My involvement with ACE began after having watched the Change 4 Children DVD presentation at church. What moved me was that this was an opportunity to "do church" with an underdeveloped people group who also spoke English. Widows, orphans and the oppressed are singled out in Scripture for what God calls 'true religion.' Here they were, and God connected my family with them through ACE. The initial connection has now progressed to where we are now on the verge of building a schoolhouse/community center for the Losi people in Limulunga. What a perfect example of a mustard-seed-sized DVD presentation growing into something huge and wonderful for that community.

Steve Kozachik
Assistant Athletic Director
University of Arizona

[Staff note: On his last visit to Zambia, Steve gave Uncle G his guitar.]

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This is a photo of Cecelia. She is 8 months old, and although she is small, she crawls around the nursery with determination and smiles. She loves bright toys and is always one of the first babies to lift her arms and beg to be picked up. No one can resist her, so Cecelia has lots of attention!

Cecelia came to House of Moses when she was only two weeks old. Her mother is mentally ill and is not able to take care of herself, much less of a child. Cecelia's grandmother takes care of her mother, but is very elderly and not able to care for the baby. Additionally, there are two other adults in the home that also suffer from mental illness and the family is extremely poor. The grandmother has been asked to release Cecelia for adoption, but has not yet agreed to sign the papers.

Please pray for the grandmother to agree to adoption and for the perfect family to adopt Cecelia. Pray also for protection from mental illness, as apparently this malady runs in the family.

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This little boy was approximately four months old when he was found outside an apartment complex by one of the residents. She picked him up and took him to the local police station. From the police, he was brought to House of Moses. Although the authorities have conducted an investigation, they have not been able to locate parents or relatives.

Jeremiah is free for adoption. A few months ago there was a couple interested in him, but the process was halted because of Jeremiah's frequent health problems. For a time he was thought to be "FTT", or failure to thrive, which here in Zambia generally means infected with HIV. However, Jeremiah seems to have overcome his health problems and is bright and healthy. He has lots of personality and is, as Sandra says, "way too cute"!

Pray for Jeremiah's continuing health and for the perfect family to adopt this little boy.

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