Zambia
Name: Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia)
President: Rupiah BANDA
Population: 11,862,740
Independence: 1964
National Language:
Other languages: Bemba 30.1%, Nyanja 10.7%, Tonga 10.6%, Lozi 5.7%, Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda 2.2%, Kaonde 2%, Lala 2%, Luvale 1.7%, English 1.7%, other 22.5%
Literacy rate: 80.6%
86.8% males, 74.8% females
School Life Expectancy:
male: 7 years
female: 7 years (2003)
Religions: Christian 50-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Life Expectancy: 38.63 years
male: 38.53 years
female: 38.73 years
Avg. Daily Salary: $4.10
My photo albums
January 2010
2009-2010
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Lunda and Tonga Catechism translations
April 2011
One of the Zambian pastors, Rev. Robert Kaumba, was trained by my predecessor, Rev. Dr. Anssi Simojoki. Having seen the importance of laying a solid foundation for the church, asked me to come and train the pastors how to teach Luther’s Small Catechism. One of the most shocking visions and sounds was the mosque that has recently been built next door to the Bible School.
The Zambians said the country used to be very Christian but the definition of Christianity is quickly becoming watered down. Part of the reason is because most foreign mission work now focuses on social needs and minimize teaching the faith. At the same time Muslim missionaries are pouring into the country. Their tactic is to highlight the immoral lives of Westerners and then question if that is what Zambians want for their children and
Teaching at the Lutheran Bible School in Lusaka, Zambia