I've grown accustomed to not putting all my information out, but this has been a welcoming site, so I share some, though not all of my background. The short version is, my parents went overseas to Zambia as Southern Baptist Missionaries when I was about 8 years old. Dad was an "Agricultural missionary" who managed a 3000 acre farm/ranch for the Zambian Mission from 1972 til 1998 when he retired. The farm was originally a grant from the British government to Malcom Moffat (related to Mary Moffat, wife to David Livingstone). Upon Malcom Moffat's death in 1934 the "lease" to the farm passed to his heirs, who weren't quite sure what to do with it. Around 1969, his heirs offered the farm to the Southern Baptist mission in Zambia, with two stipulations: 1) it was to be used as a Christian ministry; 2) The family graveyard was to remain open to the family for use and visitation. Dad was chosen to manage the farm in 1971, so after a 3 month orientation, off we went in early 1972.