Blog 7-31-2010 Igumbilo Crew
Saturday, at the Girls’ School means sleeping in – sort of- near as we can tell 7:00 instead of 5:30. As we walked around before 9:00 already girls were sweeping, studying and some planting slips near the classroom paths in preparation for form IV graduation this fall.
We gathered at 9:00 for the textbook dedication. Cayla and GailB did a nice job with the presentation speech. We closed with prayer.
We filled the Land Cruiser and sat economically for a ride to Chimala and the market. Our first stop was at a fabric shop. We walked and walked at the market seeing lots of fabric for kitengas and kangas, fruits, vegetables, grains, samoosas, maandazi, smoked fish and smoked eel, beef hanging from hooks, casserole dishes, all manner of electronics and pile after pile of used clothing and shoes.
We returned to a wonderful lunch cooked by Jenny – of course. She gets the award for cooking. A short time later we were surprised by a visit from Pr. Seth checking on us and sharing the plan for Sunday. He “thinks” the drilling rig is in transit and doubts that we will see it. We were happy to hear his son; (a student at Kidugala) is recovering from typhoid.
To complete the secretary’s office we purchased fabric for curtains and a mat…which we installed.
We attended a student-led talent show….
The pen pal letters have started to arrive! By the handful….including one set announced with the guard calling “hallo…hallo” after we were in bed. Colleen finally pulled herself together to get to door (you can ask later who hid under their blankets and who slept through it!) and found the guard and a sea of faces with pen pal letters!
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