Quarterly September 5, 2014

The ICBC is Growing

The steel frame for two buildings went up. The roof sheeting will
start next week followed by foundation work. Rob and Wafuka
have been working closely with local craftsmenconstruction is
o!cially underway. First structures are a church, pastors home,
preschool, and team housing. We will be using local people to
make bricks right on site and learn the craft of construction. You
know what? It just feels right to utilize the hands and feet of the
people living right here to make a di"erence in their own
community.
The Taylors are Here!
Rob and Jennifer Taylor and their 4 children arrived in Zambia on
11 July and have been settling in and exploring their new home.
While Rob has been assisting Wafuka with building projects for
the ICBC, Jennifer is getting involved with maintaining nancial
records and newsletters. Both are excited to become more
involved with Teen Challenge!
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Contact
Phone:
+260 962 825 282
+260 954 174 393
+260 971 008 016
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 360384
Kafue, Zambia
Physical Address:
Plot Sub L/89/42A/M
Mungu Road
Kafue, Zambia
Prayer Requests
For the staff at Teen
Challenge and the stress of
working with people in
recovery.
For the building projects:
that the work would be done
in a professional, and timely
manner.
For the Taylors and
Kapolesas: as they continue
to deepen their friendship
and develop a team.
Did you know?
Teen Challenge Zambia has been
receiving referrals from the Drug
Enforcement Commission. It is
exciting to know that Zambian
government agencies view Teen
Challenge as a valuable resource
for recovery.
PURE NARD
TEEN CHALLENGE ZAMBIA
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New Friends "om South Korea
Teen challenge and the ICBC
welcomed just about 30 visitors from
Africa Future Foundation. After a
tour of the project and facilities, we
spent time together in fellowship
and sharing testimonies. We were
even graced with a beautiful song; a
gift from one of the young Korean
visitors! We thoroughly enjoyed
sharing all that God is doing with the
ICBC and Teen Challenge!
New Intern "om Angola
We have a new member of the Teen Challenge Team, Adriano
Chivela. He comes to us from Teen Challenge Angola and brings
with him experience and knowledge of Teen Challenge, the
program, and the personal
testimony of recovery. A perfect
t. Please welcome him to our
team through your prayers and
ask for the Lords provision for
him in his adjustment to life in
Zambia, and strength as he works
with these young men in recovery.
A big Thanks to our Friends
Thank you to the Carlsons, who came to visit the ICBC
ministry in May! We appreciate their leadership and direction as
we kick o" with a great start
in the construction of the
buildings. We also continue to
thank God for the faithfulness
of the CLC Dayton family for
their prayers and support.
Thank you!
We also need to extend a huge
thanks to Chris Hodges and
the Pacic Northwest Teen
Challenge for their faithful
giving. We now have
electricity after 7 months of
waiting!
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Meet Chiluba
Chiluba has been participating in the
Teen Challenge program for 6
months. As a student of the
program, he shares his testimony
Chiluba can look back now and
realize the enormous opportunity he
had with a student visa in the U.K. An
abuser of marijuana in Zambia and
then alcohol in the U.K., by the time
he returned to Zambia for university
as a nursing student, his drinking was
out of control. He shared his
thoughts on destroyed family
relationships and lost opportunities.
He made many attempts at a clean
lifestyle out of his own will a New
Years resolution year after year. Rock
bottom was his expulsion from
school. He hasnt seen his father
since January. Chiluba came to Teen
Challenge an atheist after fruitless
attempts for spiritual depth in
Buddhism, Islam, and even dabbling
in New Aged style beliefs. His efforts
continued to lead him on the path of
self-destruction, that is, until he came
to Teen Challenge. His enthusiasm
for his new clean life spills over
when he shares about what it means
to be free of the chains of alcoholism.
He lights up when he talks about his
future. He believes that Teen
Challenge works because of its
residential style care for a full
year which he believes is needed
for recovery. Chiluba also credits the
spiritual teaching to his health and
recognizes that he would not have
come this far without the Lords help.
Celebrate with us! Chiluba is on the
road to good health as a man of God.
So as we pray for Chilubas continued
strength and maturing faith, we also
praise God with him. On the right
path now, he is nding his family
relationships restored and renewed.
In fact, his father will come to see him
this week. Praise God!

This ministry is funded in part
by the faithful giving of
people like you. If you are
interested in making a
contribution to this work,
please send an email to:
[email protected]
!ank You for your
support!
TEEN CHALLENGE
ZAMBIA
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A Special Opportunity Meet the Sitali Family
Just below the building site for the ICBC, you can see a
collection of cardboard and plastics, a collection of
pots and pans, and children running around. It is hard
to imagine, but we are looking at a family home. The
Sitali family has been squatting $with permission from
the owner of the land% for a month now, so Wafuka
went to investigate. As it turns out, Mr. Sitali lost his
job and consequently their home. His wife, Jennifer,
and their 9 children have all been living outdoors. This
is an urgent situation because here in Zambia, there is a
rainy season, and for those who have not experienced
an African rainy season, it is more like a monsoon. It
will begin to rain sometime in October, just a few short weeks away. We visited over the weekend and
what a lovely family! We appreciate how they have made the best of a bad situation. All of their things
were neat and in order. The area was clean and you could see their attempts at making the situation
livable. They made private areas with tall grasses, used boxing materials and corrugated steel to make
rooms for their living space. All&in&all it was quite nice,
but the rain is coming. This really is an urgent situation. As
hard as this family has worked at arranging a decent place to
live for their children, it still does not have a toilet or privacy
for things like bathing, and with no roof, those hard rains will
not only drench the family, but also all of their belongings.
Did I mention that one of the children is a daughter who has
a 3&month old baby?
To add to the familys frustration, the school&aged children
$grades 1, 2, 6 and 9% were all given notice last week that they
may not return to school until their school fees have been
paid. To give you a picture of how very little this family is
surviving with, the school fees are just 150 Kwacha per year.
That would be just about '25 US dollars! Per year! Out of
curiosity, we wanted to know how the children were doing in
school so they brought out a report. Talk about high marks!
We were looking at a student who was 4th in his entire class.
As a teacher myself, I struggled with the idea of these
children not being allowed to attend school.
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We, at the ICBC site and Teen
Challenge, have been touched.
It is a struggle to drive past the
Sitali family day after day and
realize the fate that is coming
with the rain. This is where we
o"er a special opportunity.
Would you join us in
considering ways in which you
can help? Our suggestion is to raise some funds to build a simple, Zambian&
style structure to keep the family protected. We are talking about just three
rooms with a roof about 150 square feet, and a pit latrine. We also encourage
you to think about the childrens school fees.
Are you able to help with buying bricks? Mr. Sitali has already been collecting
mud bricks, but he has fallen short. A simple 3&room structure can be constructed with about '1,500 US.
Can you help? Will you consider contributing toward the childrens school fees? At '25 per year for each
child, all 4 children can continue their education with '100 US dollars.
Will you join us in praying for this family and for the Lords provision?
We view this as an opportunity; an opportunity to get involved and make a di"erence. The Sitali family is
ready to work hard and do what it takes to forge a new life. We are encouraged by their faith,
determination, and commitment. They recognize the blessing in how God has provided thus far and they
are together.
If you believe God is asking you to help this family get back on their feet, please send a quick email to
Wafuka at [email protected], and we will forward the details.
Thank you for your continued partnership and prayers!

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