<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348</id><updated>2012-02-16T06:03:54.933-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Megan Bollier's Experience in Zambia, Africa</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>29</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-7594994091404883224</id><published>2009-11-22T23:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-23T00:52:06.568-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Leaving Africa!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Swo_pjrRbDI/AAAAAAAAAys/6Ljxqjf07n4/s1600/IMG_2440.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Swo_pjrRbDI/AAAAAAAAAys/6Ljxqjf07n4/s400/IMG_2440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407204285795626034" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today - in 3 hours - I will be leaving Zambia.  The journey has come to an end!  Surprisingly there is not much sadness that I feel as I depart from this place.  Maybe it's because I know this is not the end.  Maybe it's because I know it's only the beginning to what God has planned for my life here.  Maybe it's because I know I haven't left anything behind and I'm taking a very big piece of Africa, of Zambia, and of the people with me in my heart.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ephesians 3:20 - Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generation, for ever and ever!  Amen.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-7594994091404883224?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/7594994091404883224/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=7594994091404883224&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/7594994091404883224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/7594994091404883224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/11/leaving-africai.html' title='Leaving Africa!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Swo_pjrRbDI/AAAAAAAAAys/6Ljxqjf07n4/s72-c/IMG_2440.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-7403746346296784780</id><published>2009-11-17T11:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-18T03:22:27.325-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Last Days!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwL77iFHunI/AAAAAAAAAxk/f23s72Rj7ag/s1600/DSC03764.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwL77iFHunI/AAAAAAAAAxk/f23s72Rj7ag/s400/DSC03764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405159502977153650" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The WHIZ staff + the IWU nursing group on our last days together!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwL78R0oyXI/AAAAAAAAAx0/PeTBTSYooRg/s1600/IMG_1867.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwL78R0oyXI/AAAAAAAAAx0/PeTBTSYooRg/s400/IMG_1867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405159515792918898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The AMAZING WHIZ staff!  They dedicate their lives to changing Africa and they know what it takes!  Pray that God will continue to show them favor, especially during difficult financial circumstances.  Many of their programs are struggling because the US grants are terminated.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwL78FH0ZhI/AAAAAAAAAxs/r6GmwnbeZYU/s1600/IMG_1982.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwL78FH0ZhI/AAAAAAAAAxs/r6GmwnbeZYU/s400/IMG_1982.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405159512383710738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This is the Shampande Church group on the last Sunday!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwL78pevFDI/AAAAAAAAAx8/8MKcGEGV4NQ/s400/IMG_1877.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405159522143507506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Volleyball action!  We always beat the Zambians!  ; )&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwMBSo_qX3I/AAAAAAAAAyM/fNeK2iMu6VA/s1600/IMG_1965.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwMBSo_qX3I/AAAAAAAAAyM/fNeK2iMu6VA/s400/IMG_1965.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405165397528436594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Birds-eye view from the water tower to watch the sunset!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwMBSSDEx7I/AAAAAAAAAyE/yv1LWY6-PeQ/s1600/IMG_1589.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwMBSSDEx7I/AAAAAAAAAyE/yv1LWY6-PeQ/s400/IMG_1589.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405165391368734642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The sunsets is what I will miss MOST!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwMBTbThYyI/AAAAAAAAAyU/TtImubOl3K0/s1600/IMG_1232_2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwMBTbThYyI/AAAAAAAAAyU/TtImubOl3K0/s400/IMG_1232_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405165411033506594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Babooing with my babe Derrick at the orphanage!  He is my &lt;i&gt;love&lt;/i&gt;!  And I DON'T WANT TO SAY BYE TO HIM  : (&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwMBUC48nTI/AAAAAAAAAyk/bheEauYniEA/s1600/IMG_1934.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwMBUC48nTI/AAAAAAAAAyk/bheEauYniEA/s400/IMG_1934.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405165421659462962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This was our taste of fall in Zambia!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwMBTm1BsrI/AAAAAAAAAyc/c8wJE2abWJ0/s1600/IMG_1928.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwMBTm1BsrI/AAAAAAAAAyc/c8wJE2abWJ0/s400/IMG_1928.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405165414126826162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Today is our last days at the WHIZ Guest House.  We leave Thursday morning for Livingston and will be flying out on Monday morning to head HOME for our 27 hour travel (too long if you ask me)!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I CANNOT believe it has gone so fast!  There are so many different emotions.  I'm devastated at the thought of saying good-bye to the Guest House staff!  ...at the same time I am excited to go to Livingston for our adventures and can't wait to give my dad a BIG hug at the Indianapolis airport on Tuesday!  I told him that the first stop we will make is going to be at Starbucks for a coffee frappuccino!   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;God and I are going to have a lot to go through together as I return to America.  He has CHANGED my heart and my life completely here in Zambia!  But I am excited to bring my new self back to the States to empower those around me!  I am so thankful that God promises me that his presence is EVERYWHERE I go!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Exodus 33:14 - The Lord replied, "My PRESENCE will go with you, and I will give you rest."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-7403746346296784780?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/7403746346296784780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=7403746346296784780&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/7403746346296784780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/7403746346296784780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/11/last-days.html' title='The Last Days!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwL77iFHunI/AAAAAAAAAxk/f23s72Rj7ag/s72-c/DSC03764.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-8957449813094117780</id><published>2009-11-16T04:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-16T10:57:21.009-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dreams</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwFFGouN4fI/AAAAAAAAAws/46_7AKIeF4I/s1600/IMG_1894.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwFFGouN4fI/AAAAAAAAAws/46_7AKIeF4I/s400/IMG_1894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404677008134103538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The five of us went to an orphanage on Saturday about 45 minutes away!  It was an AWESOME experience!  The orphanage was beautiful and one of the nicest ones in the area.  Despite the accommodating facilities the children were the best part!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwFFHRNEvkI/AAAAAAAAAw8/J96TD9LAcJk/s1600/IMG_1891.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwFFHRNEvkI/AAAAAAAAAw8/J96TD9LAcJk/s1600/IMG_1891.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwFFHRNEvkI/AAAAAAAAAw8/J96TD9LAcJk/s400/IMG_1891.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404677019000946242" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This is Thomas!  He is very sick  : (   I loved spending time with him though!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwFFHAWBQRI/AAAAAAAAAw0/yN9dzZD3IfI/s1600/IMG_1889.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwFFHAWBQRI/AAAAAAAAAw0/yN9dzZD3IfI/s400/IMG_1889.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404677014475063570" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwGfYxjw8zI/AAAAAAAAAxc/zA17U2KVi6Y/s1600/IMG_1913.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwGfYxjw8zI/AAAAAAAAAxc/zA17U2KVi6Y/s400/IMG_1913.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404776275790328626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwGfYjLeQtI/AAAAAAAAAxU/2WpwViWI9S8/s1600/IMG_1911.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwGfYjLeQtI/AAAAAAAAAxU/2WpwViWI9S8/s400/IMG_1911.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404776271930344146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Seeing these children lying in their wooded, block beds has molded my dreams and visions for my future.  My dream is to care for orphans and vulnerable children, wherever that is!  I don't know how God is going to use these dreams in my future, but I'm excited to see!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Proverbs 31:8-8 - Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.  Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.  &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-8957449813094117780?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/8957449813094117780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=8957449813094117780&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/8957449813094117780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/8957449813094117780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/11/dreams.html' title='Dreams'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SwFFGouN4fI/AAAAAAAAAws/46_7AKIeF4I/s72-c/IMG_1894.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-770075411642152885</id><published>2009-11-11T11:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-13T09:53:59.204-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Orphanage</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvsbLChBb8I/AAAAAAAAAwk/UYSXP0aTnjk/s1600-h/IMG_1281.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvsbLChBb8I/AAAAAAAAAwk/UYSXP0aTnjk/s400/IMG_1281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402942054428929986" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;We put on temporary African animal tattoos on all the children in the orphanage. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvsbKyCMpYI/AAAAAAAAAwc/CrfSiOAnjok/s1600-h/IMG_1270.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvsbKyCMpYI/AAAAAAAAAwc/CrfSiOAnjok/s400/IMG_1270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402942050004673922" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Derrick!!!!  He never leaves my side when I'm at the orphanage!  I want to adopt him! : )&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvsbKq307QI/AAAAAAAAAwU/OnKub4QV5RA/s1600-h/IMG_1258.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvsbKq307QI/AAAAAAAAAwU/OnKub4QV5RA/s400/IMG_1258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402942048082128130" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;My boys at the orphanage!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;The orphanage is right down the street from where we are staying and over the past couple of weeks I have spent many hours there playing with the kids and investing in their lives.  