Kære elskede venner, som har været med til at støtte os med taget til skolen.
Ja, når først vi har pengene, så går det hurtigt. Vi har nogle rigtig dygtige håndværker, som ved hvad de skal gøre. I løbet af to uger så var der tag på.
Se lige billederne.
Næste skridt bliver at få lavet en trappe, samt sat rækværk op om det hele.
Det bliver en åben spisesal, dog vil vi lave noget presenning, som kan rulles ned i siderne, hvis det regner og er koldt. Men det meste af året er det varmt.
Spisesalen er meget stor, den er godt 400 m2.
Vi har næsten 300 elever.
Vi glæder os så meget til at få det helt færdigt, for dermed har vi virkelig en flot skole.
Igen vil vi gerne fra dybet af vore hjerter sige jer tusind tak for denne store hjælp, som I igen har givet os.
Der findes ingen som jer til at ofre, når vi beder om hjælp. Må Herren rigt velsigne og give jer en kæmpe løn i Himmelen.
Torkild er på børnekampagne i denne uge. Ja han elsker at komme ud til børnene med evangeliet, også selvom alt er så primitivt.
Han siger gerne når han er ude, at så nyder han så meget at komme hjem til et rent toilet og rinde vand i bruseren.
Jeg ønsker jer alt godt kære venner.
Knuser fra Tabitha
The last part of the distance was a small, red dirt road that twisted among the banana plantations. At the end of the very steep road was the house where they lived. House may be an exaggeration because Johnson and his uncle share a room of 7-8 m2. The room is at the end of a hen house and there is just one building. There is no ceiling in the room next to the hen house. The smell was tough and we thought, “How can they sleep in that stench?”
Johnson has no parents. When he was little his mother died and his father died in November of last year. Johnson is an only child and his uncle is the only relative left.
Besides these challenges, Johnson has a handicap. There was an accident in his home when he was little. The housemaid had put a pot on the fireplace and left it to go outside. Johnson just learned to crawl. He moved himself to the fireplace and crabbed the handle of the pot with both hands. On his left hand his little fingers melted away at the extreme heat and his right hand is very damaged as well.
Although he lost his fingers Johnson is a competent writer and has a beautiful handwriting. He retained his thumb and most of the index finger on his right hand so he can hold a pencil.
Johnson seems to be a nice boy and is a very good student. But after his father died there is no one to pay his tuition. Without school fees he cannot continue classes as the uncle can barely make ends meet. That was very evident when we visited their home.
We have met with Johnson and his uncle again to hear about Johnson’s wishes for the future. In faith we have sent him on to Secondary school. He will be 18 years in July and has two more years before he graduates. If anyone reading this would like to help support his education there is a need for DKK 6,000 per year for this.
