21 October 14

This coming Friday -- which is a no-tie day for me -- is the 50th anniversary of the independence of Zambia! In my childhood the country was known as Northern Rhodesia, and I recall watching numerous slide shows from missionaries to that country. My wife's parents spent some months in 2000 on a short-term mission trip in Zambia, and they brought back this tie for me! The blue and orange letters spell Z-A-M-B-I-A.