By now the team is back home safe and sound. I chose to stay behind hoping to learn more about the youth group, spend some time at the school and being able to visit with all my friends. I am not much of a blogger but will do my best to keep you all informed.

Had a wonderful week with the Dominican team, we prayed together and they shared their dreams and visions.  It was amazing listening to each one, as they all have a different passion, but focused on the same goal, bettering their community. It is a pretty strong team, spiritually, intellectually and passionate to envision changes for their community.

Dreams of providing education to as many children as they can, this year the TEARS School doubled the number of students, and still many more are without education due to the lack of space. One of their priority plans is building a one floor two-class structure, that will house 3 year old preschoolers. Children start school as early as 2 years.

The TEARS School is privately run, providing above quality education. It presently houses kindergarten to grade seven, after that students have to go to public school,  where the degree of education is below average and Christian values are not taught. For these reason a grade 8 is also a priority for next year and eventually increase to grade 12, including technical education to enable those students with greater needs to join the labour force if not able to continue with secondary education.

The need is huge, the financial resources very limited and yet the work continues trusting in God who gives them strength.

Blessings

Judy Shelstad