Mufulira, Zambia—The 2022 Women’s Enrichment Weekend in Zambia was held under the theme “Looking Back, Moving Forward.’’ A group of 25 women gathered from the Copperbelt and Northwestern provinces, and we had one woman attend from Lusaka. Mufulira was the host.

Many activities took place and there were a variety of speakers. All of this made the weekend so colorful and educational as people gathered from different ethnic groups, but all with the same goal and theme.

The first speaker encouraged women to stay focused as they move forward. The message emphasized how we shouldn’t allow the past to define us, quoting from Philippians 3:13-14. Our second presenter spoke about being strong while moving forward and the last speaker talked about the tongue, stating that we need to be careful about whatever we say as Christians, and reinforcing the need to control our tongues (James 1:26).

Arts and crafts classes allowed the ladies to learn how to make many things, including earrings made with different colors and types of beads, and scarves to cover their shoulders. These scarves were made from scraps of material and then edged with lace trimmings. The ladies’ show couldn’t just end without learning how to prepare different varieties of African dishes. These included dry mushrooms mixed with groundnuts, dry kapenta (a small fish, similar to sardine, found in Southern Africa) mixed with groundnuts, Chinese cabbage mixed with groundnuts (kacesha), African polony (cikanda), fritters and tinned pickled fish. Another class covered how to look after a home.

For Sabbath services, the speaker was Luke Banda and he spoke about living by what we learn (James 1:22-25). He also spoke about tithing. We had enough food for everyone. That evening we shared a most enjoyable braai (barbecue). It is always encouraging to see people from different parts of the country and ethnic groups share moments in peace, showing love and unity.

We thank God our Creator for making the 2022 Women’s Enrichment Weekend joyous and wonderful. We are also thankful to our minister and his wife, those who supported us spiritually through their prayers and finally all those who rendered support through cash and their time. May our Almighty God remember you and bless you.