Back in January, I went public with a project I called Books for Zambia, an effort to collect books to place in the library of Kazembe Orphanage in Zambia. We collected a few books and sent them back to Zambia with Amy Morrow and her family in February when they were here in Houston for a brief visit. Amy and her husband Tom are the founders and directors of Kazembe Orphanage. Thank you to those of you who contributed books to send to Zambia back in January.

Now a small group from my church is planning a trip to Kazembe for the month of July, and I would like to send more books with them.

If you would be interested in helping with this project by providing any of the books (new, or used in good condition), please email me (sherryDOTearlyATgmailDOTcom) for more information. You can order any of the books from Amazon and have them sent to me. Or if you have one or more of the books on the wishlist in good condition or have your own source, just email me the titles of the books you would like to contribute, and I will give you my address to send them. Right now the plan is for a group from my church to go to Zambia in July and take the books that we have gathered with them.

Purchasing children’s books in Zambia is quite expensive, and the selection is limited. There are seventeen twenty-one children at the Kazembe orphanage now, ranging in age from infants to five years old. The plan is for the children to stay at the orphanage until they are grown, receive an education, and become a force for good and progress in Zambia. You can read more at this post on Amy’s blog. You would be welcome to post information about Books for Zambia or about Kazembe Orphanage on your blog or website. I can vouch for both the financial need of the orphanage and for the fiscal responsibility of the Morrows in spending your money wisely to care for these children.

More information on Kazembe Orphanage:
Kazembe Orphanage official website
Kazembe Orphanage on Facebook
Amy’s blog, Amy’s Assorted Adventures.
Videos of the orphanage at vimeo
Twitter page for Kazembe Orphanage
Please consider donating a book or two during the month of May.