Stories That Inspire Us welcomed to yesterday’s podcast (Saturday, July 2, 2022), Chichi Choolwe Musonda ”ChiChi”. ChiChi was born in 1995 in Zambia southern province monze Africa, and is the founder of Celecho Orphanage limited Zambia. (I had the amazing opportunity to connect with ChiChi through Clubhouse in the Evermindful Clubhouse room. I was immediately drawn to her story to share it with others!)
ChiChi ended up leaving home at a very young age - 14 years old. While this decision did not come easy for her, she knew in order to save herself, it was exactly what she had to do. She loved her Mother so much and of course, that weighed heavy on her mind.
One of her sisters hated ChiChi so much that her sister poisoned her, literally. ChiChi’s heart was filled with so much emotion. (You have to hear how ChiChi describes her story.) She became a “street kid” and moved far away from her home. She was able to find work fetching water for a salon. She worked and worked and hard at work she gave it her all!
At some point, she started working for the salon and was able to learn the trade. She took great pride in her work and it showed!
She continued to save her money and at 16 years old, saved enough to rent a 3-room house. She ended up opening her own salon and a boutique. During this time, she also helped other “street kids” as much as she possibly could.
ChiChi made connections around the world so much so that she caught the attention of Dr. Celeste Blow from the USA. Through that connection, ChiChi was able to follow her true calling and legally and properly start the orphanage! This orphanage does not received any type of government assistance from Africa and relies solely on the generous donations received from around the world! (Most recently, the Evermindful Clubhouse room raised funds for ChiChi to purchase land to build a new facility for the orphanage.)
In ChiChi’s words:
“Write something on your vision board and take when that didn't happen and present it before God you may not have money now that God will give you a vision we'll make sure to provide there is provision for every vision. There is no vision with that provision. Remember that and you can make it you can do it. You can succeed, you can shine.”
To connect with ChiChi and to make a donation to the orphanage, please check out her website:
https://www.globalsalvationoutreach.com
You can also follow her on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CeWkjMNjF3J/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
ChiChi, it is I who thanks you - to see all of your “children” smiling, singing, happy with love and hope in their hearts - that is what inspires me and these are the “Stories That Inspire Us”!
Let me know what you thought of today’s episode. Wherever you are in the world, whatever is in your heart, with a vision in your soul - YOU can accomplish anything! Please leave me a voice message through my website. Also, If you are interested in sharing your story, please go to my website and “register as a guest”.
https://www.podpage.com/stories-that-inspire-us/
Thank you ChiChi - Stories That Inspires Us!!
