Handover Ceremony

Today we were asked by Elder and Sister Pease, the Humanitarian couple serving in our mission to attend a Handover Ceremony. They told us that we wouldn't have to do anything. We were just representatives for the Church. What they didn't tell us is that we would be sitting up front with all the government dignitaries and President Lumbama, the stake president.

This particular project was to assist the Lusaka Youth Resource Center, a technical school. The church provided funding for a bakery. The building (about 25 x 30 feet) and equipment for teaching and training students in culinary skills. Equipment included a 3 deck oven, 20 liter dough mixer, 7 shelf bread trolley, double door fridge, steel table, 2 pie warmers, wrapping machine, 3 plate cooker, and all the materials so students at the school could install the electrical and plumbing components. 

The center also teaches electrical, welding, computer, and sewing skills.

             

                                      There was some cultural African entertainment. 

After some entertainment, the ribbon cutting ceremony and lunch, which was cooked and served by the students, we were taken on a tour of the facility.

Donation plaque acknowledging the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

 

Giant mixer, long work tables, and wrap machine.

 

Display racks with some of the food they had made inside. Triple ovens were also purchases by the Church.

                                      

Some of the student chefs. Hal asked one girl if she had fun cooking. She replied, "No, it's just work!" The girl next to her said, "Yes! It's fun!"

They fed us lunch from foods they had made at the bakery and kitchen, which are two separate buildings. Neither is very large. The church had also purchased large ovens for the kitchen.

 

The students wanted to make shirts for President Lumbama, Hal and I. Here I am getting measured. Obviously, they don't use patterns. They will call us when the shirts are completed.

This is the classroom for sewing. None of the machines were powered by electricity. All machines where treadle machines.

The room looks large but it is was not all that big.