Easter, Nshima, and Desks

A Wonderful Easter Week!  

What a blessing we have in the atonement and resurrection of Christ!   Blessing is an inadequate word to describe our salvation from death, sin, trials, and weaknesses.  How grateful we are to Jesus Christ for his suffering and sacrifice for us!  Everything that gives us sorrow and suffering in this telestial world was suffered  and overcome by Christ and therefore He has the ability to remove and comfort us in our sorrows and sufferings of every type.   We have experienced and witnessed the effects of that atonement in our life and the life of others who, as we/they turn to Christ He helps us overcome all sorrow and sufferings.  

What better way to celebrate Easter than the baptism of Alice.

Lupani School project is nearly completed.  Desks being delivered to Lupani School.... 
"See Grandpa look.  Look Grandpa Look."

"See Grandpa Work.  Work Grandpa Work."

"See Grandpa Sweat.  Sweat Grandpa Sweat."

School boys helping assemble and carrying them into the classrooms.

The new 3 classroom building with the 60 desks that go inside.

Inside classrooms are now all ready for the students.  They will move in after their school holiday this month.

We were very impressed with their efforts to spruce up the school. 
The grass inside the brick spells Lupani, the school name.

At Mpango school trying to set up the solar power for the borehole pump.  How many men does it take to set it up?  Apparently more than this because it didn't work.  We all concluded the control panel was faulty so they'll need a new one.

While the men were working on the solar system, Grandma was taking lessons on how to make Nshima. 
It is their staple made from corn flour/meal that they eat with everything.  

Grandma's Nshima making teachers that cook for about 60 girls who live at the school.

The finished product, chicken and Nshima.  These are some of the girls that live at the school.  They pumped Grandma full of questions about life in the United States.  They were great posers too.

More young women posing with Grandma.  The Nshima and chicken was delicious.  

At Kaminembe school we saw these children drying, then taking off the corn cob, and sacking their corn (maize)
that they will grind and make into Nshima.