This morning we went into Kapiri to meet with some Ministry of Education officials to update them on our activities. Then to a local hardware merchant to order all the materials that will be required for the completion of the houses. Milt did an excellent job of negotiating with him to find us all the product, of highest quality and with-in our budget, delivered to the school. And to boot he gave us an excellent exchange rate on our dollars. It is a win, win for both of us as he will get the benefit of future business from us if he delivers as required and we will be able to support a local business knowing that we will be given a good deal. Milt, Logan and Harley spent an hour wandering through the Kapiri Market while I stayed with the vehicle.
The main "street" of the market (above) and the part where they sell fish (below)
In the afternoon I went through to Kabwe to attend a weekly prayer session at Grace Church - about 15 people in attendance and a very powerful time of sharing. After that I spent a couple of hours meeting with Dan to glean some more information from him about the ins and outs of working in Zambia. Extremely useful - he was able to answer a lot of questions which will help us save time and avoid problems in the future. Tony and Debbie-Lynn had left in the morning to do business in Lusaka and then return to Zimbabwe so the four of us were on our own again.
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