LIVINGSTONE TOWN, ZAMBIA — Outside of Victoria Falls national park in Zambia, Africa, Lion Encounter is a reserve for captive-bred lions and a program to introduce their offspring into the wild to care for the declining wild lion populations. Here,…
In a field very green from winter rains, down a dirt road outside the village, my friend Ignatius is among those who are ready to build. They see the future, with a three-unit apartment building and a small house and what can be. What will be in d…
So this happened. A real lion, not drugged, with his teeth and claws. He's young, tame and unable to live in the wild; his kids, however, will be released into a preserve. Which means I get the experience of walking a lion to blow my socks off…
In Zambia, Bemba families have followed the same tradition for as long as anyone can remember. A man will demonstrate his commitment and his ability to have a family by paying a dowry to the bride’s parents, and there are several integral events su…
The Nsombo family - my family in Pamodzi, Zambia I met Andrew in a bar, on a weekend afternoon, after most the regulars were in, under the outdoor shelter and watching soccer, playing pool or sharing a beer with friends at the outdoor tables. Ther…
When you need to go for a walk with your friend's mom to see her ministry she's building with ladies from her church and it's a 1.5-mile walk on the Pamodzi village dirt paths, and you only have high sandals? You wear - no, you rock -…
Happy New Year's everyone, wherever you may be. I wish you all the best in 2015 — peace, love and adventure. I will be ringing in midnight in Ndola, Zambia, a country I never expected to visit or thought about visiting except in that obtuse way…
She can’t remember just what it was about Savior, but Comfort fell in love with him quickly after meeting him. She was 20. Five months later, Savior asked her to marry him. She said yes and he gave her parents 200 kwacha for the engagement. The am…
