Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm back in Nyamlell! For the next few days, staff and students are enjoying a mid-term break as they join South Sudan in celebrating Camboni Day. Camboni was a Catholic, Italian Priest who not only had a huge influence on religion in Sudan, but also on education as he brought formal education to Sudan education people like Salva Kiir, the country's current president. The South Sudanese greatly admire and appreciate this man.
I'm back in Nyamlell! For the next few days, staff and students are enjoying a mid-term break as they join South Sudan in celebrating Camboni Day. Camboni was a Catholic, Italian Priest who not only had a huge influence on religion in Sudan, but also on education as he brought formal education to Sudan education people like Salva Kiir, the country's current president. The South Sudanese greatly admire and appreciate this man.
One of Camboni's mottos was “Save Africa through Africa” ( http://www.thenewnation.net/features/our-history/198-combonis-will-inspires-catholic-faithful-in-africa.html ). I've been happy to hear on the radio recently about full scholarships being offered to South Sudanese graduates to pursue university in other African countries. 50 were given scholarships in Morocco and now 20 in Ethiopia. It gives me hope for our students at Marial Bai Secondary School
We collected our first harvest from our school garden of maize and groundnuts. The students who participated enjoyed roasting a cob each for a treat. We will wait until the maize becomes dry before harvesting the rest so that it can be stored and used to supplement the students' meals for the remainder of the term. If the school plants the crops earlier next year, they should manage to collect a large harvest that will help to reduce the school's expenses. Like my garden, this year, a large portion of the school garden was destroyed by flooding.
Check out the pictures I've posted on the “Photos” page! I trust you've found much to be thankful for and enjoyed the holiday festivities with your family and friends. That reminds me, when I came back from Kenya, the students didn't even ask me if I enjoyed the holiday. They told me that I did and they said they could tell because I became more fat. :)
We collected our first harvest from our school garden of maize and groundnuts. The students who participated enjoyed roasting a cob each for a treat. We will wait until the maize becomes dry before harvesting the rest so that it can be stored and used to supplement the students' meals for the remainder of the term. If the school plants the crops earlier next year, they should manage to collect a large harvest that will help to reduce the school's expenses. Like my garden, this year, a large portion of the school garden was destroyed by flooding.
Check out the pictures I've posted on the “Photos” page! I trust you've found much to be thankful for and enjoyed the holiday festivities with your family and friends. That reminds me, when I came back from Kenya, the students didn't even ask me if I enjoyed the holiday. They told me that I did and they said they could tell because I became more fat. :)