I have FALLEN IN LOVE with the children there!  But I have realized that going to the orphanage makes me feel every emotion you can think of: happy, angry, joyful, frustrated.  The children radiate with euphoric smiles and are unaware of their situation that will affect their lives!  I feel so thankful that these children are in safe homes and have food to eat, but it devastates me to think that they do not have consistent people in their lives.  So many volunteers, including myself, come in and out of the house - it's frustrating to know that they won't have a supportive family through every season of their lives.    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;But through my brokenness I am learning what it means when God adopted me into his family!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Ephesians 1:4-6 - For he chooses us &lt;i&gt;in him&lt;/i&gt; before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.  In love he predestined us to be &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;adopted&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; as &lt;i&gt;his sons through Jesus Christ&lt;/i&gt;, in accordance with his pleasure and will - to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-770075411642152885?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/770075411642152885/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=770075411642152885&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/770075411642152885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/770075411642152885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/11/orphanage.html' title='Orphanage'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvsbLChBb8I/AAAAAAAAAwk/UYSXP0aTnjk/s72-c/IMG_1281.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-6455763263809218277</id><published>2009-11-08T09:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-08T12:59:56.996-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Lusaka!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcBGlbhJ7I/AAAAAAAAAvE/O_aiguzZIwo/s1600-h/IMG_1315.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcBGlbhJ7I/AAAAAAAAAvE/O_aiguzZIwo/s400/IMG_1315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401787490692573106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I haven't seen a city in so long!  It was so great to be around an urban setting again!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcET_8KjUI/AAAAAAAAAvk/pCDOs6-4nwY/s1600-h/IMG_1523.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcET_8KjUI/AAAAAAAAAvk/pCDOs6-4nwY/s400/IMG_1523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401791019682008386" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The crew after dinner!  Aren't they cute?!  I LOVE THEM!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcCaPM-JEI/AAAAAAAAAvc/tiZRuGbEPSI/s1600-h/IMG_2067.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcCaPM-JEI/AAAAAAAAAvc/tiZRuGbEPSI/s400/IMG_2067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401788927834989634" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;After dinner with Kara and Brittani!  God has blessed me with great relationships on the trip!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcBHJBWmEI/AAAAAAAAAvU/kpL1RkYR08g/s1600-h/IMG_1524.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcBHJBWmEI/AAAAAAAAAvU/kpL1RkYR08g/s400/IMG_1524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401787500246505538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Crazy photo time!  Yes, I instigated that one!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', fantasy;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcBGyD_wxI/AAAAAAAAAvM/gtZ02TJxuQo/s1600-h/IMG_1436.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcBGyD_wxI/AAAAAAAAAvM/gtZ02TJxuQo/s400/IMG_1436.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401787494083576594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The cuties at the Lusaka Community School, sharing their bowl of porridge with the other students.  We had an OVERWHELMING welcome by the three hundred students.  They were screaming, yelling, and jumping up and down when we arrived!  Then they sang to us and performed a skit!  It was one of the best moments of my trip to Zambia!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcFU71cXJI/AAAAAAAAAvs/1Usl4gCFBA0/s1600-h/IMG_1429.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcFU71cXJI/AAAAAAAAAvs/1Usl4gCFBA0/s400/IMG_1429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401792135271570578" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;These girls asked to me by best friend!  It's fun making new friends every where I go!  : )&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcnZAodYPI/AAAAAAAAAv0/-4lz7GoRXyo/s1600-h/IMG_1527.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcnZAodYPI/AAAAAAAAAv0/-4lz7GoRXyo/s400/IMG_1527.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401829588674109682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Working at St. John's Medical Hospital in Lusaka!  The nurses were so much fun and extremely friendly!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcnZcJBv_I/AAAAAAAAAv8/9-9kwR-tDDI/s1600-h/IMG_1539.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcnZcJBv_I/AAAAAAAAAv8/9-9kwR-tDDI/s400/IMG_1539.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401829596058468338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Of course we shopped a lot!  The homemade crafts from the Zambians were so beautiful!  I wanted to take everything back to America!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcnaCsThEI/AAAAAAAAAwM/34tsxjB_5KM/s1600-h/IMG_1547.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcnaCsThEI/AAAAAAAAAwM/34tsxjB_5KM/s400/IMG_1547.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401829606406980674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Standing in front of the Christmas tree before seeing The Christmas Carol.  It was 80 degrees and sunny but we have to get into the spirit somehow before we go back to the states during the holidays!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcnZoxeCOI/AAAAAAAAAwE/e4KBIJUOXlg/s1600-h/IMG_1548.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcnZoxeCOI/AAAAAAAAAwE/e4KBIJUOXlg/s400/IMG_1548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401829599449319650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Just waiting!  ...we are used to it by now, after 2 months of being in the slow Zambian culture!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;The Lord is so good!  He has protected us and kept us safe during our travels to Lusaka.  We have 2 weeks remaining and 10 more days at the Guest House.  It's going to be the HARDEST thing I will ever do the day I have to leave Zambia!  My life has completely changed and I'm not ready to face the American culture after seeing so much pain and suffering!  But I can get through anything because GOD is my source of power!!!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;This week: I will go to the orphanage tomorrow and hopefully some home visits to AIDS patients in the villages later this week.  I have lots of papers to write and things to get done as we wrap up the semester!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Praise the Lord for His love endures forever!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-6455763263809218277?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/6455763263809218277/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=6455763263809218277&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6455763263809218277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6455763263809218277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/11/lusaka.html' title='Lusaka!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SvcBGlbhJ7I/AAAAAAAAAvE/O_aiguzZIwo/s72-c/IMG_1315.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-48421933211369330</id><published>2009-11-01T10:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-01T11:26:07.143-08:00</updated><title type='text'>3 Weeks Remaining!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Su3fM5fZa7I/AAAAAAAAAtU/tRBhdFDUT9o/s1600-h/IMG_3876.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Su3fM5fZa7I/AAAAAAAAAtU/tRBhdFDUT9o/s400/IMG_3876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399216940971027378" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Su3XPy1V7LI/AAAAAAAAAss/5dsVWbHeeDc/s1600-h/IMG_0989.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Su3XPy1V7LI/AAAAAAAAAss/5dsVWbHeeDc/s400/IMG_0989.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399208194630610098" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Su3XPbXcbFI/AAAAAAAAAsk/bAqxn5vtGZ0/s1600-h/IMG_0941.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Su3XPbXcbFI/AAAAAAAAAsk/bAqxn5vtGZ0/s400/IMG_0941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399208188331191378" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Su3d0kPeTwI/AAAAAAAAAtM/ri5uCXJ1fVo/s1600-h/IMG_3938.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Su3d0kPeTwI/AAAAAAAAAtM/ri5uCXJ1fVo/s400/IMG_3938.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399215423438606082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have 3 weeks left, 23 days, and I don't know how many hours!  Our time is dwindling!  I'm praying that God will give me an extra boost of PASSION and LOVE for the Zambians and the girls on our team!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;God has done so much on this trip and MY LIFE IS FOREVER CHANGED!  I pray that he will continue to CHANGE my life, even in the last weeks!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This week: Monday I am going on Home-based Care Visits to AIDS patients in the villages.  On Tuesday I am going to a near-by orphanage as well as Dr. Jain's clinic.  On Wednesday we are going to Lusaka until Sunday evening!  We are going to visit some hospitals as well as SHOP!!  It's going to be a great week - all to the glory of God!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Romans 12:11-12 - Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.  &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-48421933211369330?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/48421933211369330/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=48421933211369330&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/48421933211369330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/48421933211369330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/11/3-weeks-remaining.html' title='3 Weeks Remaining!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Su3fM5fZa7I/AAAAAAAAAtU/tRBhdFDUT9o/s72-c/IMG_3876.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-2306601789932910466</id><published>2009-10-31T07:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T08:02:09.267-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Banana Plantation</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuxQVqHntQI/AAAAAAAAAsU/l_sRTeDh1Fc/s1600-h/IMG_0980.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuxQVqHntQI/AAAAAAAAAsU/l_sRTeDh1Fc/s400/IMG_0980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398778386324108546" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuxQVHgz2lI/AAAAAAAAAsM/khp2wKZ2XTQ/s1600-h/IMG_1029.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuxQVHgz2lI/AAAAAAAAAsM/khp2wKZ2XTQ/s400/IMG_1029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398778377034521170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuxQUzUrxtI/AAAAAAAAAsE/nbhP1B3QuOg/s1600-h/IMG_1011.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuxQUzUrxtI/AAAAAAAAAsE/nbhP1B3QuOg/s400/IMG_1011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398778371614951122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuxQUbTU2MI/AAAAAAAAAr8/ATqetm7KKNs/s1600-h/IMG_0959.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuxQUbTU2MI/AAAAAAAAAr8/ATqetm7KKNs/s400/IMG_0959.