Today was a very special day for us. We ended our teaching time and water filter installation in Bao Nhai by inviting the Headmasters of Primary School A & B, the Secondary Headmaster, and Vice Headmaster. We wanted to invite these women to lunch to honor all of their work to make the students of Bao Nhai successful. These women at the school are very driven and true advocates for the students. Tomorrow is also Teacher’s Day, so the timing was just right to have this lunch. We also invited one of the government officials to join us for lunch. It was a great time to catch up with him and learn more about his life.
It was a great opportunity to talk with them about work, life, and to learn about each other’s lives. They wanted updates on all the people who had visited Bao Nhai in past trips. They also shared their excitement regarding our previous projects in the town. At the end we gave them a small gift and thanked them. We thanked them for trusting us with their students. We let them know we are always thinking of them and Bao Nhai. They let us know we are welcome all the time and they would love if we could come more often.
We feel so privileged to work with this group of women. We are so thankful for their friendship and for their gratitude of taking the gifts our trips have given them (water filtration, computer lab, bathrooms, retaining wall) and making the most out of them.
The ceremony tomorrow is for the Secondary School to receive an award for the school meeting the national standard. GVI with volunteers from Cool River Church have all helped the school meet these standards. Tomorrow the whole town, whole school, and many people from the government and other organizations will be at the ceremony. They have asked us to give a speech. We cannot believe this is going to happen. We are so excited!
They were even telling us how big of a deal the ceremony is for Bao Nhai. The town had a pre-ceremony festival last night, and it brought the town together in a wonderful way. Cool River: we have had a part of this amazing work! We cannot even describe how all we have done and the attention it has brought, and all of the resources that have been added from the government has created this community of hope, far beyond words. We feel so privileged to be a part of this work! We have been a part of bringing hope to this community!
More to come after the ceremony! We have to be at the school at 7:30am! It’s going to be an early day!
It was a great opportunity to talk with them about work, life, and to learn about each other’s lives. They wanted updates on all the people who had visited Bao Nhai in past trips. They also shared their excitement regarding our previous projects in the town. At the end we gave them a small gift and thanked them. We thanked them for trusting us with their students. We let them know we are always thinking of them and Bao Nhai. They let us know we are welcome all the time and they would love if we could come more often.
We feel so privileged to work with this group of women. We are so thankful for their friendship and for their gratitude of taking the gifts our trips have given them (water filtration, computer lab, bathrooms, retaining wall) and making the most out of them.
The ceremony tomorrow is for the Secondary School to receive an award for the school meeting the national standard. GVI with volunteers from Cool River Church have all helped the school meet these standards. Tomorrow the whole town, whole school, and many people from the government and other organizations will be at the ceremony. They have asked us to give a speech. We cannot believe this is going to happen. We are so excited!
They were even telling us how big of a deal the ceremony is for Bao Nhai. The town had a pre-ceremony festival last night, and it brought the town together in a wonderful way. Cool River: we have had a part of this amazing work! We cannot even describe how all we have done and the attention it has brought, and all of the resources that have been added from the government has created this community of hope, far beyond words. We feel so privileged to be a part of this work! We have been a part of bringing hope to this community!
More to come after the ceremony! We have to be at the school at 7:30am! It’s going to be an early day!
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