Ready for classes
December was a busy month for our friends in Mpalapande, as they prepared for the January opening of the new primary school. They held a planning meeting, with diocese leaders including General Secretary Nayman Chavalla, District Pastor Ambrose Mwakikoti, and with BKB Coordinator April Trout all driving out from Iringa to discuss what still needed to be done. At the meeting in early December, they listed the things that needed to be done: hire a teacher, get desks, set the opening day. They decided to start the school with one class of kindergartners, and add another class each year. The local parish was tasked with finding a teacher, and the folks from Iringa would get estimates for the desks. Shepherd of the Valley sent the funds that were needed. On Tuesday, December 26, BKB Coordinator April Trout and Mr Frank Mkocha from the Diocese Head Office helped deliver 60 desks and benches for the students, and a teacher's desk and chair. The desks wer