Buyantanshi Women Empowerment Group by Natasha Bomba

consists of one hour of Eng-

lish class and one hour of

practical skills. The ladies

then have a breakfast and, in

the afternoon, go on to the

pre-existing courses of entre-

preneurial skills, discipleship

and health education.

The literacy course I have

been teaching is a lot of fun.

Most people have some basic

English skills in Zambia since

English is the official lan-

guage. Most of the time, the

biggest challenge is getting

them to speak up, practice

and of course, arrive on time.

But as the ladies become

(con�nues on page 2)

A few months ago I joined the

Dream Factory Zambia team

and the Buyantashi Women’s

Empowerment Group. This

group has been with DFZ for

some time, benefiting from

educational sessions, home

visits, support with their busi-

nesses and micro-financing.

For me, however, this was a

new endeavor and a new

group of women.

We drove into the Nkwazi

compound (a poor quarter in

Ndola), over the many pot-

holes and through a few giant

puddles left from the rains.

We stopped at a small com-

munity centre with a few

classrooms. The building had

no power and our class con-

sisted of a blackboard paint-

ed on the wall and a few bro-

ken benches (on some days

we don’t have any benches as

they make their way into oth-

er classrooms).

It’s always a bit nerve wrack-

ing to meet people you don’t

know and don’t share a lan-

guage with. The women, how-

ever, were very open-hearted

and excited to have a chance

to start

some new

programs.

Since that

day, we

have start-

ed an Eng-

lish litera-

cy course

and a knit-

ting/mat-

making

program.

Tuesday

morning

In this issue

Buyantanshi Women Em-

powerment Group

1

Dream Factory Ministries

Crusade

2

Buyantanshi continued 2

Member profile: Halet

Mutale

3

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One of the ladies in Buyantanshi showing her knitted bunnies. In just over 2 months she has ma-

naged to produce 55 with each earning her a profit of K 4.

”If you can dream it, you

can do it”

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embraced me with open arms and kind-

ness. Once we get started in the classes,

it’s often hard to stop and transition to the

next thing. They are so eager and hungry

to learn more, support one another and

have fresh hope for a different tomorrow.

We look forward to watching these ladies

grow and eventually taking on new

groups of women.

more and more comfortable, they are

getting the courage to speak out and

share their knowledge. It’s great to see

personalities come out and watch them

support one another.

In the knitting and sewing portion of the

(con�nued from page 1) day, we split the ladies into two groups.

Our intention is to get them started with

one skill then cross-train them into the

other. The sewing project is making

beautiful mats that have pictures or writ-

ing on them.

The other set of ladies are working on

knitting projects for children. Our first

simple project was toy bunnies and wow!

these bunnies are multiplying! Pink,

brown, blue…they are very cute and

each one is unique. We are also making

colourful children’s balls. Some of these

toys will be sold locally and some

abroad. As skills improve, we will pro-

gress to children’s clothes—which are

very popular locally and can bring in a

regular income for the ladies.

From a nervous start, it has been a bless-

ing and a joy to support these ladies as

they expand their skill sets. They have

Dream Factory Crusades by Stanley Njamba & Peder Tind

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teers from Denmark helping us out, a

children's crusade will be introduced this

time. We are all very excited and expect

more wonderful miracles for people of all

ages this time.

We appreciate all our partners, and fri-

ends of Dream Factory Ministries, for

praying, giving and standing with us in

this eternally rewarding work of God.

Thank you so much. Remember you can

read more about this ministry, see more

pictures and video clips on our website

www.dreamfactoryzambia.org/dfzm.

On the 22th to 25th of May 2013, Dream

Factory Ministries held its first crusade in

Ndola's Mushili grounds. It was exciting

to see the impact of transformed lives

through the power of the gospel. There is

no greater joy than to see a person recei-

ve Jesus Christ and through Him be trans-

formed and renewed.

