New Day Orphanage summary of who they are...

 Prayer New Day Orphanage:

Who are they and what is their vision?

New Day Orphanage is in Mapanza, Zambia Africa

The orphanage vision is based on 3 principles:

1.        Christian World view

2.        Zambian Culture

3.        Quality Education

Here is a portion of a blog post by Blu Tidwell, one of the current missionaries at the New Day Orphanage:

“Where are we heading?  Consider this: It is estimated that there are 1,100,000 orphans right now in Zambia.  That is about 19% of the population 18 years old and younger.  The reality of being an orphan and providing for oneself is not pretty.  A typical child laborer will earn somewhere around $3 per month (Child prostitutes earn considerably more: $6.30 per night.)1  And even though there are other orphanages working in Zambia, it would take 11,000 orphanages housing 100 orphans each to meet the need that exists in this country.  On one hand, statistics like these make things seem hopeless.  On the other hand, however, there is a huge potential for the spread of the gospel. 

Early Christianity experienced tremendous growth, in part, because Roman law allowed for the abandoning of children.  Christians would take these orphaned children, care for them, and teach them the word of God.  It's a great example of God taking a horrible situation, and making something good from it. 

New Day Orphanage has a chance to do the same thing.  The concept isn’t difficult.  God’s desire is that believers care for orphans.  We live in a place where orphans abound.  You put the two together, and it’s fertile ground to see just how far God wants to take this ministry.  I really believe that the impact from what we do (And by “we” I mean all of us.  Those at home praying, architects designing buildings, volunteers who come and build, individuals and churches who are sacrificing to see this dream fulfilled), will be more than anything we can imagine.  It has the potential to change an entire nation.”

Profile of a child entering New Day Orphanage

Here is an example of the 1^st children to come to New Day from an excerpt from Darbi’s (Blu’s wife) blog:

“Sisi is 6 years old, and she is a double orphan. Her mom died when she was 9 months old and her father died 2 years ago, but she has been living with her aunt since her mom died. She is in Grade 1 (Kindergarten equivalent) and speaks NO English. The aunt and uncle who have been raising her are both HIV positive.

Muchoni is also 6 years old, and he is Sisi's cousin. His father died when he was 2 months old, and his mother, being young and having only one child, didn't want the responsibility and left him with the father's family, so he has been raised by his aunt. His mother is still living but has not lived with him since he was about one year old, making Muchoni a single orphan, or a double orphan due to abandonment.

Both children arrived with the clothes on their backs--no bag, no toys, and no extra clothes.”