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Hope Zambia - The Damon Matacchiera Family
Home
About Us
    About Us
    Chiyembekezo
    Zambia’s Timeline
Newsletters
Completed Projects
Get Involved
    Applications
    How Can You Get Involved?
    Hope Zambia Mission Startup
    The Chiyembekezo Project
    Community Help
T-Shirts
Donate
Contact
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Chiyembekezo
    • Zambia’s Timeline
  • Newsletters
  • Completed Projects
  • Get Involved
    • Applications
    • How Can You Get Involved?
    • Hope Zambia Mission Startup
    • The Chiyembekezo Project
    • Community Help
  • T-Shirts
  • Donate
  • Contact
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It’s not Just Peanuts

She got up from her woven bamboo chair when I approached her property, two toddlers in tow, and joined me on the ground. As I reclined on one of the rough beams supporting this woman’s thatch-roof shelter, I could only understand a phrase here and there that she spoke. The laughter in her eyes when I said a few words indicated the language barrier went both ways! We chatted, pointed, shrugged, and smiled while enjoying the breeze that easily flowed through, since her shelter had no walls. Her son eventually retrieved a bowl of freshly harvested peanuts from their home and placed it on the ground between us. As she shelled a handful and handed the nuts into my little ones’ eager, dimpled hands, I was so impressed by her hospitality. 

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March 19, 2019by Lisa

Founders of Hope Zambia

Damon & Lisa Matacchiera live and work in Zambia, Africa with their six children. Their extensive time on the field has culminated in the formation of Hope Zambia. This family’s motivation in everything they do comes from their desire to love God and love people. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about this cause!  READ MORE about their journey!

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