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Written by Anneth Munga
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Tuesday, 29 March 2005 23:04 |
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Page 1 of 7 | Anneth Munga writes a letter to all friends of Rainbow School on behalf
of the staff at the school. Updated 2005-04-23 with new photos of staff
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Dear friends of Irente Rainbow School – wherever you are,
Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ!
Due to recurring problems with Internet connections in Lushoto, I am
writing a collective letter to all of you. Some of you have visited us
recently during the first months of this year while others have visited
us during the previous years as we were preparing the school. Then
there are those among you who support our work without having been here
physically. Many thanks for the gifts you bring to us. We know that
their value is not only in what we can see with our eyes and feel with
our hands; your gifts are an expression of your commitment to join us
in doing meaningful work for and with disadvantaged children.
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 Roses outside Irente Rainbow School
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Today, Rainbow opened again after having been closed for two weeks
vacation. As we begin the second half of the first term, we miss Ulrike
Glaeser. Ulrike was sent by the UEM to work as a consultant since
October last year. She finished her work on 11th of March and a few
days later she left Lushoto. Despite all difficulties associated with
starting a new task, Ulrike has helped us to get a good beginning. The
fact that we didn’t get the special teachers in time could have
threatened the quality of our work. Fortunately, the teaching
assistants arrived in time and under the leadership of Ulrike they
assumed their responsibility with courage and faith. Obviously, Ulrike
knows her profession very well and her confidence helped the team to
set functioning structures for their work. The positive atmosphere at
the Rainbow is another important contribution that Ulrike has left
behind and we hope that it will live on. May Ulrike be blessed as she
continues to dedicate herself to handicapped people in Germany and
wherever God calls her to serve.
For sure, the teachers, teaching assistants and other workers needed
this vacation. However, some of the pupils were not happy with it and
they expressed their dissatisfaction openly. One of the pupils used to
go to Rainbow everyday and sat there the whole day together with the
day watchperson. A parent of another child has told us that his son
woke up early every morning and demanded to be taken to school. To know
that the pupils missed their school is a positive sign that encourages
us.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 09 July 2005 18:46 )
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