Just some Facts and Suggestions

Sept 2013 Did you know ?

by Tim Neet

Tanzania Journal Issue 42

The School year in Tanzania runs from January to December with the months of April, August and December off. Thus, children graduate from their grade in November and move to the next higher grade in January. The grading scale is very different from ours with test scores of 30 generally considered passing. Our goal is not to have just passers but rather high achievers, equipped to serve their Community. The children rarely take books home, so if you're considering giving your child a backpack, make it a small sports bag-type bag. Having things monogrammed with your child's name sounds like such a great idea, but remember that the children are very likely to share whatever they get, or even give it to a younger sibling at some point, so a name might not be the best thing to have on the item. While they are learning English at school, for most of the children this is their 3rd language. Imagine reading in your 3rd language, which most Americans don't even have! If you send your child a book or Bible, go down at least a grade level or more in level of difficulty from the child's age and grade level.

Public schools may have more than 75 children per teacher we try to maintain our PUNCHMI school at 30 students per class. Concerned teachers with time for students are our greatest asset. At PUNCHMI Christian School we provide a Headmaster and thirteen teachers. We also have cooks, grounds keepers, and guards. (Can you imagine cooking over a wood/charcoal fire for 300 students and staff two meals a day) In serving the widows and community ministries we also have a social worker and two pre-school teachers. For a total paid Staff of 37 committed individuals all enabled by Project Child donations. Asante Sana Bwana

New Project Child Video by Tim Neet

Have you seen the new Project Child video starring the children of PUNCHMI School and co-staring Bobby Scott and Miriam Johnson?? This video was developed by Paul Ryden of Ryden Original Productions and the June Family Team to Karansi. IT IS A SUPER VIDEO Consider how you can help us find more sponand does a great job of telling the story of Project sors or donors by sharing this video with your Child in only a few minutes. You can find the friends and neighbors and small groups. Share with video on youtube at: them how they too can http://www.youtube.com/ bring hope into the life of watch?v=JdBudsHKB4Q a young Tanzanian and then help connect them to me to pick out their child.

Goins On & Prayer Needs

Sept 2 Third term begins at PUNCHMI School

Library & Admin Construction

Approval was finally received for PUNCHMI to officially acquire land as a non-governmental entity makSept 11-12 Standard 7 National Exams ing it possible for them to receive the land donated by Late October Standard 4 National Exams the village of Karansi. (There is a lot of red tape in Tanzania) This means that construction of the School Oct 4 World Teachers Day Library and Admin building, which occupies some of Oct 18 Mail Call letters and small pkgs due to PC that land, will soon be underway. More details in next Oct 31 Medical Short Term Journey Team departs for months issue of the Tanzania Journal. Tanzania Nov 6 Standard 7 Graduation and Celebration Nov-8-22 Karansi Benefit Art Show (Details Next month) Nov 20-22 End of Year exams for remaining grades Nov 29Jan 6 School Holidays

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this; to look after orphans and widows in their distress. James 1:27

Mail Call !!
Our last mail package was successfully delivered to Tanzania along with some 150 work gloves that the widows of Perimeter provided for the widows of Karansi. Nice gift ladies! We packaged them all together and mailed them over via good ole USPS. Well-, not the brightest of moves.

49 New Sponsors StillNeeded

Each year we take an additional 30 Two children needing sponsored can students into our Kindergarten Probe seen below Please pray that God gram at Punchmi Christian School. will lead us to sponsors for both They are screened and selected by Pastor Wariaeli, Headmaster Godfrey and the school staff, insuring not only that the child comes from an impoverished situation, but also that the parents are supportive of the educational opporYou see, when the package arrived in tunity and will invest in ownership of Tanzania, it needed to go through Custhe childs education. This includes toms. Now a bunch of letters and a payment of minimal fees, or work in few little gifts would not be a problem, kind, as the parents are able. but 150 work glovesnot so easy, as any good Customs Agent is going to This means that we continually need to KAC522 Elizabeth Mbando assume they will be sold and thus want find additional sponsors who are willing to give a child a chance to become to add duty or tariff. Like $150. what God has intended. Can you help After a few days, and good negotiaus find more sponsors?? tions by Nicholas we at least got the price cut in half and the gloves and letters were on their way to Karansi. Jesus Loves... So, when is the next mail opportunity? Get letters and small packages to Wendy Williams at Perimeter Church NLT October 18

You are his hands & feet

KAC523 Innocent Elidaima

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