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398778365166803138" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;We traveled to Chabbabboma, a WHIZ trust.  It was a great experience!  AND IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-2306601789932910466?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/2306601789932910466/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=2306601789932910466&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/2306601789932910466'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/2306601789932910466'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/10/banana-plantation.html' title='Banana Plantation'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuxQVqHntQI/AAAAAAAAAsU/l_sRTeDh1Fc/s72-c/IMG_0980.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-7964215814190292606</id><published>2009-10-29T00:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-29T01:18:41.651-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Last Time At Zimba!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SulNcMBGKpI/AAAAAAAAAr0/Lq5crPKPYcw/s1600-h/IMG_0873.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SulNcMBGKpI/AAAAAAAAAr0/Lq5crPKPYcw/s400/IMG_0873.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397930775037749906" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SulNb-4pqSI/AAAAAAAAArs/BiL8Q9QUqMs/s1600-h/IMG_0815.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SulNb-4pqSI/AAAAAAAAArs/BiL8Q9QUqMs/s400/IMG_0815.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397930771512666402" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SulNbj_kV6I/AAAAAAAAArk/L6KlHqjO1nI/s1600-h/IMG_0794.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SulNbj_kV6I/AAAAAAAAArk/L6KlHqjO1nI/s400/IMG_0794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397930764293920674" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Monday and Tuesday were my last days working at Zimba Mission Hospital!  It's weird to think that things are coming to an end.  We have less than 4 weeks left!  I can't even believe it!  There are days that I'm really ready to come home, but then there are others that I get SO SAD thinking about leaving!    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Regardless, the remaining 26 days will be the BEST!!  I'm sure of it!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;I'm so thankful for what God has done in my life in Zambia!  He has definitely ruined my life - in a good way!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Psalm 113:5-8 - Who is like the Lord our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?  He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.  Praise the Lord!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-7964215814190292606?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/7964215814190292606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=7964215814190292606&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/7964215814190292606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/7964215814190292606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/10/last-time-at-zimba.html' title='Last Time At Zimba!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SulNcMBGKpI/AAAAAAAAAr0/Lq5crPKPYcw/s72-c/IMG_0873.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-3906234105596455002</id><published>2009-10-24T12:21:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-24T13:26:48.517-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Zambia Independence Day!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;October 24, 1964 -- The day Zambia declared independence from Great Britain.  It was such a privilege for us to share this exciting day with the Zambian people! It was so fun!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNY1hsXIiI/AAAAAAAAAq0/hJUXQFiXSLY/s1600-h/IMG_4020.JPG"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNY03gTVhI/AAAAAAAAAqk/-Q5oyuY8nTw/s1600-h/IMG_3977.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNY03gTVhI/AAAAAAAAAqk/-Q5oyuY8nTw/s400/IMG_3977.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396254443795863058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Our group before going to the Independence Day ceremony!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNY1hsXIiI/AAAAAAAAAq0/hJUXQFiXSLY/s1600-h/IMG_4020.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNY1P0OSZI/AAAAAAAAAqs/Ht8QPgDFUG8/s400/IMG_3988.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396254450321869202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The Choma District Commissioner at the ceremony!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNY1hsXIiI/AAAAAAAAAq0/hJUXQFiXSLY/s1600-h/IMG_4020.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNY1hsXIiI/AAAAAAAAAq0/hJUXQFiXSLY/s1600-h/IMG_4020.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNY1hsXIiI/AAAAAAAAAq0/hJUXQFiXSLY/s400/IMG_4020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396254455120732706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;There was lots of dancing!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNgRtw558I/AAAAAAAAArE/7PQmzYiOMkI/s1600-h/IMG_3989.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNgRtw558I/AAAAAAAAArE/7PQmzYiOMkI/s400/IMG_3989.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396262635978745794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This Zambian woman had a dress made from the flag!  I had to get a picture!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNgRGQKofI/AAAAAAAAAq8/zIYlff8md5Y/s1600-h/IMG_4010.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNgRGQKofI/AAAAAAAAAq8/zIYlff8md5Y/s400/IMG_4010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396262625372447218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The audience was made of attentive children!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNgRyF1ufI/AAAAAAAAArM/9ypPGTqZ1RE/s1600-h/IMG_0779.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNgRyF1ufI/AAAAAAAAArM/9ypPGTqZ1RE/s400/IMG_0779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396262637140294130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;We were surrounded by hundreds of Zambians as we walked out!  Many of the children followed us out and as we waited for our transport they all wanted to touch my hair!  It was interesting!  So we had to take a picture of the fun we were having!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNhf3Wzr5I/AAAAAAAAArc/G0XVXY45WAo/s1600-h/IMG_0787.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNhf3Wzr5I/AAAAAAAAArc/G0XVXY45WAo/s400/IMG_0787.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396263978583437202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Kara and I enjoying our Independence Day meal!  We had fresh turkey that was killed in front of our eyes a couple of weeks ago!  This is real Zambia!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-3906234105596455002?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/3906234105596455002/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=3906234105596455002&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/3906234105596455002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/3906234105596455002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/10/zambia-independence-day.html' title='Zambia Independence Day!!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SuNY03gTVhI/AAAAAAAAAqk/-Q5oyuY8nTw/s72-c/IMG_3977.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-6728449258625920515</id><published>2009-10-20T04:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-20T07:26:38.028-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kids!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/St2n9-P6G-I/AAAAAAAAAp8/zzb97V-x9vs/s1600-h/IMG_3836.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/St2n9-P6G-I/AAAAAAAAAp8/zzb97V-x9vs/s400/IMG_3836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394652611783302114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/St2n-9gF85I/AAAAAAAAAqE/6RSin9Lgcyg/s1600-h/IMG_3844.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/St2n-9gF85I/AAAAAAAAAqE/6RSin9Lgcyg/s1600-h/IMG_3844.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/St2n-9gF85I/AAAAAAAAAqE/6RSin9Lgcyg/s400/IMG_3844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394652628762620818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This is me LOVING on Esther, Fred, and Nelly!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/St2vSDSc3pI/AAAAAAAAAqM/fAIymWT9rCc/s1600-h/IMG_3809.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/St2vSDSc3pI/AAAAAAAAAqM/fAIymWT9rCc/s400/IMG_3809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394660653314924178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/St2vSmX40eI/AAAAAAAAAqU/i8N2Tt9URyI/s1600-h/IMG_3811.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/St2vSmX40eI/AAAAAAAAAqU/i8N2Tt9URyI/s400/IMG_3811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394660662732968418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Today I did clinical hours at St. Martin, a hospice in Choma.  Behind the facility is a school for orphan children where I spent the last half of the morning.  Out of 120 children who are enrolled, 95 have HIV/AIDS and all are vulnerable.  The program is for children who do not have any where to go in the afternoons, after attending their community school in the mornings.  There are also children who are too young to go to school, so they are there for most of the day.  Fred, Esther, and Nelly are the little ones I really connected with and immediately fell in love with!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;I had so much fun playing with them!  They all speak English so it was easy to interact with them and play games.  We played hide-and-seek, red rover, had story time, and I taught them "Every Move I Make" (even with the hand motions)!    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Like always, it was so hard to leave because I quickly was attached to the children!  It was painful to leave because I left a piece of my heart there!  ...and I still can't stop thinking about them!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Philippians 4:19 - And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.          &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-6728449258625920515?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/6728449258625920515/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=6728449258625920515&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6728449258625920515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6728449258625920515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/10/kids.html' title='Kids!!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/St2n9-P6G-I/AAAAAAAAAp8/zzb97V-x9vs/s72-c/IMG_3836.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-1680302857066948165</id><published>2009-10-16T23:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-17T13:56:13.022-07:00</updated><title type='text'>St. Malumba</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;We toured St. Malumba, the one and only school for special needs children in all of Zambia.  It was such an amazing experience!  All of the kids were so excited that we were visiting.  We even caused many disruptions in the classroom for the mentally delayed children.    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsKyAOmqI/AAAAAAAAApU/YpRoY1XYDTI/s1600-h/IMG_3695.JPG"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsJqAmkEI/AAAAAAAAAo8/j_JfM7pkiw0/s1600-h/IMG_3706.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsJqAmkEI/AAAAAAAAAo8/j_JfM7pkiw0/s400/IMG_3706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393460941904318530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;t&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;. Malumba - a school for the blind, deaf, and mentally delayed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsKyAOmqI/AAAAAAAAApU/YpRoY1XYDTI/s1600-h/IMG_3695.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsKyAOmqI/AAAAAAAAApU/YpRoY1XYDTI/s1600-h/IMG_3695.