Posts with the category “shade-blog”

Over the weekend we visited the new Shade house that will house the most vulnerable students next school year.  We painted the wall in the girls room with flowers, a butterfly and a decal that says "Jesus loves me this I know.". Sunday we worshipped at St. Luke's Anglican church. We also had the opportunity to visit with the bishop.The school week was very busy, but very exciting! We taught the 2n...  Read More

We had our first day of school today!! We received an incredible welcome from the Shade staff with singing, dancing and lots of hugs!! This was followed by Morning Glory- a time when each area of Shade begins their day worshipping God.The day was filled with a introductions to Shade. We had a tour of the campus. It's amazing to see the changes on campus since Res's last visit. There is a new admin...  Read More

Packing Party!!Our final in-person meeting before we depart for Shinyanga, TZ, was a packing party.  Thanks to the MANY generous donors, we filled 5 large suitcases with supplies for Shade School: sunglasses, sun hats, books, dry-erase markers, Sharpies, crayons, colored pencils, coloring books, magnifiers, clothing, trucks, planes, baby dolls, recorders, and even a mini ukulele!After lunch, graci...  Read More

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