Students in the lab

When I was at school, we didn't even have slide rules or calculators - we just used logarithmic, sine and cosine tables!

Now look what's happened in a part of Tanzania where access is difficult, electricity and running water haven't even reached our house, we use buckets for flushing the loo, for lighting we use candles, solar or kerosene, and a wood burner for cooking.

The school laboratory has twenty computers for students and teachers to learn skills, and teaching (by Martha) officially started two weeks ago. Kevin, as lab manager, keeps the whole thing operational.

What more can I say? I'll have to take a leap out of the dark ages...

Palm Tree Garden

We're having a week's break again after mid term exams which I am meant to be marking now! I wanted to call this place palm tree paradise, but there are some parts of it that remind us that we are not in paradise, such as the mosquitoes. I had around 60 bites on my ankles on the first night, so in ten days’ time I’ll have to watch out for malaria… Now in the evenings I’m wearing shoes and socks – if Kevin minds, he hasn’t told me :^)

The drive from Iringa took nine hours on Saturday; we took turns, only stopping for short breaks. This is after eight weeks of the Secondary School term, and three months of Bible School as well (for me), so it all left us quite tired. We pitched our tent and then went for a swim - perfect. There has also been an opportunity to go to the dentist (what's new?) and doctor (that's new) as I have had pain still and want to find the cause. Please pray again about this, giving thanks that it is not as bad as it was. Also Praise God for an opportunity to rest now.