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsKyAOmqI/AAAAAAAAApU/YpRoY1XYDTI/s400/IMG_3695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393460961230101154" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The hearing impaired students who I had the privilege to hang out with!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StmH1QxQ8MI/AAAAAAAAApc/iDEY2zfSYvQ/s1600-h/IMG_3638.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StmH1QxQ8MI/AAAAAAAAApc/iDEY2zfSYvQ/s400/IMG_3638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393491377857294530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The hearing impaired class room.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsKhSwIEI/AAAAAAAAApM/9p_XKyImLDo/s1600-h/IMG_3663.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsKhSwIEI/AAAAAAAAApM/9p_XKyImLDo/s400/IMG_3663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393460956744392770" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The students learning braille. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StmH12fbh_I/AAAAAAAAApk/k8xSSQ2mDNk/s1600-h/IMG_3660.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StmH12fbh_I/AAAAAAAAApk/k8xSSQ2mDNk/s400/IMG_3660.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393491387983038450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsJxqp2II/AAAAAAAAApE/GP65gHT1Wr8/s1600-h/IMG_3622.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsJxqp2II/AAAAAAAAApE/GP65gHT1Wr8/s400/IMG_3622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393460943959742594" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Brittani, Kara, and I - my roommate for next year!!  : )&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;We will be returning to St. Malumba next week to work with the special needs for our clinical hours!  I'm anticipating our next visit!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Psalm 150:6 - Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-1680302857066948165?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/1680302857066948165/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=1680302857066948165&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/1680302857066948165'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/1680302857066948165'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/10/st-malumba.html' title='St. Malumba'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StlsJqAmkEI/AAAAAAAAAo8/j_JfM7pkiw0/s72-c/IMG_3706.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-8429727188287095123</id><published>2009-10-16T04:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-16T05:10:31.489-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Some fun at the Guest House!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sthg-JjycoI/AAAAAAAAAo0/y8b4Ed-At6s/s1600-h/IMG_3597.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sthg-JjycoI/AAAAAAAAAo0/y8b4Ed-At6s/s400/IMG_3597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393167174610350722" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Mrs. Bota made us an authentic Zambian meal! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sthg9hNJPoI/AAAAAAAAAos/DbArNvsfZuM/s1600-h/IMG_3596.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sthg9hNJPoI/AAAAAAAAAos/DbArNvsfZuM/s400/IMG_3596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393167163777957506" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The meal included nshima, okra, pumkin seeds, and roots.  It was very interesting!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sthg9TZLTLI/AAAAAAAAAok/o5ZjPmyt4xw/s1600-h/IMG_3605.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sthg9TZLTLI/AAAAAAAAAok/o5ZjPmyt4xw/s400/IMG_3605.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393167160070327474" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Game night at the Guest House!  After playing fish bowl, some of us played twister!  We know how to have fun in ZAMBIA!!  : )&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-8429727188287095123?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/8429727188287095123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=8429727188287095123&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/8429727188287095123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/8429727188287095123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/10/some-fun-at-guest-house.html' title='Some fun at the Guest House!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sthg-JjycoI/AAAAAAAAAo0/y8b4Ed-At6s/s72-c/IMG_3597.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-4168662084190315597</id><published>2009-10-14T09:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-14T12:25:01.362-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This Week At Zimba Mission Hospital</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StYBhPQaEhI/AAAAAAAAAoc/vYUIrsaNm64/s1600-h/IMG_3586.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StYBhPQaEhI/AAAAAAAAAoc/vYUIrsaNm64/s400/IMG_3586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392499274365407762" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;T&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;his&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt; is Billy - the first patient I started an IV on!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StYBgpkhnPI/AAAAAAAAAoU/jnvA5EkGxaw/s1600-h/IMG_3583.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StYBgpkhnPI/AAAAAAAAAoU/jnvA5EkGxaw/s400/IMG_3583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392499264249240818" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This is the medication cart at Zimba Mission Hospital.  You can't see it, but there are hand written labels on the top of the bottles.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StYBgPmgpgI/AAAAAAAAAoM/RAR0xuAK6Ak/s1600-h/IMG_3579.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StYBgPmgpgI/AAAAAAAAAoM/RAR0xuAK6Ak/s400/IMG_3579.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392499257278244354" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Group picture before we head to Zimba Mission Hospital.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StYBfhVXfiI/AAAAAAAAAoE/8NmzdaDUaBo/s1600-h/IMG_3577.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StYBfhVXfiI/AAAAAAAAAoE/8NmzdaDUaBo/s400/IMG_3577.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392499244858310178" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Random picture!  Kara and I decorated our side of the ten bedroom suite.  We figured it's our dorm room so we needed to make it feel more at home!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-4168662084190315597?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/4168662084190315597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=4168662084190315597&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/4168662084190315597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/4168662084190315597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/10/this-week-at-zimba-mission-hospital.html' title='This Week At Zimba Mission Hospital'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StYBhPQaEhI/AAAAAAAAAoc/vYUIrsaNm64/s72-c/IMG_3586.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-6769745051737035999</id><published>2009-10-10T10:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-11T14:13:10.749-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Chikankata's Salvation Army Hospital</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StDONucl77I/AAAAAAAAAnk/EJoYZvrcHnI/s1600-h/IMG_3413.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StDONucl77I/AAAAAAAAAnk/EJoYZvrcHnI/s400/IMG_3413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391035489164062642" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;We spend a couple days at Chikankata's Salvation Army Hospital.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StDOMyfGoaI/AAAAAAAAAnc/0A_eZMHul3E/s1600-h/IMG_3474.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StDOMyfGoaI/AAAAAAAAAnc/0A_eZMHul3E/s400/IMG_3474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391035473068466594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StGC2wSZKXI/AAAAAAAAAns/fmyPpmkHtWg/s1600-h/IMG_3479.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StGC2wSZKXI/AAAAAAAAAns/fmyPpmkHtWg/s400/IMG_3479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391234106125789554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;In the Pediatric Ward, listening intently to report on the patients.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StGC3rQ1WVI/AAAAAAAAAn8/bLr99UZEuqw/s1600-h/IMG_3561.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StGC3rQ1WVI/AAAAAAAAAn8/bLr99UZEuqw/s400/IMG_3561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391234121956940114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The ICU&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StDOMu64fAI/AAAAAAAAAnU/3lmEFai7p6w/s1600-h/IMG_3558.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StDOMu64fAI/AAAAAAAAAnU/3lmEFai7p6w/s400/IMG_3558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391035472111238146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;This is the "sink" to wash your hands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StDK5IY3qYI/AAAAAAAAAnM/OA8Rlgjd0iU/s1600-h/IMG_3559.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StDK5IY3qYI/AAAAAAAAAnM/OA8Rlgjd0iU/s400/IMG_3559.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391031836815632770" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;These are the supplies that you will find in the ICU.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-6769745051737035999?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/6769745051737035999/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=6769745051737035999&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6769745051737035999'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6769745051737035999'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/10/chikankatas-salvation-army-hospital.html' title='Chikankata&apos;s Salvation Army Hospital'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StDONucl77I/AAAAAAAAAnk/EJoYZvrcHnI/s72-c/IMG_3413.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-2553018398038158216</id><published>2009-10-09T04:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-10T10:26:12.200-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Zambia is G-R-E-A-T!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StC_guiB8AI/AAAAAAAAAmk/EzE16NhIFyI/s1600-h/IMG_3342.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StC_guiB8AI/AAAAAAAAAmk/EzE16NhIFyI/s400/IMG_3342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391019322929967106" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;There is nothing to say - the picture does that for me!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StC_gDBf2uI/AAAAAAAAAmc/76EwjQoPbhA/s400/IMG_3360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391019311250791138" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Socks was a bad dog on our walk.  She almost got hit by 3 cars - so I carried her home.  I was not going to be responsible for our pup getting hurt!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXruYeCP_I/AAAAAAAAAlE/_Ou7yOvYGOg/s1600-h/IMG_2981.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXruYeCP_I/AAAAAAAAAlE/_Ou7yOvYGOg/s400/IMG_2981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387971711293603826" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXpaRkSDdI/AAAAAAAAAk8/JcQmBjuTgsw/s1600-h/IMG_3016.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;We are the REAL deal here!  : )  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXpYo4SJaI/AAAAAAAAAkc/mlhBWi2D7nk/s1600-h/IMG_3210.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXpYo4SJaI/AAAAAAAAAkc/mlhBWi2D7nk/s400/IMG_3210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387969138718287266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Joshua, the baby I got to hold during the AIDS education program in Zimba.  It was the best two hours!  His mom wanted me to take him back to America with me.  