Welcome to Chande Kids

This is a place close to the hearts of many people, the Chande Orphanage in Kitwe Zambia. The Rev. Patrick Chanda is the pastor of two churches, from which comes the orphanage name, Chamboli and Ndeke. 

Trisha Miller (now Miller Manarin), was a Journeyman missionary serving in Kitwe and saw the need and had the vision to do something about an epidemic of street children in Kitwe, many whose parents had died and relatives were unable to care for them. With a $500 grant in 1994, the vision was born. Trisha is now a Stateside trustee of the orphanage, and is associate pastor at McLean Baptist Church in McLean Virginia.

Click here to read more of how the story unfolded.

Friends of Chande

The Friends of Chande are a group of stateside partners that have the same love and passion for this orphanage project.

We are dedicated to bringing attention and aid to the orphans in Kitwe, Zambia. Pray for the children in these photographs, and for the orphanage leadership under the direction of pastor Patrick Chanda and his two churches. Bless you as you consider how to help these orphans in need of healthcare, shelter, education, spiritual guidance and most of all, love!

Mission Efforts to Chande

God did a great work through the volunteers from Inglewood Baptist Church. Check out these photos and two videos from the trip.

The Brick-Making Project

The Friends of Chande in Casper Wyoming are coordinating a project involving the purchase of a brick making machine. [ Read More ]

Chande Baptist Orphanage Project Sponsorship

Here is some information about Chande Baptist Orphanage School where the children are able to attend grades K – 9. 

• The children attend school for 3 months, have a month break, then return for another 3 months, break, etc. for a total of 9 months total attendance.
• During breaks, they can take extra lessons. The curriculum that is taught is Accelerated Christian Education (A.C.E. www.aceministries.com), a home-school based program.
• All classes are taught in English.
• Due to the number of children, they attend in two 4 – 5 hour daily shifts.
• The children are well disciplined and eager to learn and know it is a privilege to be able to get an education. 
• There is no play equipment. During recess, boys like to play soccer (usually with balls made from scraps and twine) and girls sing and interact. For these children, this is usually their only play time.

For grades 10 and above, education continues at the government school.  However, students are not allowed to attend if they do not have the money to pay the government.  Annual tuition is $100.  For adopting an older child in grades 10 or above we are asking the supporters to pray about this additional expense and if possible provide it so these children can complete their education.  

Missionary Linda Miller provides the following information about life in Zambia: 

• Most houses in town have running water and electricity.
• Only one mile from their home, there is a shanty township with 5000 houses, with no running water or electricity. In this township, there are 3000 widows and the number of orphaned children is unknown.
• Every household is affected or effected by HIV/AIDS. This disease is not slowing down and people are dying every day – there are no families that it has not touched.
• The average number in a household is ten. Most include orphaned children being raised by relatives and need food, clothing and an education.
• At home, children are helping with younger siblings, cooking, washing, and cleaning – there is no fun time for them.

This project is a project of God. Hopefully, you have read the Chande story and you will be in prayer for the child you are sponsoring (or are considering) as well as for this entire Project.

Financial Contributions Quick Source

Perhaps you have already decided to support the Chande Orphanage Project. It's easy to do... so many people use online bill payment these days; just set up a monthly payment, sending your tax deductible contribution to these addresses:

For the brick making machine, send your tax deductible check to:

McLean Baptist Church
1367 Chain Bridge Road
McLean, Virginia  22101
Put "Chande Brick Machine" in the memo line

For sponsoring the orphanage in general, send your tax deductible check to:

Inglewood Baptist Church
1901 S Carrier Pkwy
Grand Prairie, Texas  75051-3756
Put "Chande Baptist Orphanage" in the memo line

For sponsoring a child specifically, contact Steve at Inglewood Baptist Church at the address to the left.