Newsletter no. 3 (june 2013)
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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
News bullets 3
June 26, 2013 Year 2, issue 3
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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Buyantanshi Women Empowerment - continued
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
Page 3 Year 2, issue 3
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
Ministry department: FNB Bank. Account. nr. 62396218995.
Branch code: 260103 Swift code: FIRNZMLX
• In Denmark you can support monthly through betalingsservice or
single gifts to bank account Vestfyns Bank 6854-0000 114 086.
Please state if you support NGO og ministry department. Please go
out website under SUPPORT for more details or e-mail us for help
or e-mail us about any subject at [email protected].
Visit us at www.dreamfactoryzambia.org
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-