That was hard to hear because I wish I could!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXpaRkSDdI/AAAAAAAAAk8/JcQmBjuTgsw/s1600-h/IMG_3016.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXpaRkSDdI/AAAAAAAAAk8/JcQmBjuTgsw/s1600-h/IMG_3016.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXpaRkSDdI/AAAAAAAAAk8/JcQmBjuTgsw/s400/IMG_3016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387969166820117970" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This sign has become REALITY.  I will never forget Naomi and Georgian!  They have changed my life!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXpZxyREXI/AAAAAAAAAk0/ul0p3B-BaUo/s1600-h/IMG_3024.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXpZxyREXI/AAAAAAAAAk0/ul0p3B-BaUo/s400/IMG_3024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387969158288839026" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXpZVJ3oWI/AAAAAAAAAks/Y7jt62Lwzfk/s1600-h/IMG_3168.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsXpZVJ3oWI/AAAAAAAAAks/Y7jt62Lwzfk/s400/IMG_3168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387969150603207010" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;I played with the children from the community school next to where we were doing the AIDS education program for a couple of hours!  It was so fun, but they mostly just stared at me the whole time, as you can see in this picture! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-2553018398038158216?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/2553018398038158216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=2553018398038158216&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/2553018398038158216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/2553018398038158216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/10/zambia-is-g-r-e-t.html' title='Zambia is G-R-E-A-T!!!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/StC_guiB8AI/AAAAAAAAAmk/EzE16NhIFyI/s72-c/IMG_3342.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-2859614629873999460</id><published>2009-10-04T15:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-04T06:34:59.393-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Update!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SryhQt203yI/AAAAAAAAAi8/A5H9QgcomWY/s1600-h/IMG_1109.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SryhQt203yI/AAAAAAAAAi8/A5H9QgcomWY/s400/IMG_1109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385356562987802402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "&gt;My beloved church! Standing in a line while greeting everyone in the congregation with a handshake.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Srs6kdeWO6I/AAAAAAAAAi0/QHBqP9sL6Ek/s1600-h/IMG_1114.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Srs6kdeWO6I/AAAAAAAAAi0/QHBqP9sL6Ek/s400/IMG_1114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384962177513175970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; "&gt;Walking out of church - saying our good-byes!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;THIS WEEK - On Monday and Tuesday I will be going to Dr. Jane's surgical clinic right down the road as well as the Choma Hospice to do community hours.   On Wednesday we will have class and then are traveling to Chikankata.  It is the home for one of the world's biggest AIDS research center.   We are anticipating our trip to their facilities to have a deeper understanding of AIDS and how to better care for our patients here in Africa.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsifjWawN4I/AAAAAAAAAmE/WDYudlgvV3A/s1600-h/IMG_3242.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsifjWawN4I/AAAAAAAAAmE/WDYudlgvV3A/s400/IMG_3242.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388732383810828162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Last week, our food distribution adventure.  It felt like we were off-roading, but ironically we were on the road the whole time!  They are just that bad! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsifihpqjwI/AAAAAAAAAl0/TXMSsZ6N-2s/s1600-h/IMG_3312.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsifihpqjwI/AAAAAAAAAl0/TXMSsZ6N-2s/s400/IMG_3312.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388732369646292738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Distributing food to the different trusts in the rural areas of Zambia.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsifjFH-BfI/AAAAAAAAAl8/jIG9mZkfaTA/s1600-h/IMG_3258.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsifjFH-BfI/AAAAAAAAAl8/jIG9mZkfaTA/s400/IMG_3258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388732379168638450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The breath-taking scenery.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsifkCFRE8I/AAAAAAAAAmM/uYH3AjJ8a_Q/s1600-h/IMG_3319.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsifkCFRE8I/AAAAAAAAAmM/uYH3AjJ8a_Q/s400/IMG_3319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388732395531867074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The tennis courts in Choma!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsifkZx-isI/AAAAAAAAAmU/0GoqKEUxI9w/s1600-h/IMG_3320.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsifkZx-isI/AAAAAAAAAmU/0GoqKEUxI9w/s400/IMG_3320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388732401893411522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Playing tennis with Dr. Jane!  It felt so surreal to play tennis in AFRICA!!  But it was fun!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-2859614629873999460?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/2859614629873999460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=2859614629873999460&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/2859614629873999460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/2859614629873999460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/update.html' title='Update!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SryhQt203yI/AAAAAAAAAi8/A5H9QgcomWY/s72-c/IMG_1109.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-6521350610157523018</id><published>2009-09-29T23:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-30T11:22:44.238-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Lord Gives and Takes Away</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsL8ai9e_iI/AAAAAAAAAkM/1JEpjTX_kfA/s1600-h/IMG_3109.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsL8ai9e_iI/AAAAAAAAAkM/1JEpjTX_kfA/s400/IMG_3109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387145637280022050" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Despite any hard situation I may face, the sunrise always reminds me of God's promise.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsMAr32Kt8I/AAAAAAAAAkU/anThmLd3rMI/s1600-h/IMG_3120.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsMAr32Kt8I/AAAAAAAAAkU/anThmLd3rMI/s400/IMG_3120.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387150332990764994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The baby I delivered!!!!!!!  He was a beautiful baby boy!!!!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsL5nytRA0I/AAAAAAAAAkE/B7cbZIg4xbE/s1600-h/IMG_3125.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsL5nytRA0I/AAAAAAAAAkE/B7cbZIg4xbE/s400/IMG_3125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387142566310380354" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The entrance of the Pediatric Ward at Zimba Mission Hospital.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsL5ngpKmYI/AAAAAAAAAj8/M2aSVqZ4Zsk/s1600-h/IMG_3126.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsL5ngpKmYI/AAAAAAAAAj8/M2aSVqZ4Zsk/s400/IMG_3126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387142561461344642" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The Pediatric Ward.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsL5m2HFl8I/AAAAAAAAAj0/hhYEhWvFUCQ/s1600-h/IMG_3122.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsL5m2HFl8I/AAAAAAAAAj0/hhYEhWvFUCQ/s400/IMG_3122.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387142550044121026" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;God sent me to Zambia to serve, to bear the burdens of the Zambians, and to see him more clearly.  For the past two days I was at Zimba Mission Hospital.  I will never be the same after those two days.   The things I saw, the devastation that I witnessed, and the heartbreak that I feel is overwhelming.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;The first day I was the Pediatric and Maternal Ward.  It was challenging but I enjoyed every minute!  This is the place that God created me for and no matter how hard it is to care for the sick children, it is where I my heart is closest to God!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Job 1: 21 says "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised."  During the last two days, the Lord has definitely given and taken away!  On Monday he gave me the opportunity to delivered a baby!!!  It was such an incredible experience!  I feel privileged to be the first person to introduce the beautiful baby boy to the world!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;But not everything at Zimba was joyful.  That same day I cared for Naomi, a 6 year-old little girl who had stage IV AIDS.  She was severely malnourished.  The next day I found out that she passed away during the night.  It is really hard to grasp the reality that she is gone, but no matter how difficult it is I am comforted with God's faithfulness.  No matter the difficult situations I come across in Zambia, it is only a way for me to draw closer to God!  I am thankful for the time I was given to be with Naomi.  I feel so much peace and comfort to know that she is not suffering anymore.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;God is so good and like Job, I will praise him through the good and bad!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-6521350610157523018?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/6521350610157523018/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=6521350610157523018&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6521350610157523018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6521350610157523018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/lord-gives-and-takes-away.html' title='The Lord Gives and Takes Away'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsL8ai9e_iI/AAAAAAAAAkM/1JEpjTX_kfA/s72-c/IMG_3109.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-706892411127952910</id><published>2009-09-29T13:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-29T14:21:51.147-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Children!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsJ3NK6VOYI/AAAAAAAAAjs/Ds1r92pCuSI/s1600-h/IMG_3053_2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsJ3NK6VOYI/AAAAAAAAAjs/Ds1r92pCuSI/s400/IMG_3053_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386999172439554434" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsJ3MnjZ2jI/AAAAAAAAAjk/Zq4O6T_r1Zw/s1600-h/DSCN2124.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsJ3MnjZ2jI/AAAAAAAAAjk/Zq4O6T_r1Zw/s400/DSCN2124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386999162948147762" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Our group visited the village behind the complex and we had a blast playing with the children!  I fell in love with Kanku!  I held her for the couple of hours we were there and could sense that she just wanted to be loved!  My heart is breaking for the Zambian children!  There are so many illnesses among them and so many needs!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;All I can do is pray that I can bring the light of Jesus to their lives!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Please continue to pray for strength for the team!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Thank you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-706892411127952910?