Steve and Barnabas in Tanzania

It has been a busy couple of weeks here in Kiruani.   Doug and Frank from Blessed2BlessU Ministries, Inc. (the group I am working with to help build the school) came over from the USA to visit the site and set in motion our next big journey.   There are a lot of stories from these two weeks.   I cannot do them all justice in just one blog so I am going to split them up over a couple of weeks, but I am going to share a sample of the photos of some of our activities.   Frank and Doug with our teachers-Yes I am wearing my championship shirt on Friday like I am supposed to Doug with new friend Doug talking to students Frank talking to students With our Pre-School classes with our Standard Classes Normally when they come over, we spend most of our time in the valley with a side trip to see another project someone requested or to visit an orphanage they have connections to.   Normally they also stay at a house down the “road” a li...

Yep.  I want to brag a little today.  Don't worry I am not here to brag about myself, but about the kids at our school.  For newer readers, we have 43 kids at the school aged 4 to 9, with the majority being on the lower end of that age range.  Our kids live in a tough environment.  Most of their homes do not have any form of electricity, no heat, no air conditioning, no tv and no video games.  The majority of the kids don't have a chore list with rewards if they do x number of items without being reminded.  They have life that includes washing dishes, taking care of younger siblings, going with their mom to wash clothes at the well, herding cattle after school.  Most don't have their own room, in fact some share a room with all their family members at bedtime.  They don't have flavored juices and drinks refrigerated and waiting on them any time they want them.  There are no snacks to pop in a microwave or rip open a bag.  They hel...