Upon the arrival of our bus, they promptly emptied their classrooms and carried their chairs for on which we could sit. The bishop was running a few minutes late, so we had some time with the kids before the formalities began.
They started by singing us a welcome song. Then they sang us the national anthem, and the Tanzanian national song. It was a relatively cool day, but it made me warmer inside than I'd ever been...
The students were so cute and shy while they were singing. Standing straight and tall, eyes downcast, some fidgeting and shifting, like they were telling a secret they weren't supposed to share...then they brought out the drums. And with that bold beat, out came a boldness of their own.
The kids made a circle and clapped and chanted with the drums, while two people at a time got in the center to shake their thing. Two of our team, Angela and Ben, hopped up and joined in. Then Alex took over a drum and joined in there. It was so fun!
After the ceremony and blessing, about ten kids were selected to come with us to our clinic to help translate. Several of them struggled with the English, but several of them shined. In particular, Oscar, who helped us in triage, knew English very well, and learned a lot about taking vitals that day too. He wants to be a doctor one day, and I will continue to pray that God may grant that to be.
the head school master, so proud :)
out of their shells they come!
Oscar, learning with Kathi
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