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/706892411127952910/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=706892411127952910&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/706892411127952910'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/706892411127952910'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/children.html' title='Children!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SsJ3NK6VOYI/AAAAAAAAAjs/Ds1r92pCuSI/s72-c/IMG_3053_2.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-6448718137783771091</id><published>2009-09-23T23:51:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-29T13:58:03.493-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Anticipation!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrzMgh71xcI/AAAAAAAAAjE/Q-L1gOCYcoE/s400/IMG_3017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385404113665508802" style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This week we visited a Choma Community School.  They have 370 kids for 7 teachers.  They do not have books for everyone so they write on this board every day for the childre&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"&gt;n &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "&gt;to see the sentence structures.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrzMiPFuaII/AAAAAAAAAjc/LLdkgPXFxaI/s1600-h/IMG_3023.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrzMhNLMM1I/AAAAAAAAAjM/wP7wdrT-r7k/s1600-h/IMG_3018.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrzMhNLMM1I/AAAAAAAAAjM/wP7wdrT-r7k/s400/IMG_3018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385404125272617810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This is a class room.  During the rainy season they fit under ONE half-roof building.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrzMiPFuaII/AAAAAAAAAjc/LLdkgPXFxaI/s1600-h/IMG_3023.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrzMiPFuaII/AAAAAAAAAjc/LLdkgPXFxaI/s400/IMG_3023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385404142966433922" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Second graders.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrzMhs-Q90I/AAAAAAAAAjU/yUa6IrgdZ-g/s1600-h/IMG_3019.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrzMhs-Q90I/AAAAAAAAAjU/yUa6IrgdZ-g/s400/IMG_3019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385404133808338754" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Seventh grade class room.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrsZysWJQoI/AAAAAAAAAik/mpJxYk76b-4/s1600-h/IMG_3013.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrsZysWJQoI/AAAAAAAAAik/mpJxYk76b-4/s400/IMG_3013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384926138139755138" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Ice cream party!&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;We have a new appreciate for our education.   It's a privilege, not a right in Zambia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;The two week mark is approaching us and it is hard to believe!  Every day the team is getting to know each other better!  We are having a lot of fun, sometimes maybe a little too much fun!  (not possible, right?)  When we are not studying we are playing games, watching movies, doing workout videos in the hallway, or going on long walks!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;These two weeks have also had its challenges.  I am feeling apprehensive about starting clinicals in the hospital.  I feel like jumping out of my skin - I can not wait to serve the patients God brings before me in Zambia!!!!   On Monday and Tuesday I will be traveling to Zimba Mission Hospital for two days of clinical.  This will be the first time I will have my own patients in a third world country!   The only thing I can do is to get on my knees in desperation for God to be my hands to heal my patient's sickness, to be my words to bring hope, and to be in the love that I give away!    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Psalm 103:1-5 - Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.  Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-6448718137783771091?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/6448718137783771091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=6448718137783771091&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6448718137783771091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6448718137783771091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/anticipation.html' title='Anticipation!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrzMgh71xcI/AAAAAAAAAjE/Q-L1gOCYcoE/s72-c/IMG_3017.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-2490374478167676527</id><published>2009-09-21T02:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-21T02:13:41.176-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Not Fun!</title><content type='html'>I have had the flu for the past 24 hours and it's been MISERABLE.  But I guess you have to expect getting sick while traveling to another country!  &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;No matter how crapy I feel - God is here and always comforting me!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks for all your prayers! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-2490374478167676527?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/2490374478167676527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=2490374478167676527&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/2490374478167676527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/2490374478167676527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/not-fun.html' title='Not Fun!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-3795493526251933968</id><published>2009-09-19T05:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-19T10:15:43.177-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Community!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVze_g11I/AAAAAAAAAiE/vdkWKSERLHg/s1600-h/IMG_2964.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVze_g11I/AAAAAAAAAiE/vdkWKSERLHg/s400/IMG_2964.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383162535084087122" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVy5zjKUI/AAAAAAAAAh8/17_MayBUZcw/s1600-h/IMG_2977.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: center;text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; "&gt;Rachel and I on the way to the market!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVxcBNGkI/AAAAAAAAAhk/oAoLW1m_vEk/s1600-h/IMG_2988.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVxcBNGkI/AAAAAAAAAhk/oAoLW1m_vEk/s400/IMG_2988.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383162499926137410" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVyaysdTI/AAAAAAAAAh0/eC_6kQ7a1mQ/s1600-h/IMG_2976.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVyaysdTI/AAAAAAAAAh0/eC_6kQ7a1mQ/s400/IMG_2976.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383162516776711474" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Every day scenes in Choma (notice the pig and in my wheel barrel).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVy5zjKUI/AAAAAAAAAh8/17_MayBUZcw/s1600-h/IMG_2977.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVy5zjKUI/AAAAAAAAAh8/17_MayBUZcw/s400/IMG_2977.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383162525101795650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVx6cPwHI/AAAAAAAAAhs/KD_e9tjU4RM/s1600-h/IMG_2971.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVx6cPwHI/AAAAAAAAAhs/KD_e9tjU4RM/s400/IMG_2971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383162508092620914" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;It's been one week!  It's been a great week and I can't wait to be here for 9 more!  It's just incredible to think about how much I have learned, and how much more God is going to do!  Doesn't that just make you smile?!  I'm smiling!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;So, tonight was the BIGGEST blessing of all!  We went on a walk along a different road than we have in the past; as we are walking back 10 kids from a distance are screaming, "Come here, come here, come here!"  (If you haven't noticed by now, white people are pretty much famous in this area and we are magnets to children, which is totally OKAY with me!!!)  But it was getting too dark and we had to go home so we couldn't go see the kids.  But I'm DYING inside because I'm craving to play with any little ones!  Anyway, they finally caught up to us and they walked us back to the complex.  We just laughed the whole time!  Despite how much fun we had, reality is starting to sink in more and more.  For the first time, I was interacting with REAL poverty stricken children.  These kids were covered in dirt.  The nurse in me also noticed health concerns with these children such as their skin and teeth, which made me believe they were malnourished.  It's just incredible to me to think about what these children do not have, while at the same time their laugher and smiles light up my life!   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;As much as it hurts to be around these conditions, I have to keep telling myself that GOD loves the little children more than I EVER COULD!  Right?! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrUIiZWVseI/AAAAAAAAAiU/JY2RPkrstpg/s1600-h/IMG_3009.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrUIiZWVseI/AAAAAAAAAiU/JY2RPkrstpg/s400/IMG_3009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383218316604453346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Karaoke moves with real Ninjas! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrUIix4ctdI/AAAAAAAAAic/rjrJGs_Ouvo/s1600-h/IMG_3011.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrUIix4ctdI/AAAAAAAAAic/rjrJGs_Ouvo/s400/IMG_3011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383218323189970386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrUIh3AcAnI/AAAAAAAAAiM/ykqH5YCsiXU/s1600-h/IMG_3006.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrUIh3AcAnI/AAAAAAAAAiM/ykqH5YCsiXU/s400/IMG_3006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383218307385786994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Aren't they just AWESOME!!  This is going to be the best 10 weeks of my life!!!  ...as long as the kids stick around!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-3795493526251933968?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/3795493526251933968/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=3795493526251933968&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/3795493526251933968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/3795493526251933968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/community.html' title='The Community!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrTVze_g11I/AAAAAAAAAiE/vdkWKSERLHg/s72-c/IMG_2964.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-3871714315399777354</id><published>2009-09-16T23:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-17T10:20:52.089-07:00</updated><title type='text'>God's Provision!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHgyOzsqgI/AAAAAAAAAg0/KyzImKcofqw/s1600-h/IMG_2954.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHgyOzsqgI/AAAAAAAAAg0/KyzImKcofqw/s400/IMG_2954.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382330183257467394" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;What a good looking team!!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHgxuc8MRI/AAAAAAAAAgs/Wic3hbPWRb0/s1600-h/IMG_2935.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHgxuc8MRI/AAAAAAAAAgs/Wic3hbPWRb0/s400/IMG_2935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382330174572081426" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;African sunsets will NEVER get old!!!!!!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHgxbRnFaI/AAAAAAAAAgk/5BSMCHYtrpQ/s1600-h/IMG_2931.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHgxbRnFaI/AAAAAAAAAgk/5BSMCHYtrpQ/s400/IMG_2931.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382330169424287138" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Busi and Carrol teaching us how to carry babies (in our case a pillow) with our new chitenges!