This morning we left Mporokoso by bus at 6:30 AM for a trip to Kasama which is approximately 2.5 hours. Most parts of the road is fairly good but some sections have large potholes. As we approached one, we met a motorcycle who hit the pothole and lost control of his bike and skidded into the ditch. Lucky for him it was soft and muddy and he wore a thick coat and a helmet. We stopped to assist; he was a bit shook up with a few scratches on his hand. Parts of motorcycle were broken and he couldn’t start it. When we left, he was going to get help pushing it up the hill to the next village, from a bunch of children walking to school. The main reason for the trip was to visit the Arch Bishop of Kasama Ignatius Chama. We were welcomed warmly and spent time chatting with him. He is very grateful for the Canadian assistance at the Kawambwa Project schools and interested in the progress made by them, We stopped in at the Mother House of the Sisters of the Child Jesus for lunch and were happy to see our friends again. We stopped at Shop Rite and the Chinese Store to buy some more playing cards, Scrabble, Chess Sets and volley balls.
The return trip was uneventful and we arrived back at the Sisters to find the workers had built the new cement walkway to the convent, which we had asked for. Now the sisters and guests won’t have to worry about slipping in the mud. The glazier finished the windows, the carpenters and painters are busy painting and repairing. Lots of improvements.
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| John MacInnis with Glazier and John Gillies |
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| The new walkway to sisters' door. |
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| Painting the kitchen |
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| Fixing windows glass in newly painted kitchen. |
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| WE stopped for squash/pumpkin. Sr Matilda, Josephat, seller. |
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| Cathedral in Kasama. |
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Betty Jane, Charlotte, John G, Archbishop Ignatius Chama,
John MI, Winnie, Sr Barbara, Colleen |
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The roads are washed-out in some places
and also have huge potholes |
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| Josephat, Bike rider, John and John |
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