Update on Florence :)

Today, I had  meeting with the village and land Nduna. His name is Paul, and basically what he does is that he is the "king" of the village, and is in charge of distribution of land. So myself, Teacher Margaret, Jane ( Chef at the school, who put us in contact with Paul)  and Florence and Precious went to have a meeting with him. We told Florence not to mention anything about me buying the land, as the price will keep increasing as I am a white foreigner. And so we told her she must tell the Nduna that she is buying the land. When the Nduna assumed that I was buying the land, Florence jumped in and was so excited to say that she was buying the land.

I know there are a few concerns about the husband taking the land, or hurting Florence. But the police are involved now. They have a case against him, and they have been trying to catch him. But if he tries to hurt Florence or claim the land. He will be deported back to Angola, as he is an illegal immigrant.  Luckily the officer is Margaret's good friend. So she is on our side, and ready to help.

*The land will be in Florence's name, and the residents are Florence, Precious, Mary and Njamba. No mention of the husband

Then whats really amazing, is that the plot that we are hoping to get is a few meters away from Village of Hope School, so Margaret will keep an eye on them and notify me whats happening when I am not in Zambia. Also the village is really excited for Florence to move in as they really want to help people in bad situations. They have also said that they will protect her, and the husband in not allowed in the village.

We will find out tomorrow for sure that she will be moving into this village, as there was a meeting tonight, just to consult the village and the senior Nduna of Mongu. But I have full confidence that it will all be fine, as Jane and Margaret said that its basically a done deal.

I am very glad about the location, as its close to the school, clinic and Shoprite. So Precious can walk a few meters, as well as and 3 year old Mary. Also in case one of them gets sick, they walk 200m and they are at the clinic. Water is also situated in the village. And then the local shop is a few kilometers away.

And the people are all very welcoming and seemed to want Florence there to protect her and help her.

I also want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has sponsored and given an interest in this story.  I really appreciate it, but there are no words how much Florence appreciates it!

I will also like to mention that Florence is looking really good compared to the first time I met her, and simply the change is happiness!