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHgw_OAGRI/AAAAAAAAAgc/vRs-2Laesdk/s1600-h/IMG_2930.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHgw_OAGRI/AAAAAAAAAgc/vRs-2Laesdk/s400/IMG_2930.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382330161892956434" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Our new chitenges!  We are styling!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHdKEc1SGI/AAAAAAAAAgU/xHNeC3Z5bSs/s1600-h/IMG_2939.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHdKEc1SGI/AAAAAAAAAgU/xHNeC3Z5bSs/s400/IMG_2939.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382326194747557986" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Beth, my morning walking partner, enjoying the sunset!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHdJu855YI/AAAAAAAAAgM/gWmPRl1i0lk/s1600-h/IMG_2937.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHdJu855YI/AAAAAAAAAgM/gWmPRl1i0lk/s400/IMG_2937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382326188976498050" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Socks, our community dog! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;God is good!  This morning we had an incident with a black mamba snake, which is one of Africa's most dangerous and poisonous snakes.  We went on our usual morning walk when one of the girls on the team slipped and fell as she was walking out of the Guest House.  Right next to her hand was a tiny black mamba.  She slowly got up and got our attention. Beth, a WHIZ staff member took a huge rock and placed it on top of the snake and killed it!  We didn't know at the time it was a black mamba or the degree of danger we were in.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;We pray for continued protection for all the girls on the team!  It's scary to think about the things that we can come across but I KNOW that God has his shield over us no matter what happens!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Psalm 91: 11-13 - For he will command his angels concerning you to guard our in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.  You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-3871714315399777354?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/3871714315399777354/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=3871714315399777354&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/3871714315399777354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/3871714315399777354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/gods-provision.html' title='God&apos;s Provision!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrHgyOzsqgI/AAAAAAAAAg0/KyzImKcofqw/s72-c/IMG_2954.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-1658253514688864904</id><published>2009-09-15T22:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-16T06:01:26.138-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Beginning To Feel At Home!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCH1lC6m_I/AAAAAAAAAgE/pbZbuii4gjo/s1600-h/IMG_2922.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCH1lC6m_I/AAAAAAAAAgE/pbZbuii4gjo/s400/IMG_2922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381950909254900722" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Outside the WHIZ complex.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCH1I5JClI/AAAAAAAAAf8/wwNJGrnlBb8/s1600-h/IMG_2909.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCH1I5JClI/AAAAAAAAAf8/wwNJGrnlBb8/s400/IMG_2909.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381950901697710674" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The Guest House where we are staying.  The outside patio is my favorite spot!  Especially for sunsets!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCH0szxI0I/AAAAAAAAAf0/P3rV1jBSdEA/s1600-h/IMG_2918.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCH0szxI0I/AAAAAAAAAf0/P3rV1jBSdEA/s400/IMG_2918.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381950894158979906" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The sunrise during our morning walk.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCBERKq6eI/AAAAAAAAAfs/Q6qR9uQu7rA/s1600-h/IMG_2915.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCBERKq6eI/AAAAAAAAAfs/Q6qR9uQu7rA/s400/IMG_2915.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381943465035360738" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The food in Zambia is so good!  We have the best cooks!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCBDneJO7I/AAAAAAAAAfk/-EkpoETVa9U/s1600-h/IMG_2912.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCBDneJO7I/AAAAAAAAAfk/-EkpoETVa9U/s400/IMG_2912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381943453842750386" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Nshima - the Zambian food that we can't get enough of!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;We are being hit hard with classes and on top of that we have been having meeting after meeting after meeting this week with WHIZ staff.  We have certain educational sessions with each individual program WHIZ sponsors so that we will be fully prepared to work with them for our Community Health hours.  The programs are great and we are really excited to get started!   One program is Hope for Children, which is working to sponsor children who are malnourished, don't have money to go to school, or do not have families to care for them.  We have also been learning about a program called Based Care, which we will be given the privilege of going on visits to villages to care for HIV/AIDS patients.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;It has been an absolutely exhausting first couple of days with little breaks and not a lot of time to do homework.  Regardless, we are enjoying what we are learning about and are anxiously waiting for the time when the visits to the hospital, villages, and orphanages begin!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Also, even though it has only been four days since we arrived - we are beginning to feel right at home!  The staff at the Guest House are amazing and we have been having so much fun with them!  Our beds are comfortable, our meals are fabulous, the bathrooms are clean, our showers are warm, and our toilets work!  So, we can't complain about anything...not even being tired and getting used to the time change!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Thanks for taking the time to be a part of my trip!  I pray there will be many stories to share with you that will change your life, as well as mine!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Psalm 18:28-36 - You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light with your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lrod is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-1658253514688864904?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/1658253514688864904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=1658253514688864904&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/1658253514688864904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/1658253514688864904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/beginning-to-feel-at-home.html' title='Beginning To Feel At Home!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SrCH1lC6m_I/AAAAAAAAAgE/pbZbuii4gjo/s72-c/IMG_2922.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-6219169303717942374</id><published>2009-09-15T04:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-15T05:26:57.195-07:00</updated><title type='text'>First Day Of Classes!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq-Bz0a2DhI/AAAAAAAAAfc/SdAYyz5T6vo/s1600-h/IMG_2906.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "&gt;Today was our first day of classes! My rotation this semester is Community Health and Leadership &amp;amp; Management. Both of these classes require a large amount of hours spent in the community, and I couldn't think of a better place to spend that time than in Zambia!&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have so many opportunities and great ideas for this semester.  Our options for clinical hours include serving in the Zimba Hospital, assisting at an orphanage, going to villages to educate the individuals, and getting involved with the WHIZ programs (such as Hope for Children and Reach for Life).  I'm hoping to develop my own program as well which would include a mentoring program for young teen girls in my church.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;These experiences are going to be intense - I could already feel the emotions rising during our discussions.  It's such a hurting world and it is hard to discuss the situations these people face on a daily basis.  I know I have so much ahead for me to learn - considering I have yet to witnessed the core of poverty.  Regardless, I have witnessed one thing - even though the Zambian people do not have much, they are so loving and caring.  Many times while interacting with Zambians I noticed that they initially stare at me in wonder, but as soon as I say hi and smile at them, I always receive a beaming smile in return.  I have a lot to learn from the Zambian people!         &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq-Bz0a2DhI/AAAAAAAAAfc/SdAYyz5T6vo/s400/IMG_2906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381662806975581714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;In the kitchen with our cooks, Mrs. Bota and Wosie, baking a cake for one of the girls birthdays!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-6219169303717942374?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/6219169303717942374/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=6219169303717942374&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6219169303717942374'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/6219169303717942374'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/first-day-of-classes.html' title='First Day Of Classes!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq-Bz0a2DhI/AAAAAAAAAfc/SdAYyz5T6vo/s72-c/IMG_2906.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-3476044793387441335</id><published>2009-09-14T04:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-14T13:13:24.848-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Market Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq6iNdkjyqI/AAAAAAAAAfU/FmrD-z3ip1A/s1600-h/DSCF0025.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Today we went to the market and walked around Choma to get more acquainted with the city. We bought a chitenge which is a piece of cloth that the Zambian women use to carry their children on their back, carry food, wear as a skirt, or use as a blanket. It's the thing to have around here - so finally we are a part of the culture and are in style!! It was a fun experience but very overwhelming at the same time. Image a group of eight white Americans walking through a huge street full of Africans - especially a blonde. We stuck out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;!  Regardless, it was a great experience and it opened my eyes to the Zambian culture and way of life in a very real way!    &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq6iNdkjyqI/AAAAAAAAAfU/FmrD-z3ip1A/s1600-h/DSCF0025.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq6iNdkjyqI/AAAAAAAAAfU/FmrD-z3ip1A/s400/DSCF0025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381416956914289314" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq4wGXPGF3I/AAAAAAAAAfM/iBtsoOpRl7w/s1600-h/DSCF0023.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq4wGXPGF3I/AAAAAAAAAfM/iBtsoOpRl7w/s400/DSCF0023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381291490628999026" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq4uv-kPbxI/AAAAAAAAAfE/e94cOJXH4vM/s1600-h/DSCF0014.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq4uv-kPbxI/AAAAAAAAAfE/e94cOJXH4vM/s400/DSCF0014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381290006538055442" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-3476044793387441335?