I’m working on a project of collecting books for this orphanage in Zambia. On Sunday I listed the picture books that I would like to send/take to Zambia next summer, and today I made an Amazon wishlist of all the books that I would like to send. If you would be interested in helping with this project by providing any of the books (new, or used in good condition), please email me (sherryDOTearlyATgmailDOTcom) for more information. You can order any of the books from Amazon and have them sent to me. Or if you have one or more of the books on the wishlist in good condition or have your own source, just email me the titles of the books you would like to contribute, and I will give you my address to send them. Right now the plan is for a group from my church to go to Zambia next summer and take the books that we have gathered with them.
Purchasing children’s books in Zambia is quite expensive, and the selection is limited. There are seventeen children at the Kazembe orphanage now, ranging in age from infants to five years old. The plan is for the children to stay at the orphanage until they are grown, receive an education, and become a force for good and progress in Zambia. You can read more at this post on Amy’s blog.
Books contributed so far: 9
Thanks for sharing, and best of luck 🙂
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Sherry- I’m a friend of Amy’s, and I met her when I used to live in Zambia. This is a great idea, as books are REALLY expensive and difficult to find, especially children’s books. I wanted to let you & other people know if you’re only sending books (instead of other package items), it’s cheaper to send them media mail. That wasy if you send some before you go there, it’ll be cheaper. If that’s your first trip to Zambia, you are in for quite a treat. Be careful, though, Zambia gets into your heart and you’ll find you keep going back. 🙂
I sent you an e-mail. Thanks so much for bringing this idea to my attention. I love helping out as I can since I am not able to actually go to the mission field myself.
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Reviewing “Lightning,” by Dean Koontz! My book blog has very poor readership, and I’m hoping to make some new friends for it through this blog hop! 🙂
Hi Sherry! Just wanted to let you know that I’m featuring you and a few other book bloggers on my blog today.
Hello
I loved the initiative, I live in Brazil, how can I help?
I am also a lover of Africa and of that wonderful people
Congratulations for your blog
kisses
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