Nearing the end of our in-country launch, I realized it was just the opposite of an end. It’s a beginning. Our Clothed in Hope women are confident, they’re empowered, and they are fueled by sacrificial generosity. They want to give back what they’ve been given. The women have formed a partnership and relationships with 12 women of a remote village 2 hours outside Lusaka, called Muchochoma. The village lacks any wells, schools, clinics, community buildings, stores, industry, and so much more. They’ve even created their own language as a result of their remote lifestyles. Yet our women all connect on one common belief: hope is real and love is powerful. They’re not separated by cultural differences but rather united by humanity. What a beautiful example of hope spreading beyond Ng’ombe, beyond this city, to a remote village to begin again what was established in the lives of the original 11 CiH women from Ng’ombe.

We’ve brought in a local tailor, a widow, who shares the heart of our organization, to continue the training for our CiH women. Looking around the room during our first session with her there, I sat stunned at all that had happened. Women who started out reserved, silent, and discouraged are the same women with permanent smiles on their faces, whose laughs echo throughout the room, and whose confidence is renewed in ways that are simply unexplainable. In addition to the continuation with training in new ways, another huge thing has happened...