A very excited student body assembled at 7:00 Saturday morning to “fire line” the stacks of burnt bricks to the locations around the foundations of the four new classrooms that will be built in the next couple of months on the west side of the campus, nearest the road. As some of you may have heard, there is a shortage of construction funds with so many schools in need, so it was such a relief to find out that we will get enough cement to erect the walls and not lose the bricks to the damaging rains. We have the timbers and metal sheeting on site for trusses and roofs. This next Saturday is the date scheduled for the start of the building; we hope and pray the cement arrives. The students have been working after school this week to haul fill for the floors and walkways, and water for the cement-mixing.
Next year’s bricks will be used for the foundations on the east side of the campus complex, earmarked for science and computer laboratories. There are also smaller foundations in place for a medical clinic and storage building.
Buildings going up makes for an exciting atmosphere, but the real “building up” are the lives these walls represent. It is so exciting for us to watch these students grow in their self-worth and confidence, social skills, language development, and awareness of God’s goodness, purpose and love for them.
For being a part of this work in your prayer and financial support, we say, “Asante sana!” (thank you very much) and, “Mungu aku bariki” (God bless you!).
Love and grace to all,
Gary and Joanne Grenell, your ambassadors in Christ to Tanzania
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