Preaching the gospel and breaking new

ground often means challenges. The first

day was full of challenges, like power-

cuts, a generator that couldn’t keep up

and even rain (in the middle of the dry

season). However the Dream Factory

Team and the local pastors worked hard,

stayed focused and through prayer, over-

came each obstacle making the following

three crusade meetings a wonderful suc-

cess. Throughout the week, we saw atten-

dance increase, and on the last day, more

than a thousand people came to receive

the Word of God—it was a fantastic way

to finish Dream Factory Ministries’ first

Crusade.

The result was that more than 100 people

gave their life to Jesus Christ and we saw

wonderful miracles take place including a

woman who was healed from breast can-

cer (medically verified). It was also en-

couraging to see the local Churches wor-

king hand in hand in order for the King-

dom to expand. More than a month later,

we continue to hear wonderful news from

the Crusade area—how local Churches

are stirred up, excited, and of course are

doing a remarkable work following up

with the newly saved people.

July 10-13 we will hold our second crusa-

de here in Ndola. With a team of volun-Peder preaching at the crusade

Literacy class work

A mat saying Welcome in danish

The local pastor Christian preaching

Dream Factory helped Halet and her

family by giving her a micro loan of

Kwacha 500. Halet feels her life has

changed. She work hard at her busi-

ness and attends the Dream Factory

classes every Tuesday. She is lear-

ning how to improve her business and

she is paying back her loan without

any problems. Her living conditions

have improved—her family has a

good mattress to sleep on in a better

house. Her life is totally changed and

she is smiling again. She is so thankful

to Dream Factory for bringing life and

freedom in her life.

Check out a video on our website with

two of the women in our project.

Halet Mutale is part of Dream Factory’s

Buyantanshi Women Empowerment Pro-

ject. She has a small shop where she sells

things like plastic plates, cups and

dishes, grocery items and seasonal

things.

Halet knows what it is to work hard and

enjoys doing so at her business. Halet

grew up on her own after her parents

died when she was 12 years old. When

she was only 16 years old, she got mar-

ried to a 42-year-old man. Her husband

did not take care of her—he abandoned

her with two children and ran away to the

Congo.

She took care of the children as a single

mother. Problems worsened as the house

that she was renting didn’t have a proper

roof, only cardboard. She and the chil-

dren slept on the floor, in a sack. Her life

was terrible and she cried almost every

day for God to intervene into her life

Member Profile: Halet Mutale

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Dream Factory Zambia Our vision is to develop the general standard of living for the Zambian

people. We believe in a Christian, holistic and freedom oriented focus

which creates a foundation for people`s future dreams by empowering

them to be creative, visionary and responsible.

Your help is vital, and reaches further than you think.

Zambia`s future depends on these young people. With the right atti-

tude and character, this generation can change Zambia for ever.

• Support Dream Factory with your monthly or single gift of any

amount through Paypal via our website.

• In Zambia, USA or elsewhere you can also support through a bank

transfer to our Zambian accounts.

NGO-department: Finance bank. Account nr. 0025106335019

Swiftcode ZFBAZMLU

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Please state if you support NGO og ministry department. Please go

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or e-mail us about any subject at info@dreamfactoryzambia.org.

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Halet in front of her house and shop

News Bullets

• IT training class: 11 students gra-

duated from the last IT training

class. The next round has just star-

ted with several eager students.

• Prayer list: If you would like to

support us in prayer, please send

us your email address and we will

be happy to add you to our distri-

bution list.

• Volunteer program: We were sad

to see our last group of volunteers

head home but we are happy that

they were really impacted by the-

ir work here. In July, two teams of

families are coming. If you would

like to volunteer in Zambia, we

still have openings in the later part

of the year.

• Adopt-a-Club: The club is looking

forward to expanding its areas of

operation by August and taking on

some new clubs. We would love to

get feedback from our readers

and supporters about Adopt-a-

Club. If you have any opinions,

suggestions or comments, please

contact mort-

son@dreamfactoryzambia.org