When Haward was living in the jungle, sleeping in trees and wearing animal skins for clothes, he never could have dreamed that one day he would be stepping off of an airplane into the United States of America. The contrast between the world Haward grew up in, with mud huts as homes and baboon meat and ostrich eggs for dinner, and our world, where homes are voice-activated and dinner can be heated up in 30 seconds, is very stark. Haward is a member of the African Vision of Hope Child Rescue Team in Zambia. It is his job to help find students who have gone missing from school, rescue and bring them back to the classroom, and help keep track of student enrollment (among many other things). He was chosen to come to the United States to share his amazing story of how his life has been transformed (you can read it here). So far he has spoken to business leaders, church small groups, school chapel services, entire church congregations, and more. In his short time here, Haward has been thoroughly observing all of the differences between his home 8,417 miles away and this whole new world across the globe that he stepped into, such as:

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Haward’s life goal is to become a force of change for his country and a vessel to bring people to the Lord. As part of the African Vision of Hope team, he will continue to pursue the mission of educating, equipping, and empowering the orphans and vulnerable children of Zambia and reaching Zambia’s children and youth until everyone has access to education. When children are educated, a whole world of possibilities opens up for them. They are able to change their country and close the gap between our 2 vastly different worlds. Our countries are very different, but everyone deserves the same access to opportunities, no matter where they were born.

Haward will continue to do incredible things for his country and generation. Thank you for being part of his story!