July 10th

Hi again all!!  Craigg here.  Had an awesome day today, worked with gobs of babies!!  Y'all know how I am around babies.  I think we saw 58 kids from birth to 5 in a village that is served by the ministry of Pastor Wilson.  We weighed them, administered anti-parasitical medication, screened them for malaria, and the doctor did verbal screenings with the mothers.  It was a hoot!!  Whole team was heavily involved.  Tomorrow the team will be out doing the same with another group.  I'll be back in the classroom.  These teachers are so very appreciative of the ways I'm showing them to make everything they are teaching practical, hands-on, see it with the eyes, and the students are incredibly responsive to these approaches. I've only got a few days left with them but feel like I've given them a pretty good foundation and a hunger to keep searching out more innovative approaches to the material they're teaching. They are immensely smart and so very knowledgeable about their craft, so there is no lack of math skills or knowledge at all, just more creative and tangible ways of approaching it.  This is fun!!!  For anyone who knows Paul Nakalanga, we met both of his parents today along with his dad's brother and mother (Paul's grandmother).  They prepared a meal for us and it was delicious!  Great chicken, sweet bananas, boiled eggs. Weather is great!  Gotta go for now, again thanks so much to you all for your continued thoughts and prayers!!!