Then off to church in Muthare North at Living Word - a fantastic service spent with all our friends!
Afterwards we met with a number of our students attending secondary who were able to make their way to us. More stories of students enjoying secondary and doing well in their studies! Some of the students have been with us from the start, and now they are taller than us!! What a great group of young men and women!
There was some serious conversation at the board meeting about cost of living increases due to inflation. Rising oil prices are causing significant increases in other necessary products making the struggle for parents to find fees for students an even greater concern. This is also putting a strain on the school. We discussed ways to combat these issues and hope to come up with a plan which may involve increasing class sizes.
The Tumaini teachers and board members were very pleased to receive money to purchase new textbooks. We were able to secure this funding from a generous donation by the Legacy Foundation in Edmonton.
The rest of this evening will be spent trying to repack our luggage in preparation for an early AM departure for Rwanda. We will chat with you all again from Kigeme, Rwanda.