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I know this isn't very easy to read, but it's mostly for my mom! I'd told her about this saying we put up in the dining hall because it reminds me of one we put in her living room, and I wanted her to see it. It says, This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it, along with a bright yellow-orange sun and the reference. The school uses the dining hall for devotions once a week, and the student teachers and mentors use it as a meeting space, as well, so I just wanted the newly painted bright white walls to say smething to us all! With the help of a wonderful lady at Perimeter (plug for Mary Francine and Uppercase Living!), and Melissa Duffy, this is a wonderful reminder of the Lord's presence, even in a dining hall.

A busy couple of weeks!

Yes, I'm still here, but have been completely cut off from the internet for most of the past 3 weeks! Spent 2 weeks with the teacher team from Perimeter, first at Karanse, then Tanga and Zanzibar (I went along as tour guide!)! In Tanga, we went to Samuel's school. He's a pastor that Bobby met on his first trip to JTTC and they have been like father and son ever since. A couple of pictures so you can get the feel of that sweet little preschool.

Then a teaching week at Karanse with our student teachers, then back to Arusha for the second part of the TaCSA (Tanzania Christian Schools Association) conference. The first part was in Dar, but the mentors had to miss that as we were out in schools watching our students teach. One of the best parts of the conference was
seeing students from when I was here before and reconnecting with them. I led a science workshop for 3 days and really enjoyed the time with former students.

Things should be back to "normal" now - week out, week in, no power from 6 at night till about 7 the next morning (for the foreseeable future or 3 years or whatever!), but at least laundry and internet during the day!