Miriam arrived late Sunday night. At the new Nairobi airport, you are not allowed inside the building when waiting for your passengers to arrive. We have been looking forward to her joining us for a long time. She will be here for 4 weeks.
FTC had an appreciation "tea party" for us Tuesday night. It actually was a meal followed by a meeting followed by tea. It was very nice of them to do this for us. They even gave us gifts of a dress for Donna, 2 shirts for Jim, and a necklace for Miriam.
Wednesday was the dedication for the solar project and the changes in the library. They used the solar panel structure as a shade for the speakers and set up tents for everyone else.
As part of the ceremony they gave us another gift of a very realistic painting of Jim and Donna with the solar structure and battery house in the background.
The final surprise was the unveiling of a plaque that designates the solar structure as the Hoeksema Pavillion. We were very honored. Following the service everyone went to the dining hall for a meal of chicken and rice with cabbage and chapatis.
The solar project is a noble idea since it is Eco friendly(no pollution)therefore creating good environment for learning for the students and FTC fraternity.Also students can no longer have predictable learning due to power shortage.Lastly,the internet enabled computers will also enable them access information across the globe despite geographical distance.
ReplyDeleteGood job!The Hoeksema!God bless FTC!
Kate Gunza-FUM AMO
great work
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