Then we went to visit a Hand-in-Hand School. This is a school that is a distance away from the Orphan Center where travel would not be possible for the children. An African church partners with an American church to create a school for orphans in their little community. Up to 50 students go to school for 3 years and then the church helps them pay for their continuing education. We visited the school at Yembi today. It was a great surprise visit. To see the students and how excited they were to learn was refreshing. The fact that an American church can sponsor a school with 50 students for an entire school year and feed them lunch everyday for $4000 is amazing.
Then we went to the Seminary. This was one of the highlights of my trip. Jason was here last year for the groundbreaking of the new seminary location. To see how far the project has come in the last year was amazing. The office building is completed, the bathroom facilities and kitchen are in progress, and several dormatory buildings are finished, but they are currently using the living facilities as classroom space until the classroom buildings are finished. I was able to meet the students and Theodore, one of the professors who translated for Jason. They remembered Jason well and I was an honored guest as his wife. It was a very special moment.
Then we went back to the Center where I was able to meet Rodrigue, the orphan we sponsor, and Placidie, the orphan our church kid's sponsor with their VBS money. I was able to give them both gifts and spend a little time with them. Later in the afternoon, we went to Rodrigue's home and I was able to meet his grandma and aunt.
This evening we have been saying our goodbyes and getting ready to leave. The flight from Paris just arrived a little bit ago bringing Mark Simms from France and Jeff Gill from Winona Lake. They informed us that the Paris airport closed behind them because of snow. Please pray that our flights will go as planned and we will be able to get home on schedule.
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