked about life. She is pictured here. I knew it was highly unlikely she would be alive by the next time I came. Sadly, I was right. Today, I [...]

Tags: death, forgotten voices, motherhood, orphan, praxis, Ryan Keith, zambia, zimbabwe
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Kabushi/Mushili ECZ, Zambia Please continue to pray for the leaders of Mushili Evangelical Church that they may lead the people under God’s guidance. The number of orphans grows daily and this increases the demand for school fee funding. Pray that God will provide us with the necessary resources and financial assistance to meet the needs [...]

Tags: churches, prayer, zambia
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by Ellen Shaffer, Director of Project Management TODAY is World Water Day. 2013 marks the 20th annual celebration of this global issue, and this year’s theme is Water Cooperation. If you haven’t already, check out yesterday’s post by our resident “water guru”,  Jeff Niemitz, highlighting water issues he’s observed among our partners in southern Africa. [...]

Tags: development, orphan, partners, sustainability, water, zambia, zimbabwe
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by Jeff Niemitz, Volunteer Director of Church Relations There is plenty of evidence to show that wars have been fought over natural resources.  In a more nuanced way, we can see how the distribution and extraction of oil throughout the globe over time has led to a world of those who have and those who [...]

Tags: community, farming, orphans, water, zambia, zimbabwe
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Change of schedule this week, so posting my “This week on the ground” post today. Better late than never! I am not a morning person. Ask my family. My husband long-ago gave up the idea of enjoying a nice coffee and breakfast together before work. I sleep until the last possible second and then run [...]

Tags: church, education, farming, orphan, service, volunteerism, zambia, zimbabwe
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