Happy 70th Birthday Dad!

Today the kids had a lot of fun helping me celebrate my dad's 70th birthday

First we started by coloring.....

Ivon

Diana, Neema M, Rizi

Rajabu

Kelvin

 Next we all lined up.... NIGHTMARE......

attempt #1

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maybe a little better????

ok, perhaps just half the class was the way to go

 Finally I decided to break it down.........

HAPPY

70th

DAD

 Love you, Sissy

XOXO

Painting Day

 While we were busy painting a new mural.......

Moses was in charge of the Twiga 

Arika working on Simba

The kids were having fun with water colors

Elias and Ally

Robson

Wolfgang and Sharron

2 Weeks of CHEKA-ing....

I am beyond impressed with the quality of education the students are receiving from our incredible teachers Happy and Thabeea.  The students have come such a long way.  The younger class (ages 3-4) are working on letter identification and sounds.  The older classes (5-6) are working on addition and English vocabulary.

 The new Cheka is both safe and stable, which is a relief for both the students, teachers and Volunteer Team.  Our staff is incredible.  We have two fabulous teachers, Herman our director and two guards 

 In addition we have continued setting up some of the Mamas with businesses of their own to support their families.  Some of the businesses include raising chickens, buying and re-selling carpet and selling fish and produce.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zulfa, Deborah, Ally, Jackson, and Lisa

 

Zabina enjoying a book

Moses, our amazing gaurd, always willing to help out!

 

LOVE Robson!

Rose, Wolfgang, and Deborah

Controlled CHAOS

Bardi Baby enjoying his porridge

Neema M., Rizi, Dorcus

Elia figuring out how to put hop scotch together

He DID it!

ZULFA!!!!  She can fit in the bag I'm bring home.  I've already tried it :)

Peter John- Have you ever seen a sweeter face?

 

Prayer before dismissal

Rajabu- precious!

Love getting my hair done!

The only problem, it puts me to sleep! :)

JUE

This afternoon we stopped by Jue to see all the Cheka students who are now sponsored to Jue.  There are 14 wonderful students in all.  They were very excited to see us and all looked great in their Jue uniforms.

 

 Later we went back to Mkono to see the progress of Jue's new land.  The structure of the classrooms and administrative block are complete and mostly painted.  The foundation of the three-story orphanage quarters is complete as well.  

Ester has done a wonderful job!  The students will move in September from the current and much smaller location, to the lush land of the new location.

Ester, in what will be her new office

Classroom

Beautiful views out the window of each classroom

Ester and I in front of her new school!

Field Trip

We took the Tembo and Kiboko class on a field trip to Arusha Airport.  We had a wonderful guided tour of the planes.  The students were able to sit in the planes and have their pictures taken.  They loved watching the planes take off and land.

 

 

They were also able to see the firetrucks on site. 

After the tour we had  a great picnic lunch of jam sandwiches, juice and cookies.

 

 

The students favorite part of the trip was undoubtedly the dala ride to and from the airport where we sang many classics such as "Our School What a Wonder you are" "Elephant, Elephant",  "Go to London Baby".  Love it!