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/3476044793387441335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=3476044793387441335&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/3476044793387441335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/3476044793387441335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/market-day.html' title='Market Day'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq6iNdkjyqI/AAAAAAAAAfU/FmrD-z3ip1A/s72-c/DSCF0025.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-536874109375278883</id><published>2009-09-13T09:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-13T12:21:54.422-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I love it here already!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oPRTGGYI/AAAAAAAAAe8/XSBNDLGy3RU/s1600-h/IMG_2844.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oPRTGGYI/AAAAAAAAAe8/XSBNDLGy3RU/s400/IMG_2844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381001372584253826" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oPRTGGYI/AAAAAAAAAe8/XSBNDLGy3RU/s1600-h/IMG_2844.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oPRTGGYI/AAAAAAAAAe8/XSBNDLGy3RU/s1600-h/IMG_2844.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;Our first moments in Zambia!  So excited after lots of traveling!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oO7y62bI/AAAAAAAAAe0/yPT7-9eYg84/s1600-h/IMG_2896.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oO7y62bI/AAAAAAAAAe0/yPT7-9eYg84/s400/IMG_2896.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381001366812154290" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "&gt;My new bedroom with my nine new roommates!  It's like sleeping in a cave with the mosquito nets!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oOUWewaI/AAAAAAAAAes/71uZP4LQYVM/s1600-h/IMG_2894.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oOUWewaI/AAAAAAAAAes/71uZP4LQYVM/s400/IMG_2894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381001356223889826" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "&gt;Our bus to Choma from Livingston!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oOGuS-OI/AAAAAAAAAek/s5Df-gnCOYg/s1600-h/IMG_2881.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oOGuS-OI/AAAAAAAAAek/s5Df-gnCOYg/s400/IMG_2881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381001352565684450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Africa is beautiful and I can see God's goodness painted all over!    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Today I went to church where I will be attending for the next 10 weeks.  The four hour service was amazing and I enjoyed every minute of it...yes, every minute!  These people know how to love God!  They know how to praise God!  They have such strong faith that is so admirable! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;And I already made a friend - Eliah!  He is 2 years old and I held him while we stood in line, shaking hands with the whole congregation.  Oh man!  I get attached so easily!  This may be bad!      &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-536874109375278883?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/536874109375278883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=536874109375278883&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/536874109375278883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/536874109375278883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-love-it-here-already.html' title='I love it here already!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sq0oPRTGGYI/AAAAAAAAAe8/XSBNDLGy3RU/s72-c/IMG_2844.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-419382165841482817</id><published>2009-09-12T13:27:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-12T14:17:04.989-07:00</updated><title type='text'>We Arrived Safely!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;After 2 days of brushing my teeth in public bathrooms, sleeping in all kinds of interesting positions in the airport seats, and traveling on the bumpy roads of Zambia - we have finally arrived to what is now called home for the next 10 weeks!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Everything is absolutely incredible!  I'm already in love with everything and everybody here!  The WHIZ (World Hope International Zambia) Guest House is amazing!  The people are so intentional!  I can't wait to invest in them more and hear their stories!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The bus ride from Livingston to Choma was already a slap in the face.  I always saw pictures of huts and the way the African people live daily, but seeing it first-hand was a whole new thing!  It became reality to me that these people live there and it's all they have!  But really - all they have!  I can't explain it and can't even portray the things we saw on the bus ride!  But nonetheless, as I was praying during that ride - I became absolutely in AWE of God!  I'm in awe of God's plan for my life - in awe of the love of God and his people of every nation and tribe - in awe of how big our world is and the fact that God designed it all - in awe of God's presence - in awe of that God placed me in Zambia, Africa to serve Him!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here we go!  The journey has just begun and I can't wait for God to change my life completely!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Psalm 72:12-13 - For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.  He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Praise God for who he is and for loving the Zambian people way more than I ever could!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqwJmJIa1vI/AAAAAAAAAeU/bosXZeaipgQ/s1600-h/IMG_2873.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqwJmJIa1vI/AAAAAAAAAeU/bosXZeaipgQ/s400/IMG_2873.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380686205691811570" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-419382165841482817?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/419382165841482817/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=419382165841482817&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/419382165841482817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/419382165841482817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/we-arrived-safely.html' title='We Arrived Safely!!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqwJmJIa1vI/AAAAAAAAAeU/bosXZeaipgQ/s72-c/IMG_2873.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-7944722217825603035</id><published>2009-09-10T10:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-10T10:22:50.658-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Preparing for take-off</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;I have a lot of time at the airport and convenient internet access - so here are a few pictures from today as we prepare to leave!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqkzpvgM_NI/AAAAAAAAAd8/bd_-NTajQTI/s1600-h/IMG_2811.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqkzpvgM_NI/AAAAAAAAAd8/bd_-NTajQTI/s400/IMG_2811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379888022089956562" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;color:#0000EE;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqkzpFRRrdI/AAAAAAAAAd0/WC0QDxJFc4s/s1600-h/IMG_2808.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqkzpFRRrdI/AAAAAAAAAd0/WC0QDxJFc4s/s400/IMG_2808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379888010753060306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sqkzo497XuI/AAAAAAAAAds/IhFK7AuG8eY/s1600-h/IMG_2805.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/Sqkzo497XuI/AAAAAAAAAds/IhFK7AuG8eY/s400/IMG_2805.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379888007450681058" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', -webkit-fantasy;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Close friends helping me freak out last night and weigh my bags!  Both at 46 pounds - pretty impressive!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', -webkit-fantasy;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', -webkit-fantasy;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Please keep praying for safe travels.  I'm so excited for our adventure!  I am ready for God to completely CHANGE my life!  Expect me to come back a different person!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', -webkit-fantasy;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-7944722217825603035?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/7944722217825603035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=7944722217825603035&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/7944722217825603035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/7944722217825603035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/preparing-for-take-off.html' title='Preparing for take-off'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqkzpvgM_NI/AAAAAAAAAd8/bd_-NTajQTI/s72-c/IMG_2811.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706091701057156348.post-7960734479919256323</id><published>2009-09-09T17:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-10T05:53:58.739-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It's About time!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqhOmkLjVoI/AAAAAAAAAdk/qGWFZFh16MM/s1600-h/IMG_2803.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqhOmkLjVoI/AAAAAAAAAdk/qGWFZFh16MM/s400/IMG_2803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379636179348182658" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It's finally time!  After months of talking about studying abroad in Zambia - it is finally here!  I'm ready to get on the plane!  I'm sick of sitting through orientation.  I'm tired of talking with others about my plans.  I'm desperately ready to go on this adventure and I'm ready to give God full control over these next 10 weeks!&lt;div&gt;   &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My itinerary these next couple of days looks like:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;DEPART  Indianapolis, IN   10 Sept. 2:40PM  Delta #1613 &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;ARRIVE  Atlanta, GA  10 Sept. 4:15PM &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri; min-height: 13.0px"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;DEPART  Atlanta, GA  10 Sept. 8:25PM Delta #200 &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;ARRIVE  Johannesburg, SA 11 Sept. 5:30PM &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri; min-height: 13.0px"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;DEPART  Johannesburg, SA 12 Sept. 11:05AM British Airways #6291 &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;ARRIVE  Livingstone, Zambia 12 Sept. 12:50PM&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, fantasy; font-size: 16px; "&gt;Please pray for safe travel and a patient heart! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Psalm 78:53 - He guided them safely, so they were unafraid.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;With love,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Meg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6706091701057156348-7960734479919256323?l=megbollier.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/feeds/7960734479919256323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6706091701057156348&amp;postID=7960734479919256323&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/7960734479919256323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6706091701057156348/posts/default/7960734479919256323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://megbollier.blogspot.com/2009/09/its-about-time.html' title='It&apos;s About time!'/><author><name>megbollier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10814442892481166751</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SIAUbgjnmnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/M5nSlzxiKEw/S220/Ben+(2).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qtTGbBrqcqE/SqhOmkLjVoI/AAAAAAAAAdk/qGWFZFh16MM/s72-c/IMG_2803.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
