Becky Warnock shares,
“Over the Easter break, two churches became one team! The Forge Community Church in Suffolk and Hollywood Christian Life Centre in Birmingham joined forces to spend time in Zambia, specifically with the communities of Maposa and Amlew, with whom they partner. The team consisted of Peter, Deborah, Abigail and Thomas Steele (Hollywood) and Becky Warnock, Stephen Shears, Brenda Stannard, Sam Land and Ben Land (The Forge), a mix of those who have been many times, those for whom this is a second visit, and the first visit for two others.
The team spent time in both communities and also ran a four-day kids’ camp over the Easter weekend, where 40 children came and stayed at Kachele, 20 from each community. It was amazing to build relationships with the children and see them open up over the weekend as we focused on the theme of forgiveness. One young girl called Beatrice* told how her brother had taken her to work in his shop and then accused her of stealing money. She didn’t do it, but he beat her up and broke her leg. She shared how she found it hard to forgive him but knew that she had to.
There were many highlights from the trip – Holy Home Visits, walking with the Care Workers, an early sunrise service on Easter Sunday with all the children, and getting to know the long-term volunteers at Kachele.”
Watch a video filmed by team member, Ben Land from The Forge Community Church, about the visit.