Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 10:00AM 
"God sent you...and you don't know how much we can sleep now and how the stress has left us. Thanks be to God that He heard us, and sent you."
-Emmanuel Jones, Lifesong Liberia
To give different this year. To give the love of Jesus. Visit our Lifesong for Orphans Gifts of Purpose Catalog.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 12:42PM Mitzi McBride, missionary at Lifesong Zambia tells the story SO well -
My Redeemer... My sweet Jesus. He is certainly about making whole, making beauty out of ashes, and filling any gaps, scars, and holes that a sinful world has left marked on His children.Today, I saw it for my own eyes. It was such a beautiful outward display of what is in the hearts of two boys. Boys that have lived through the death of both their father and their mother. Boys that have wondered "what will happen to my life now?" Yet, they are boys who have experienced REDEMPTION, grace, and LOVE... They have experienced the hands and feet of Jesus in their lives through LifeSong. They see that there is more to life than the hopelessness they see around them. They acknowledge that God has a plan for their lives, and they want to follow him.Just yesterday, we took them to get some clothes (which we need to do for most of the kids)... and Haggai had some extra money left over. He could have spent it on another pair of socks, or food for himself. However, He bought apples with it and gave it to the street boys at the market. He didn't do this to receive praise... but rather it was out of love and gratitude for what God's provision has given him... and so he has decided to share it with those around him in need.Redemption... now being spilled out of one broken soul to the next. They will see Jesus in them. I know it. Because I see it.These boys are wanted...Loved...Desired...Chosen...Made New...and Redeemed..."Who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with love and compassion."Ps 103:4
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 11:32AM 
Brush to Berries from Lifesong for Orphans on Vimeo.
"Simply giving this person money is treating the symptoms rather than the underlying disease and will enable him to continue with his lack of self-discipline... a better solution would be to develop a relationship that says, we are here to walk with you and to help you use your gifts and abilities to avoid being in this situation in the future'" (An excerpt from the book, When Helping Hurts)
Lifesong is serving the people of Zambia... the orphaned, the at-risk, and the poor... by utilizing the land 
that is, like the people, so full of potential. Lifesong farms-Zambia reaped its first strawberry harvest in June, and local grocers have been purchasing the berries. With additional acres to farm, we are hoping to process some of the berries and begin marketing Lifesong Farms Strawberry Jam.
By harvesting fruit, we are able to serve more orphans by providing the gift of a job at Lifesong's gardens and self worth to an orphan's caregiver. We are also able to provide future employment for our kids as they transition into adult living, develop a system to raise funds to help cover operational costs, and develop expertise that can be replicated in multiple countries where Lifesong serves. Most of all, we are seeking to glorify Jesus as we teach others how He walked.
**GIVEAWAY:
1st PRIZE: We are giving away a 1-night hotel stay for the LIVE ORPHAN SUNDAY event in Kansas City!!! Let me just tell you, this event will be FABULOUS!!!
2nd PRIZE: We are giving away FREE Gobena Coffee for 1 year - 2 lbs per month shipped straight to your home.
HOW do you enter? Well, I'm glad you asked! There are several ways to enter. PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT ON THIS POSTING FOR EACH ENTRY, including your email address so we are able to contact you!!!
1. Share how the Lord is working in and through your adoption/orphan care ministry (1 entry)
2. Re-post this Zambia blog posting on YOUR blog to share what the Lord has been doing at Lifesong Zambia (1 entry)
3. Tell us about an Orphan Sunday event you had or attended in the past (1 entry)
4. Tell us your plans for THIS YEAR's Orphan Sunday on Nov. 6th (1 entry)
5. Re-post this on your facebook wall (1 entry)
6. Re-post this on your twitter page (1 entry)
7. Ask your friend(s) to post on THEIR blogs, facebook, or twitter and tell us YOU sent them (1 entry)
8. Tell us what you think about the 'Brush to Berries' video - what moved you, what stood out to you, what are you excited about? (1 entry)
9. Become a fan on facebook here (1 entry)
10. Send an email to info AT lifesongfororphans DOT org asking to receive our monthly updates (1 entry)
PLEASE leave a separate comment on this post for EACH entry, including your email address so we are able to contact you!
***Giveaway starts immediately and ends at midnight on Monday, October 3rd.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 8:58AM One glimpse into how we are trying to fulfill the pledge to "our children" of providing continued love and support as they transition into adult living is our new farm plot, which is proving to be a success!
On February 23, we lost one of our precious children. Dorcas Kalowe, youngest daughter of our maintenance supervisor, was not a student at Lifesong. However, since she lived on campus, she spent her days with our students and was often found in whatever class she chose to attend that day. Although we provided her with the best medical care available, she was not able to overcome the effects of malaria and typhoid. She was 5 years old.
For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down-when we die and leave these bodies-we will have a home in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. 2 Corinthians 5:1
Please pray for the health of all the children at Lifesong Zambia.
Thank you for continued prayer and support as we strive to bring joy and purpose to orphans in Zambia.
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 9:45AM William from Lifesong for Orphans on Vimeo.
Six year-old William once asked his mother, “Why do other children walk on the bottoms of their feet? Why am I like this? What did you do to me?” When she told him that it was God who did it, not her, William said, “Then please tell God to fix me.”
William was born with clubfoot, affecting both of his feet. If William had been born in America this common deformity would have been easily fixed when he was still a baby. But in Zambia it’s a different story. In Zambia, where the resources are few and the funds are even fewer, healing is only a distant dream.
Last February Lifesong Zambia coordinator, Dru Smith wrote about William in her newsletter. When Wendy in Illinois heard his story she was prompted to act. After a thorough investigation she discovered CURE Clubfoot International, which had a clinic in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia! In April William was fitted for casts (first in a series of 3) and then had corrective surgery on his right foot in June and his left foot in September (the video was taken in September just before his second surgery).
God used His people to “fix” William. Today William can walk! Soon he will be strong enough to return to school, play with the other children, and be able to do many of the simple tasks we take for granted!
Through this journey the Lifesong staff has been able to help not only William, but his family as well. William’s brother, Bright, and cousin, Gift, have both been enrolled at Lifesong school. In addition his father, Victor, who was unemployeed now works in the Lifesong gardens! We’re so thankful our God is the master at doing “abundantly and immeasurably more” than we even think to ask!
