Staff Writer

​What an exciting year 2023 has been. The ministry saw the official launch of the first girls’ home in Mufulira, assisting young men with education, uniforms, food, and mentoring “before” a home can be “opened” for them, and as a ministry reaching out to widows and vulnerable in the community assisting with food, supplies, seeds for their gardens, and sharing the gospel. It truly has been an amazing start!

This last week the girl’s house celebrated Idah’s 14th birthday. This was the first birthday party Idah ever has experienced on her behalf.

Last week the girls, with some help from the older residents, wrote thank you letters to the teachers and staff from Campus Crusade who spent a week teaching them biblical values and foundational truths.

Part of Wellspring’s vision is to impact widows and abandoned families that are struggling to survive. We feel it’s critical to reach beyond just the needs of the child, and when we are able we want to impact the lives of the extended families these children are coming from.

Here are some updates from the girl’s house in Mufulira. We hope this brings more insight into what it’s like from day to day being in the house. Clara and the girls are living as a beautiful family.

On Saturday the 6 May 2023 the Wellspring team went for a day of fun to the Mufulira Boating Club, a recreation center that offers entertainment such as a large swimming pool, playground and picnic facilities, and pontoon boat cruise.

A few weeks back we were approached by a woman who sales vegetables in the local market. She told us the story of an 10 year girl she had met in the months prior. The little girl named Shilla would come to the market with just a few vegetables, sometimes nearly spoiled, but looking to sell what she could, just a few coins worth.

Reuben comes from a family of three boys, and he’s the oldest. His mom is a loving single parent who works super hard to support her three kids—Reuben, Innocent, and Haggai—as they finish school.

Every Saturday afternoon everyone involved with WellSpring is invited to join for a time of bible study, prayer, and praise.

This past week our team was joined by an interdenominational team called “The Family of Christ”. The team is comprised of several individuals from the surrounding community coming together for the purpose of sharing the good news of Christ and touching the lives of those in need with donated resources.

Over the past week, 15 team members from Campus Crusade for Christ out of Lusaka have been working in conjunction with WellSpring in and around the communities we serve in Mufulira Zambia. 5 of the team members, young women, have been residing at the WellSpring house with the girls, with the primary focus of ministering and counseling the female residents.

The others have been working in and around the communities and compounds we serve sharing the gospel through testimony, and community impact programs such as providing vegetable seeds, and sanitary kits for the women.