7 Days of Zambia

By   •   June 4, 2011

My Hope national coordinator Mpundu Mutala gives the regional and district coordinator a prayer sendoff after a multi-day Master Vision training.
Hans Mannegren outlines key points to the My Hope vision during training.
Joe Mott and Emmanuel work behind the scenes to make sure the My Hope Zambia press conference goes off without a hitch
A Poinsettia tree in Zambia is nearly as popular as Poinsettia plants in the United States at Christmas time.
Any questions? Hans Mannegren give the microphone to a media member during the press conference.
Radio Christian Voice has a far reach throughout Zambia.
Chelango School members gather shortly before a My Hope Zambia presentation on a cool Tuesday night.
Carrying many objects on top of your head is an acquired talent common with the women in Zambia.
Just before church starts, children congregate outside of Dominion Center, one of many Grace International Ministry churches in the western part of Lusaka.
A closeup of the My Hope Zambia banner.
The entry way to Radio Christian Voice, who is hosting the My Hope team at their office.
Props used in the My Hope Zambia training video (not the North Carolina hat).
The My Hope Zambia video production team makes last-minute adjustments.
An average stove in a middle-class Zambia home.
About every 100 kilometers, be prepared to stop for a police check. Just making sure everything's on the up and up.
We "Meat" Your Needs? In all corners of the globe, a good pun still doesn't go to waste.
What? Pepsi? It can be found, but you've gotta search for it. Mountain Dew, not as easy.
We "Meat" Your Needs? In all corners of the globe, a good pun still doesn't go to waste.
David Moffat, instrumental to starting Chengelo School, serves a proper Zambia coffee mid-afternoon.
Plenty of prime advertising space in the Copperbelt city of Ndola.
Commerce on the side of the road? When as many people walk along the sides of roads as they do in Zambia, it makes perfect sense.
In the Copperbelt, which has hit some harder times as mines have closed, business is starting to pick up recently.
The town of Kapiri Mposhi, just north of Lusaka is on the Great North Road and is significant for the railway connection between Zambia Railways line from Kitwe to Lusaka and Livingstone since 1976.
Zambeef is a leading food distributor as both beef and chicken are very popular here.
Central Park is not just a place in Manhattan. It's also a bank in Zambia.
Billboard advertising can be found all around Lusaka, an area of about 2 million people.
This shepherd is keeping a watch by day.
It's watermelon season in Zambia, and if that doesn't sound good, there's always ripe tomatoes to purchase at a roadside food stand.
More Coke? You betcha.
Sprinkles of British influence pop up in the most unexpected places.
Both newspapers and cell phones are thriving in the Zambian economy.
Rebecca and her daughter let the My Hope Zambia filming crew shoot footage for their training video on Friday night and all day Saturday.
Where do you find hope in Zambia? This young man reads about My Hope Zambia at a gas station in the Central Province after hearing about it on the radio.
The Zambia hand shake, which expresses unity or "I greet you with peace."
You want Coca-Cola, no problem. The official soft drink of Zambia.
Decorative walls and palm leaves give a relaxing view at this restroom stop.
Who's thirsty? Even if you're not, this oasis in the middle of Zambia will persuade you, indeed, a cappuccino sounds delicious.
A sign in one of the meeting rooms at the Chengelo School displays one of the shortest yet most important Bible verses.
At Chengelo, a Christian boarding school in the Central Province, a bicycle with the name of Jesus is waiting to take someone for a ride.
To Push or Not to Push? That is the question at this roadside coffee shop near Lusaka, Zambia.
Who needs a bear skin, when you've got a zebra to hang?
International Ministry Director Hans Mannegren (center) and Mpundu Mutala (right) field questions from the media at the May 9 My Hope press conference.
Mpundu Mutala, national coordinator, casts the My Hope vision in Kabwe, to a group of about 40 pastors and church leaders.
A picture on the walls of the My Hope Zambia office in Lusaka.
Getting ready for a wedding procession. Save the bows.
FedEx delivers, even in the middle of Africa.
These five gentlemen at a local gas station get excited about the My Hope project coming to Zambia.
A used shoe market outside a regular market.
With gas nearly $8 dollars (USD equivalent), it's makes it that much harder to own and drive a car around town.
A roadside two-story shopping strip mall.
Another Coke stand. Ice-cold. Enjoy.
A foot bridge over one of the busiest stretches in Lusaka, Zambia.
All traffic left? That's right. Don't get caught driving on the right side of the road.
This sign at the mall in Lusaka says it all.