Meet Richard K.

Richard K. is 17 years old, born in 2006 in Mansa. He is in grade 10 at Kalanga Secondary School and truly enjoys going. His favorite subjects are math and science. When you ask him why he tells you, “I am going to be a doctor one day.” For fun Richard loves playing football (soccer) with his friends. He lives with his mother who is a cook part time. There are seven people living under the one roof, 3 room (not bedroom) house. He has two brothers and four sisters, plus his mother. At home, Richard is in charge of fetching the water daily and helps the other clean plates.

Richard lives in Chitakwa Village and likes going to church with his family at Christian Missions of Many Lands Mansa West Church. Richard and his brother attend Sunday School class there and sing in the praise team.

Richards's Favorite Bible Verse:

“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9

He has enjoyed being part of Mansa Fountain of Blessings the last eight years because of the needed support he is receiving for school fees, uniforms and shoes, food, clothes, and Bible lessons. Richard enjoys learning about the Bible three times a week but also enjoys crafts & skills day twice a month at Mansa Fountain of Blessings.

Meet Hellen K.

Hellen is a bright young lady who is 19 years old, born in 2003 right in Mansa, Zambia. She is one of our first graduates and now attend Kamsa College of Education. She really enjoys going to college and plans to teach English and Bemba to secondary children one day.

For fun and during her free time, Hellen enjoys playing dodge ball with her friends and even uses that time to study. She attends church with her mother at Christian Missions of Many Lands Christian Brethren Church. Although, she says she learns more about God and who Christ is at Mansa Fountain of Blessings than at Sunday school. Hellen’s favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 3:3 “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them round your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.”

Hellen lives with her family in Mwenda Village. Her mother is the head of the household and provides by selling beans, fish, onion, and vegetables at the market. Hellen is the first born of her siblings, meaning she is the oldest with two younger brothers and one younger sister, meaning there is a total of five people living in a two-bedroom house. All the girls and mother sleep in one room while the two brothers sleep in the other. Hellen has many house chores like most children in the village. She is to sweep the house each morning, cooking many of the meals, and clean the surroundings.

She is very grateful to Mansa Fountain of Blessings for all they have provided her over the last eight years. Hellen is thankful for the Scholarship Program that pays for her college fees, room and board, and all the school materials she needs. Hellen comes to Mansa Fountain of Blessings during her holidays to visit the children and encourage them. Hellen said, “Its not just the items that is good, I now have MANY brothers and sisters here at Mansa Fountain of Blessings.”

Meet Lenox M.

Lenox is 20 years old, born in 2003 right outside of Mansa. This year, 2023 he is finishing (in December) grade 11 at Don Bosco Secondary School. His really enjoys going to school and is number 1 in his class. Just like Richard, Lenox too wants to be a doctor and favorite subject is biology and physics.

He stays in Shapi village, which is actually the same village that Mansa Fountain of Blessings in located in. Lenox lives with his uncle and aunt in the Mansa area ,so he could attend a good school. His mother lives in a very rural area doing farming to try to help support the whole family, including distant relatives. His father died from HIV when he was only 5 years old and had been sick a long time. Lenox has two sisters and is the first born of his family.

He is in charge of fetching water at the neighbor’s borehole because they do not have one at their own house. There are a total of seven people staying at the house he lives in, that includes his two sisters, aunt and uncle, and their two children.

Lenox has been with Mansa Fountain of Blessings for seven years now. He has gone from a boy to a young man. He loves playing football (soccer) with his friends when he has free time, which he says isn’t often because of school work, house work, and extra tutorials so he passes with good grades to get into college.

Lenox's Favorite Bible Verse:

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future..” Jeremiah 29:11

At Mansa Fountain of Blessings, Lenox loves being apart of the family because they pay for his school. He loves education, you will often find him in our center’s library reading or doing homework from school before Bible lessons begin. Before Mansa Fountain of Blessings, many of his clothes had holes in them and he didn’t have any shoes that were proper to wear to school but now he has nice new clothes and brand-new school shoes that he proudly wear. He is very thankful to be part of Mansa Fountain of Blessings.