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September, 2006

Mavuto means "trouble"

Today in class I was approached by a student named "Mavuto" which means "Troubles".  Names mean a great deal here so when Connie found out what his name meant (he is in her class as well) she told him she would call him "Sweatness"!  So, I asked him today if it bothered him to be called "Troubles". 

 
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September 21, 2006 | 0 Comments | View or add comments
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BIKING TO ORPHAN MINISTRY

Today, Joel, a friend and one of their teachers headed to an orphan feeding program south of the city. They were planning on taking the "mini bus" down to the turn off but due to the incredible lack of safety using that form of transportation his parents decided to drive them there. At the turn off point the three of them and the gentleman who founded the program hired bikes to ride into the village that is inaccessible to vehicles of other sort. The bike-taxis cost about $1.20 each way and are driven by very strong guys! The riders sit on the back of the bike on a slightly padded seat, but according to the boys the bumps weren't all too fun.

When they arrived they were welcomed by the children and "umfumus" (villages chiefs) from a few surrounding villages. The children recited bible verses, sang and there were speeches to be made. Not the least of which were two opportunities for the kids' teacher to speak. They asked him to preach for 30 minutes at the beginning, but he wasn't exactly planning for that so he just spoke shortly. Then they surprised him at the end to speak once again!
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September 9, 2006 | 0 Comments | View or add comments
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BLESSING

One of our former students who is now an Aid in Shea's 5th grade room had a big brother that died this past week.  He was around 25-30 years old and was suffering from Diabetes but didn't know it.  By the time he saw a doctor he was too far along and was paralyzed.  He passed away after two weeks.

As Connie pointed out the diet would have to radically change here to deal with that as their primary staple food is maize (corn), a starch that immediately turns to sugar.  
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September 1, 2006 | 0 Comments | View or add comments
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