Six boys in Pre-Form invited us to visit. They are all from the same village--a 5 hour bus ride from Idigima. They are the first to come to Idigima from this village. They tell us that there are many in their village and nearby villages who are not able to go to school, because there are only three secondary schools within 100 miles of their village, and those schools have capacity for 300 students, tops.
We encouraged them to share what VST is doing for Tanzanian youth. We reminded them that VST was started by Form IV graduates.
They have invited us to visit their village during the Christmas break. Did we mention that the last 50-60 miles of the five hour journey would be on unpaved roads? It would be quite an adventure!
The report that their area has a plethora of mango trees and a large river full of big fish to eat makes the trip tempting. Also, they tell us that we'd be crossing one of the three largest bridges in all of Tanzania.
We'll have to wait and see what our Christmas break consists of; many times there are special projects or classes to supervise.
Your Hands & Feet in Tanzania,
Gary and Joanne Grenell
(blogmaster's note - this was one of the many updates authored and sent in November, to be distributed over the course of the following several weeks, thus the reference to the upcoming Christmas Break)
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