WE HAVE INTERNET!!

We have been in Mago, Tanzania for about 3 months and just yesterday (Wednesday) was able to get on the internet. We have tried a number of times but did not get any service. It is so nice to talk with my family and friends back home.

So, what have we been doing during these three months. Well, we had 2 of Janet's grandchildren here which kept her busy in a lot of respect. But finally, we got three buildings started and the fundis are more that half way done with them. We have another staff house (possibly for Mechanic teacher), we have a kitchen for our cook to cook for the students, and a storage building to store lumber for our carpentry class. At the end of the building is a 12x20 room that we are building a mechanic's pit to work under the vehicles. We had a visit from a potential mechanic teacher which appears to be interested and will be back when Janet comes back. Oh, by the way, Janet is in America at Eden Valley. She went home for ASI convention in early August and will return the first part of September. We have also thinned out part of our forest behind our house, fixed our driveway and slashed (cut weeds) along our road to make it look neater.

We have near 50 students, 27 in carpentry, 7 in advanced sewing, and 15 in beginner's sewing. We have room for 32 students in each dorm and right now we have about 12 students in each dorm. The rest are village students. Our Bible Worker just told me yesterday that 40 of the students are interested in bible study. He has a bible class every weekday morning and this morning passed out the studies to the students. Earlier this year we had 18 people get baptized and out of the 18 was about 12 – 14 students. The Lord is working on the hearts of these young people, but sad to say, the enemy is too. We have some troubled students that are rebelling against authority and we need prayers for these young people.

Baraza and I have been working with a lady in her 60's who has a big sore on the bottom of her foot. It looks like it has been burnt, but her and her family says that she didn't get burnt. Anyway, we have been doing wound care on her and she is improving. She wanted to pay us after the 3rd visit, but I told her my Boss (pointing upwards) pays me and she started crying. She is a dear lady and she wants to come and visit here when she can walk again.

I am going to sign off now, until another time...

Goodbye from Mago....
Deniece