It is not uncommon for clothes to disappear from clotheslines in the village. We advise students to take turns watching their laundry on wash day. Recently, however, we've had something of a crime wave.
Students have reported ghetto locks broken and food, money and clothes stolen. We had one student come for assistance after his ghetto was gutted by fire; he'd left his kerosene lamp burning to buy some food.
Finding a Form II student sitting on the side of the road crying is the most heart-rending. He'd financed a duka (small convenience shack) he'd built himself, in order to make money to pay school fees. One evening, someone broke in and cleaned him out. We'd visited students near his duka the day before and purchased some items in support of his enterprise. He'd been so proud and happy to serve us.
Life just isn't fair much of the time, but we know that all things work together for good to those who love God and are living in His will. It will be interesting to watch this boy and see how he responds to this sad event in his life.
Your Hands & Feet in Tanzania,
Gary & Joanne
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