Liberty School

We spent one day this past week in Bikeke Village at Liberty School.  John, the Director, had set up a special meeting with the parents, along with lunch for them, us, and the children and staff who are fed each day. When we got there we spent some time with the kids, then headed to one of the classrooms to greet the parents and guardians of orphans.  They were dressed to the nines, ready and waiting...not a full representation, but many women and even men.  It was very, very good and I enjoyed meeting the parents of some of the students we have come to recognize and love.  This school meeting was unlike any in the US, so to me, it was really fun and fascinating.  John is hysterically funny, blunt, forthright and so compassionate and loving...trying to teach  the parents and guardians new concepts, the importance of education, owning the school themselves, the importance of sleeping under a net for protection against malaria – all done respectfully and lovingly, somehow not offending them.  I’m not sure how he does all he does for that community, school, and his church, as well as be on the Board at a public school and head of the pastor’s association in the group of villages out there, AND he has four children and a wife!  The day was great out there, even if far too short and ending with a rainstorm and a flat tire. Kids getting fresh water from the newly drilled well: Every child received a mosquito net to protect them from the deadly disease of malaria: Some moms who came to the parent/guardian meeting: Time to go, but...