Impressions From Zambia

During the summer of 2007, a group of American teens traveled to Zambia to perform missionary work. The teens, including Nicole Scrivener, left, had attended a religious boot camp in Merritt Island, Fla., to prepare for their missions. Some teens got the opportunity to go abroad, while others did their missionary work stateside.

Nicole, who took most of these photos, and members of her group were going to travel to a village to help construct a staff house for missionaries and also to meet with AIDS orphans. But after landing in Zambia, they first had to endure a six-hour truck ride through the countryside to get to the village.

The home away from home.

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As part of their missionary work, the American teens met with AIDS orphans, and performed a foot washing service.

Foot washing is a religious rite, which is mentioned in several places in the Bible. It is considered an act of humility and love.

The teen missionaries also brought along a supply of shoes for the orphans. Many of these children had never owned a pair of shoes.

At the "Lord's Boot Camp," the young missionaries were also taught how to convey their message to children using puppetry.

One reason this group of missionaries traveled to Zambia was to help construct a staff house.

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Aside from the missionary work, Nicole and the rest of the group also got the chance to explore and experience the wilderness of Zambia.

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