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| Cows and huts--so typically Dinka |
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| Literacy teacher (right) helping class member |
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| Literacy class women poring over their primers |
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| Splash of colour amid dry-season browns and grays |
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| Teenage neighbour with leg sore I'm treating |
March 27, 2014
Random Shots from the Past Week
March 20, 2014
The Team, March 2014 Version
The most notable recent change to our team is the addition of a Kenyan member,
Joseph Njuguna. At the end of the month, Joseph will become the director of our radio station, Weer Bei FM. We are thrilled to have him with us, not only because he adds a very welcome third nationality to the team, and because he is African, but because he has a amazing wealth of experience in all aspects of radio. He is just the right person to move the radio station along in the process of becoming fully run by the national staff.
Left to right: Me, Faris Family, Scott, Ward Family (with James in back of them), Joseph, Laurie
March 13, 2014
School Yard Play
My days are very full right now, with not much time for taking pictures or preparing blog posts. So I'll post a few more pictures I took at the Cush Christian School "de-worming" day two weeks ago.
On Fridays, classroom time ends earlier than on the other days so that the kids can have a longer time to play than during the short breaks between class periods. The jump ropes and soccer balls are brought out, and the kids have a great time.
If there's no second person to hold the rope, the window frame will do!
The boys and girls play soccer separately. Above is the boys' game. They play barefoot, in addition to stripping off any cumbersome clothes (see pile below). They use broken cement blocks as goal posts.
The girls' game was quick-paced and they were very enthusiastic and obviously enjoyed it very much.
On Fridays, classroom time ends earlier than on the other days so that the kids can have a longer time to play than during the short breaks between class periods. The jump ropes and soccer balls are brought out, and the kids have a great time.
If there's no second person to hold the rope, the window frame will do!
The boys and girls play soccer separately. Above is the boys' game. They play barefoot, in addition to stripping off any cumbersome clothes (see pile below). They use broken cement blocks as goal posts.
The girls' game was quick-paced and they were very enthusiastic and obviously enjoyed it very much.
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| Goalkeeper taking her role seriously |
March 1, 2014
Deworming Day
Yesterday an activity took place that involved two of my team's ministry areas: Christian education and health. Three women from the Parot Church Health Group did some teaching on intestinal worms (a common problem here) at Cush Christian School and then gave de-worming medicine to the students.
The three health group ladies are at the front on the left. They took turns with the teaching, which covered topics like what intestinal worms are like, how we get them, the effects they have on our bodies and how can we prevent getting them.
After the teaching kids came in groups to get their hands washed (on the right), then went on to get the worm pills (on the left).
The three health group ladies are at the front on the left. They took turns with the teaching, which covered topics like what intestinal worms are like, how we get them, the effects they have on our bodies and how can we prevent getting them.
After the teaching kids came in groups to get their hands washed (on the right), then went on to get the worm pills (on the left).
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