Chipilepile & Schools

We are wrapping up a few projects and starting others. 

 It is always very exciting to see projects take shape and nearing completion. 

 What a blessing it is for us to be allowed to assist the Lord in blessing His children here in Africa. 

Visited a new school, Chipilepile Primary, in the bush.
 They have a 2 classroom building but it is not plastered or painted.  

With Grades 1-7, several of the classes have to meet outside under these shelters.
 Notice no desks and they are sitting on suspended branches. 
Don't know how they even write on those hanging chalkboards.  

Other classes meet in thatched rooms parents helped build.

It gets chilly in these classrooms now that winter is here and very hot in the Summer.
 Again, no desks or benches.  We will  be proposing construction of a new 3 classroom building, latrines, and desks.

 We checked on the progress at other projects and all are doing very well.  

The Teacher's house at Mulenje school where they plan to put a couple who are both teachers.  The house is pretty much done now and they are finishing up some latrines, refurbishing the two schoolrooms, and painting the school.
Everything will be ready for school to open in September. 

At the Chainda clinic, the maternity ward is nearing completion.  Floor tile is down and ceilings are in.
 A few doors need to be added and the building painted.  They will now start the conversion of their hand pump to an electric pump so water can go into a tank and flow into the maternity ward.  A flushing toilet and shower are being included. 

At Jolly Horizon school, they are busy making their desks.  Notice the double welding machine on the right. 

At Tiyende Pamodzi school kickoff meeting, some bald guy is discussing with the Parent Teacher Committee,
 the school officials, and the contractor, the plans for the new 3 classroom building here.  

Grandma caught Grade 1 learning their alphabet and vowels.  Kind of disturbed the class. 

Ended the week with the Baptism of Sister Daka.
 Her husband and son were baptized a few weeks ago.