New school year
The teachers returned to school on Monday and for the rest of the week the school grounds were bustling with activity. I focused on the three pre-school classrooms while Dries had to put up shelves in the new resource area as well as all the blackboards and the teachers had to clean up and sort out. As we are in the dry season, the dust is everywhere which makes cleaning a challenge.
New roadway
Norbert and Antonin made a walkway going down from the road. This is a big help, because in the rainy season it was slipping and sliding to get down to the bottom classrooms. PM gave us a whole pile of cement blocks which he did not use anymore and that helped a lot. After three years on the new premises, things are finally beginning to improve. I have to admit that it wasn’t easy, but Dries was positive from the beginning and that kept the rest of us going. The school has taken up a lot of his time and he needs to return to work on the boat now.
Please pray with us:
- The 2025/2026 school year will be a significant one. The school is not yet financially independent and I need Euphrasie to keep better financial records. We handed the school over, but with supervision of the finances, spiritual input and advice. The leadership needs to be more on point and day to day management needs to improve. It is a continuous process to make people realize that the spiritual destiny of children is our first calling, but the quality of their education is also important. School starts on Tuesday and as you can gather from the pictures, there is still much to be done before we’ll be ready.
- Lovako School in Russian Bay also needs our attention, but without Gabriel, it is difficult to get there and also very expensive. Nevertheless, I commend the teachers there as they are honest and hard working and simply keep going.
- There remains a little over two weeks before I leave for South Africa and I have not been able to secure transport for the two months that I’ll spend in Cape Town. It is problematic, because I need to travel and without a vehicle, it is simply not possible.
A father came to enroll his little girl at school during the week. It was endearing to see how happy he was that she will be attending our school. I noticed his threadbare shirt and his shoes confirmed the fact that they were poor. He took them off before entering the classroom as is the custom here. The people on this island don’t want to spend money on their children and it was encouraging to see a parent so dedicated.
God bless!
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