Working in multiple directions

Today was the first day our team was split to concentrate on two separate tasks. On Sunday afternoon, the training conference for pastors was begun, lead by pastors Tom Wolff and Mark Specht and assisted by John Heemer.  It was continued after breakfast today, with the rest of the team going back to Gituamba. Twenty three pastors and leaders from as far away as Gituamba and Rongai and some from closer by in Nakuru came to Tumaini for "Gospel Boot Camp" training. It was a great time of learning and fellowship as well as the opportunity for our team to share dinner and breakfast with their members. We had a great time of worship with them last night after dinner, singing praise songs in both English and Swahili. It was awesome! 

The bulk of the team continued on activities started on Friday at Gituamba. The interior partition wall was completed in the new classroom building, with Dale and Lars heading up the work with Happy James and Erastus. The work was complicated by the failure of the diesel generator (and thus also the loss of the welder and the ability to use the grinder). But they got the work done nonetheless. 

A special blessing our team had today was to be joined again by our beloved friend and brother Sam Kariuki.  Sam's mother had passed away a week ago last Saturday, and he had been involved in dealing with the funeral and family obligations and had not been able to be with us until today. It was a great time of reunion to have him with us once again. 

A lot of painting was completed in many different areas including interior panels, steel partitions, window and door frames, and tires in the playground. It seems like all colors in the palette have been purchased and used! And more paint was actually used on these items than on the people doing the painting! 

Piping was also completed to supply water from the overhead storage tank into the UZima filter apparatus and all the interior piping was completed. By late in the afternoon, water was flowing for the first time into the kitchen and to water taps that will be used by the students for drinking water. This represents the accomplishment of a two-year vision by Bill Coble and a big step in progress. It makes Gituamba unique among public schools and sets a standard that the government can follow. There are about five thousand schools that should have similar systems! And SWOK and Gituamba have set the standard!