This morning we had the privilege of singing and telling stories to the children in the Mandanga school. The school is just a crude collection of reed buildings with thatched roofs (about four of them), no doors, and dirt floors. They had the children bring their desks outside around their flagpole. They made a square of the children on three sides and us at the head (the fourth side). Before we sang, they sang for us. They were singing about God, saying "He is Lord". Then we sang, and each of our children told one of the stories from Creation to Christ. Then one of the resident missionaries led an invitation. When we were finished, the headmaster spoke to us from the center of the gathering. He thanked us, and said the missionaries were welcome anytime to come share from God's Word with his students. This is a wonderful, amazing opportunity and open door for the missionaries here.
In the afternoon, we went to see the palace of the King of the Lozi people. He is the king of the entire Western Province of Zambia and is more powerful than even the Prime Minister of Zambia. He rules the Lozi people as he wishes. He is the one that determines how much "modernism" comes to the Western Province. We also toured their small "museum" and learned more about the Lozi. We saw many of the items they use in their witchcraft.