Zambian Street Children Come Home
Along painted brick street fronts and sprawled against stretches of gray sidewalk, young boys make their beds, napping in what has become their pseudo-home. Their lean bodies and ragged clothes tell the story of the difficult life they lead. These Zambian street children, predominately 8-15 year old boys, are central to Bob and Candace Walker's mission through Heart of the Bride ministries - a Christian, nonprofit organization established in 1998 with the primary goal of providing for the needs of orphans around the world. Orphans at the whim of poverty, AIDS, violence and country dynamics, these children and teenagers flock in groups while some choose to prowl their world alone; but regardless, street children represent not only a population in need of help, but a generation who may struggle with adulthood as well - a somber fact that will long contribute to economic and social welfare of many nations with swelling orphan communities. Predominately instituted into the adu