Author Archives: The Stearns Family

I wanted to post quickly and let you know that we arrived safely in Kitwe last night around 9:00.  The journey was long and tiring, but all 5 children did extremely well and the older 3 were extremely helpful.  Sadie … Continue reading →

Well perhaps I feel that I finally have a minute to breathe and can post a comment for all of you regarding my first 12 days in Africa.  We still do not have internet at our house.  In short, I … Continue reading →

hey hey hey!! im doing great! and YES i love africa soo much! i have been playing sooo much guitar!! i play for probably 1-2 hours every day! everyone keeps telling me at the trust school and church

I received this update from David yesterday. Hey mom this is David, Today was my first day of school and I had a lot of fun! I met a lot of new friends and they are all really nice!! I … Continue reading →

Just wanted to let you know that Dave, Mary-Frances and David made it safely to Kitwe.  The journey went smoothly.  It took them about 36 hours to get there, but they are well and all of our luggage made it … Continue reading →

Just wanted to send a brief update on some of the items that we listed below as prayer requests. We have seen God work in so many ways to prepare us for this trip to Zambia.  One of our large … Continue reading →

Dave and Shelley’s mailing address in Zambia is: Dave and Shelley Stearns C/O Centre for Christian Missions PO Box 23394 Kitwe, Zambia Dave, David, and Mary-Frances will be leaving for Zambia on June 4th.  Shelley and the rest of the … Continue reading →

We wanted to share with you all a few prayer requests now that our time for leaving for Africa is imminent.  Thank you for so faithfully praying for our family.

… that when Lydia and I returned from a 10 day mission trip to Zambia, Africa in June of 2009 that our entire family would be moving there for almost a year!  Yes, you read that right.  The Stearns family … Continue reading →