Overview:

Join Maranatha in Zambia and help us build a new building for the Sala Adventist School located 30 miles outside of Lusaka.

Zambia has long been a beautiful place for tourists to visit, with natural sights and wonders pervading the country. But for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in recent years, the focus has been on Zambia for its explosive membership growth. From 2011 to 2024, membership more than doubled. The Adventist Church in south Zambia asked Maranatha for help with the exasperating situation at Sala, and we’re committed to constructing classroom buildings and staff housing. Recently, Maranatha also built a new church for that campus. You can now be part of that mission story too.

Scope

School Construction:
Volunteers will lay block walls for new classrooms for the Sala School.

Community Outreach:
If enough volunteers are interested in children or health initiatives, we can include them in the job scope.

Leaders

Judy Shull ,
Project Coordinator

David Shull,
Construction Superintendent

Itinerary

Departure from Livingstone (Zambia)Wednesday, May 7

Arrival in Lusaka, ZambiaThursday, April 24

Orientation and first Work DayFriday, April 25

Worship with local communitySaturday, April 26

Work daysSunday, April 27

Last Work DayFriday, May 2

Worship with local communitySaturday, May 3

Bus Drive to Livingstone for Optional ExcursionSunday, May 4

Chobe National Park in BotswanaMonday, May 5

Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe side)Tuesday, May 6

Departure from Livingstone (Zambia)Wednesday, May 7

Arrival in Lusaka, ZambiaThursday, April 24

ARRIVALArrival: Lusaka, Zambia (LUN), Thursday, April 24, between 8:00am and 3:00pmPlease wait for confirmation from Maranatha before purchasing your airfare to ensure there is still space on the project and to ensure you book the right flight.

DEPARTUREProject Only Departure: Lusaka, Zambia (LUN), Sunday, May 4.
Optional Excursion Departure: Livingstone Airport, Zambia (LVI), Wednesday, May 7.

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Travel Information

Volunteers will purchase their own plane tickets to Lusaka and from Livingstone, Zambia. The dates posted are the arrival and departure dates from the project. You may need to leave home a day or two before the advertised start date to arrive on the correct date. Maranatha representatives will meet volunteers upon arrival in Lusaka.

Please wait for confirmation before purchasing your airfare. Booking outside the advertised flight windows could result in additional fees and missed portions of the project.

Travel Resources

CI Azumano Travel:
800-454-4099 or by email corporatetravel@ciazumano.com

Butler Travel:
503-879-5005 or by email info@butlertravel.com

Excursions

OPTIONAL EXCURSION - VICTORIA FALLS AND CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and animals. It is located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe  and is one of the world’s largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft). Chobe National Park is Botswana’s first national park, and also the most biologically diverse. Located in the north of the country, this park is known for having a population of lions that prey on elephants (mostly calves or juveniles).

You will stay at the Chapa Classic Lodge in Livingstone, close to Victoria Falls (one of the seven natural wonders of the world).

The Optional Excursion fee covers accommodations, all meals, ground transportation, insurance, entrance fees, tour guides, and the Zimbabwe Visa fee.

Zambia Facts & Figures

CAPITAL

Lusaka

POPULATION

15.97 million

LANGUAGE

English (official) 1.7%, Bemba 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, many dialects

CLIMATE

Tropical; modified by altitude. Rainy Season: Oct to April

RELIGION

Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%

CURRENCY

Zambian Kwacha

Entry Requirements

• Passports valid for at least 6 months past return with two blank visa pages.

Medical Requirements & Precautions

• Tetanus (required)

• Hepatitis A (recommended)

• Typhoid (recommended)

• COVID-19 (recommended)

• Malaria Preventative Medication (recommended)

• Yellow Fever – in some areas

• Cholera – in some areas during outbreaks

• Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for more details.

Contact UsWant to speak with someone at Maranatha directly? Please call our office at 916.774.7700 to speak with a volunteer specialist. Alternatively, you can send us an email.