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Nelson Thom update

Chris has just managed to find time to send in a fantastic update from the NT guys out in Tanzania...  

"The guys arrived pretty tired and bleary eyed into the school on Tuesday.  We had a delicious treat for dinner - rice and meat, which went down well.  On Wednesday we joined the school's daily parade - think school assembly but on your feet, marching around the school grounds, with lots of singing.  Once we had been given a proper tour of the schools, the NT students were visably shocked by the conditions and this left them raring to get stuck in to the tasks at hand.  

Weds, Thurs and Friday's tasks have revolved around sanding and preparing wood for the roof, which the fundi's (builders) have been putting together, with our students assisting them from the ground.  There are also lots of cracks and holes in the walls that needed filling.

We have had a football tournament and frisbee skills session so far and the Tanzania students are super excited about all the sports events.  This weekend its that old English classic, rounders.

So far the NT students have been eating lunch everyday with the Tanzania students, and have been tucking in to Ugali, a staple of the local diet.  Today we had lunch with all the teachers which was very special, and meat was served - a real treat.

Speaking of meat, Dan H, Johnny and William tapped into some carnal instinct last night, stepping up to kill dinner, for our BBQ chicken evening.  This has gone down extremely well as you can imagine.
 
This afternoon, (Friday), we have split into three groups and are learning about life at either, the orphanage, the primary school or the secondary school.  At the primary school, it is farm day on Fridays which means students bring their tools and work on the school farm, learning new techniques whilst also maintaining the schools food supplies.  At the secondary school, the students have been getting well into the cultural exchange, teaching each other card games from their respective countries.

On Thursday night we had a fantastic Quiz and the 'team with no name' reigned supreme.  On Wednesday we had a really special evening with a visit from a local musician and his keyboards, singing Swahili tunes to us all night - it was lovely.

That's all for now.  This weekend we are having a rounders tournament, and some of the students will be doing a traditional home-stay.  Some of the students will also be dining at the teachers homes, and we are all very excited about church on Sunday".

Chris & Rose (Q4C Leaders)