Day 29 – Welcome to Zambia (#40Days2025)

Day 29 – Welcome to Zambia

Zambia is one of eight countries that Hands at Work is serving in across Africa. Zambia has a population of 21,056,420 people, with 57% of the population living in extreme poverty. Ranking 153 out of 187 on the Human Development Index, 58,000 children are living with HIV/AIDS and 390,000 children have been orphaned because of this life-threatening illness. – Sources: UNAID, UNDP, World Poverty Clock

As we start the week, please join us in praying for the country of Zambia:

• “Pray for the country Zambia as the cost of living now is very high and that makes it very difficult for the most vulnerable families to have access to food and any other basic needs.

• Pray for the campaign that will start in preparation for the general election that we’ll have next year August; that the campaigns will be peaceful and there will be no shed of blood nor any violence during the campaign till the election.

• We thank God for the good rains that we have been receiving and let’s pray that this rain continues and not stop along the way before it’s the right time to stop.” – Luwis, Service Centre Coordinator (Zambia)

• ⁠”Load-shedding (national scheduled power outages) is one of the bigger problems Zambia is facing. Most communities receive 6 to 12 hours of electric power. This has led to closing of many businesses and loss of jobs, people are stressed and frustrated. Pray that the rain continues to the point of filling our rivers so that hours of electricity power supply can go back to normal.” – Jimmy, Regional Support Team Leader (Zambia)

To learn more about the Zambia, the communities that we serve and about our Service Centres (local Hands at Work teams), please visit: https:

Sunday Reflections (#40Days2025)

Levy, Senior Leader, reflects on the role of the International Church and the Local Church working together to care for the most vulnerable:

“We say that we are one body. If one part is in pain, the whole body is in pain. So the role of the International Church is to come and support the local churches, to lift their hands and, together, to look after those who are vulnerable. As our Father in Heaven is a father of the fatherless, He is the defender of the widow, and that is the role of the Church. God is a God of justice. Our Father wants to see justice – so the role of the Church is to see that justice is happening for those who have no voice. Called to be the Father of the fatherless, to be the defender of the widows and the orphans, and to make sure that they look after those who are not reached, those who are rejected, those who are lonely. The role of the Church is to be the hands and the feet of Jesus, to bring light to the world, and to protect those who are not protected.”