School Supplies Sunday

We have been able to provide school supplies for about 150 children from the church and our "extended" family.  At the lower grades the schooling is provided but not the materials.  At the higher level (our middle and senior high) education costs and you provide your own materials.  This keeps many children from being able to attend.  Sometimes only one or two children in a family are able to go to school.

Local seamstress brought some Awana blindfolds by and stayed to help pack school supplies.

What goes where???  Math tools with compass and protractor, colored pencils, pens, erasers, note books.....

Every bag is going to be another happy and thank full child.   Love this part of being here.

Sunday children's church.

After service everyone gathers for distribution of school material.

Christophe, Atiyodi, Tchaa and their team organize and handle passing out everything.

A list of all the children who are faithful in attendance is used to make sure no one is left out.

It is a joy to watch the children as they look through their "goody" bags to see what they contain.

reminds me of the excitement of opening Christmas presents.

Even the adults share in the joy.

Headed home to show their school stuff.

Thank you is obvious in the expressions of all.

These represent only about a third of all who received school supplies.

Official group photo.  I have never seen such a wide range of ages that are so willing to follow instructions.  They are easy to work with and eager to learn.  What a field ripe unto harvest.  What seed will be sown in their lives?  Will it be the Gospel of Jesus Christ?  What are YOU and I doing about it?