Insights into the FM world
Zambia mission family
‘Love God, Love People and Serve the World’
is the heart of Guillermo and Mary-Ann Reddekopp, with their three children, Samuel, Lavinia and Joshua.
This family was one who heard God’s new call on their lives at the recent Spiritual Life Conference of Flying Mission Zambia. In their words: ‘We are all on a journey…
Continue reading “Changes for the Reddekopps and the Mission”
Bryan Wilson, Managing Director of Flying Mission Zambia, shares a very significant meeting that he and his wife Diane had recently:
Diane and I are very involved in the Baobab School in Lusaka, which all our children attend. I am Chairman of the Board and Head of the Development committee.
Upon completion of the new Administration building the Principal asked the 91 year old Kenneth Kaunda (KK), Zambia’s 1st president from 1964-1991, to officially open the building.
Each year a time away from the base is scheduled by Flying Mission Zambia for its personnel. It serves to give the team a time together whilst away from the usual round of duties at Chilongolo, outside of Lusaka, where the mission operates. It’s a time to replenish batteries. This year the designated venue was ‘Eagles Rest’ at Siavonga on Lake Kariba, which is about three hours driving from Lusaka.
The invited speaker was Desmond Frey and the topic he spoke on was WALKING OUT YOUR DESTINY which people found very helpful. Consequently some major decisions were confirmed during the conference.
You might recognise these people…
since US born Jeff and Michele Royce have worked with Flying Mission in Botswana in the past and are much valued in the organisation. They have been in the US for a few years but, now with two daughters, they feel that the time is right for them to re-join Flying Mission, this time in Zambia. Jeff is a pilot/ engineer and Michele a people-person! Good mix.
On April Fools Day something momentous happened to Jonny and Sonia – they got married!
And I don’t think that that was a joke – though it looked a lot of fun!
There were some serious bits as well:
Here comes the bride!
‘Will you love her and care for her…? I will!’
January 2nd 2016 was a special day for one happy couple. Gabriele Seiler, HR and Admin Manager, and PA to the Director of Flying Mission Zambia, chose that day to marry Brighton Lubasi. And they kindly invited all their friends along to the party.
Mummy Rempel (Tracey) wrote this recently:
School will soon be finished for the year. Matthew will be finished with Reception (Kindergarten) and will be going into Grade 1 come August. Joshua will be joining Matthew at school starting in pre-school. Earlier in this school term the students were told of the upcoming book week activity of creating a mode of transport from a cardboard box.
Continue reading “What do Flying Mission pilot Daddies do on their days off?”
“Swimming Galas are not my favourite places”, says Bryan Wilson, Flying Mission Zambia Managing Director. “I go because, well, I have to: I am the Dad!
The boys love them and are doing really well; my wife Diane loves them and shouts louder than any other parent in support of her boys, and I sit in my chair most of the day and do what I am told!” (Really? ed)
Diane Wilson, wife of Flying Mission Zambia Managing Director Bryan, tells of the visit their family made to North West Province recently:
‘It’s always special for me to return to Mukinge Hospital in North West Zambia. It is the place where I worked as a nurse for 2 ½ years from 1998 and where I fell in love with Africa! A new Maternity Ward has been built in the last 5 years to cater for increasing numbers of ladies having babies at the hospital. It looks great. Female Ward, where I used to work, has been expanded to include a ‘High Care’ area. Continue reading “Mukinge Hospital re-visited”
It is the time of year in many parts of the world when the crops have been harvested and the ground is being prepared for fresh seed to be sown. At Chilongolo, Flying Mission Zambia base, the workers are busy getting their portions of land ready.
FMZ takes its responsibility to its workers seriously. They each have an allocation of ground and seed as part of their wage so that they can manage to feed their families during the coming year.