Today was a holiday. So, we took advantage of having the school to ourselves. The plan was to prepare for classes with the kids and teachers. Faye, a retired teacher, worked on a workshop for the teachers. Shelly, and Tosha worked on Bible games and lessons to teach the kids while the teachers were in their workshops. Danielle, Nicole, Justin, Jenna, Amy, Dave, and Susan (yes there are two Amys here) worked on cleaning up the school grounds, preparing the wrought iron security gate and window grates for painting and began painting the front fence and probably little projects that I am not aware of.
I went through the three suitcases that Jerry, Johnetta and I brought down full of school supplies. Most of it was for the new preschool but we also brought pencil sharpeners for the rooms (which Justin installed). We also brought lots of goodies for the teachers to use in their classes. Stickers, chalk, pencils, markers, pens, erasers, stamps, dividers, folders, staplers, and other little things that I have forgotten to mention.
We had dinner at the only place open during a holiday. The menu looks like it came out of an old Dairy Queen. They have ice cream, burgers, pizza, rice and beans, fried chicken, fish fillets available. As we ate our Belizean American food, I heard stories of the past works that brought Jerry, Johnetta, Dave and Susan Mellor together. They all met in Cuba at one of the workshops. I heard all about their stories of wonderful people, great food, travels to rural areas, hotel stays, and the great needs that are so visible but not expressed by the government.
We went back to our hotel, Las Palmas, and prayed for God to bless the children, the teachers and the four days we had to give to the school.
No comments:
Post a Comment