The visit by Pastor Jack and Father David got us off schedule early this morning. We had not expected them to show up from Mweka which is only 20 miles away. However the trip probably took an hour or more on their motorbike.
We had to make a quick stop to the hospital's cybercafe to start recharging Justin's computer. We left it at the hospital and started the walk across to the other side of the village to Bulape 2 Elementary School.
As I walked out of the hospital, I noticed the cows were grazing along our way to the village. I have never been some close to the cows of Bulape. (The cows are a mystery that I can not get a logical answer to my question.)
We arrived at Bulape 2 around 12 noon. School lets out at the same time. OK, I was not going to make any hits keeping them longer. But I tried to make up for our tardiness with plenty of pictures and video.
Bulape 2 is one of the two schools in Bulape that needs to be rebuilt into more permanent structures. The buildings are the traditional mud walled and thatched roofed construction. While the other schools in Bulape are block construction and builted by the former missionaries. We are trying to bring the two village elementary schools closer to old mission station schools.
I think we made a hit with the video especially after the headmaster told one of the students that we were filming for TV. I am not sure alll the children understood the TV reference but I think most of them have seen or heard about TV.
We were almost stampeded by the children when the headmaster finally blew the whistle. As we walked along the road back into the village, I just have to take another picture of some students. I was really pressing my lucky. But they were just too cute!!
from my HTC PocketPC!
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