Today we had a wonderful visit to Flying angels school in Ngombe Compound. The compound is a maze of dusty roads and footpaths with little concrete shacks with tin roofs. Barefoot children are everywhere and the occasional pupil in a school uniform can be seen, walking to school Flying angels is a scattering of buildings, some on one side of the road and some on the other- all concrete brick with no windows or doors. The pupils sit 4 to a desk and were very excited to meet us. The grade 6 class cheered and clapped when they heard that we had brought school supplies, especially pencils. They loved getting their photos taken, and then seeing the picture on the digital camera. Our little sponsored children looked so cute in their uniforms with warm school sweaters as the temp was only about 25 C. today- considered very cold! Bernard, the headmaster was very welcoming and proudly gave us a tour of his hopes and dreams. There are foundations for a library and a new classroom and a dormitory room, complete with bunkbeds- but no mattresses yet- for orphan kids- he hopes to eventually look after 16 in this room. He is so grateful for all the help- and was quite overwhelmed by the big suitcase of supplies (thanks to Carruthers Creek Church and Huron Centenial School!) We had great fun unpacking the suitcase with the help of Maggie and Pelika- two little girls who had arrived for school at 8.30 in their uniforms - even though they are not supposed to be there until 12 noon. The contents of the case were heralded by much squealing and clapping.
We are off now to meet with Angela from the pre-school and collect the 100 blankets for distribution tomorrow.
Love to all- H.