Sorry this Part two is a little late getting out!
Here is a second batch of messages that came from the girls during our last few classes when they were reflecting over this past year at the school!
Two of the top girls in my afternoon class- Halima and Rachida- both strongly felt the same message.
They want to take what they have learned and teach it to others!
Now THAT is a great thing to hear! And we do hope to see them doing that!
And a big “MERCI!” from their hearts to yours!
Friday July 1st we had our year end party at the Girls at Risk school here in Niger. The Wednesday before that we had our last class and we took a lot of time playing games like Bingo and also focusing on the things we are thankful for! We looked at a large World map and talked about all the people who support this school and who pray for the girls and for their families and health and success.
The class broke into their small groups and each group got some paint and large rolls of paper. They had two assignments. One was to draw a mural with pictures of all the kinds of things they had learned this past year at the school. Then they presented to the class all the different things they learned. Some of the drawings were pretty funny! Here is one group showing Math, literacy, clothing they learned to sew, some skits on mosquito nets and clean food preparation, dancing in a circle and some other stuff.
Here is a group from the afternoon class explaining their poster. They have our colourful tree logo, the classroom, sewing machine, clothing, anti malaria, mosquito nets, and some other skits along with their names. They were proud to show how much they had learned!
I also made an appearance on most of their posters. Don’t I look great here teaching math!
Then their second assignment was to come up with one phrase that they wanted to express to all their supporters. They discussed as a group what they would want to tell their supporters, what was most important to them. I then took these phrases and wrote them on poster board for them and took pictures with their thoughts.
Check out these photos. Please take to heart that they are speaking to YOU! These are the things they want to tell you, the things they are thankful for and the way YOU have changed their lives with your support. There are quite a few pics so I am going to do two posts about this!
Enjoy. Be blessed!
Another blog! Don’t worry, I go in spurts and will go slowly after this
Just wanted to post a few pictures of one of our African summer days!
We visited the home of one of our favourite families this afternoon. The kids all love playing together.
Bennett loves to make tea with Fatima.
Arielle and Raichatou with the baby.
Their Mom Sakki braided Arielle’s hair this afternoon with traditional Tuareg braids. It looks great!
Raichatou is 15 years old and is one of the students at our “Girls at Risk” school. Many girls her age here are already married off with young children of their own. I can’t imagine her little brother here being her son! So thankful she has a chance to stay in school!
Henna manicures – Canadian style with Sharpie markers!
This is Paul’s version of a good afternoon. Here he is hard at work on the house for our newly arriving teammates. They didn’t really want a kitchen wall or door did they?
Sledgehammering is good for his soul. Look at his big grin!
That’s all for now! More lazy summer stories to come!
