Report From Zambia With Mario Zandstra
Faith & Finance with Rob West
Zambia has one of the highest orphan rates in Africa, with 1.2 million children growing up without a parent. The numbers seem daunting. But one group is laboring mightily to bring that number down. We’ll talk with Mario Zandstra about that today on Faith and Finance.
Show Notes
Mario Zandstra is the President and CEO of Family Legacy Missions International, which is a ministry focused entirely on helping Zambia’s orphans.
Family Legacy Missions helps to feed and educate many orphans each year, but right now they have a special summer program going on.
This summer, FLM will have over 2,400 children come to Camp Life on the Hilltop in Lusaka Zambia. The children come from the compounds and communities in Lusaka and their caregivers make about $1.25 per day. The children's caregivers cannot afford to send their kids to school. In Lusaka alone, there are over 125,000 children who are not in school.
For every child that attends, they work to impact them physically, emotionally, intellectually, and of course, spiritually, sharing the gospel with them. FLM has 22 schools and 14,000 students throughout Lusaka, Zambia.
HOW CAN LISTENERS GET INVOLVED?
One of the ways listeners can make a difference is by helping kids that lost their sponsors during the COVID crisis. FLM is raising funds to keep them in school. You can help, feed, clothe, educate, and minister to these children with a monthly gift. Learn more at FamilyLegacy.com.
On today’s program, Rob also answers listener questions:
- What are the rules surrounding qualifying for a 1031 exchange?
- How do you determine when it’s a good time to sell your home?
- Is it better to do your banking with a bank or a credit union?
- Is gold a stable investment in an increasingly digital economy?
- Is it a wise idea to put money in a 401k account when you’re retired?
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