Blessings abound, but electricity erratic

Below is a photo of me spending time on Thursday morning with the pre-school children during their ‘activity’ period around 10 am. (When are preschoolers not active?) The children, aging from 2 to 6 years old enjoyed nearly two hours of putting age-appropriate puzzles together, constructing items from Lego’s, and crayoning coloring books. Of course, there is the usual refereeing between bruised egos and comforting those who stubbed their toes or pinched their fingers. The children are like sponges – they absorb any amount of attention that is given them.

In the afternoon I was invited to speak to the ‘English as a Second Language’ class offered to adults from the community. The ages of the students ranged from young ‘mamas’ in their late teens, carrying their infants strapped to their backs, to those who looked to be 75 years old but the oldest in the class was 58 years old. After a time of repeating the alphabet and counting to 100 a number of times, the teacher led her class into the theme of the day, learning to say two things: “I am ___ years old. How old are you?” and “Hi. My name is ______. I would like you to meet my friend________.” With Vincent (who was with us last spring in State College) as my translator, and following the subject of ‘numbers,’ I introduced myself, gave my age, and the number of years Debby and I were married, the number of books in the Bible, etc. Vincent suggested that I show on a huge floor to ceiling map of the world where I lived and the route I traveled to get here. Then there was a question and answer time. This was rather a fun time given that I was not sure what I was getting into and not sure what I was going to say until the moment arrived!

The original intention was to keep this blog current with daily posts with photos. However, the reality of limited Internet access and erratic electrical power has necessitated a change of plans. Thus this is a longer posting than usual, taking advantage of the availability of power while it lasts.

I encourage you to click on (or go to) http://cdfalke.blogspot.com for additional photos and commentary. Carol,our team leader, keeps late hours meeting publication deadlines. 

Urukundo Home founder, Arlene Brown sends her greetings and expressions of much appreciation for the funding of the water project and other expressions of support. I am an eyewitness to the difference we are helping her achieve in the lives of the children and in the community as a whole. God’s will of righteousness is being accomplished here.