November Report

November 1st Report

Talawanda

1. We will participate in the building of a new medical clinic in the village of Talawanda. The village has asked us to donate 10 bags of concrete. We agreed with the request. The cost is $80 dollars for 10 bags and $20 dollars for transportation to the village.

2. We will begin work with the Nursery School in Talawanda next year. Our goal is to feed the students each day and on Friday send one pound of sugar and 16 oz of oil home with the students. The picture on the page is of the students.

3. We will also provide school uniforms and materials for the students.

4. Many children do not come to school because they cannot afford the materials and uniform.

5. We will buy bulk food items and the ladies of Neema Women’s Group (our sewing ladies) will make the uniforms.

Cost for:

Rice - $100 for 220 pounds

Beans - $120 for 220 pounds

Sugar - $150 for 100 pounds

Oil - $100 for 100 gallons

1 bunch of bananas - $4 each day

Transportation of items $30 dollars each month

Cooker for food - $30 dollars each month

Total cost of the operation will be approximately $600 each month or $7000 per year (estimated/approximate on yearly and monthly cost – there are many variables)

6. We will adjust this budget according to what we are able to do but it is our hope we can secure $7000 dollars for the children here.

7. Here is the email I received:

Hello brother, I hope you are doing fine,this is from talawanda concerning that nursery project,, talawanda primary school has nursery school also,they have 22 children, age between 4 to 6.nine girls and 13boys,,but their attendance number is poor because of the life situation. If we will assist them on breakfast and lunch, each student may cost $4 per day.so the total cost per day will be $4 × 22=$88.for 30days will be$88 × 30 =$2640. For the uniform each student will cost 7000 × 22=154000/tsh,per year.which is around $80. After discussed this budget with the head teacher, I told him $2640 per month is high price which we may not able to achieve, so we agree that we will buy uniform for $80,then we will be help then $1300 monthly for feed of the nursery school and cook salary. Thanks brother. In. HIM,Maurice.

8. We are working with the costs. Checking prices in the area and buying in bulk will be much cheaper. Also, some of these costs will be lowered as we trade corn that we will harvest for some of these items.

9. We sent one bag of corn from Mosquito River to Talawanda for food assistance – 220 pounds.

Hog Project in Talawanda

1. 7 baby hogs have been born

2. Veterinarian has visited and medicated the hogs for good health

3. We also provided $50 dollars to have on hand so if an urgent need arises for the hogs, there will be no delay to meet the need.

Mtu Wa Mbu Bible School

1. School will close on December 1st. This is the normal closing for the holiday season.

2. Campaign will begin in December.

3. Students were sent on a field trip with their families to Ngoro Ngoro Crater. This was a very good trip and is donated to the students and their families in appreciation of all the hard work they have done, not only in the school but in the fields and on the ground.

4. Email I received from the school:

Hello brother Brady the instructors doing good work to teach the students ..well done for what they have done on the other hand The students also doing well in the class right now LOSEKU will be a permanent preacher in BABATI.and Stephen will join class next year.. Felisian Domel who married He will be a permanent preacher at Mosquito River congragetion. Israel will be evengelist at Naloo... Fransis and Baraka will establish new congragetion at Rotia. other who remain will and I will build a team gospel meetings routeting in villagers to preach the gospel..... please help us to find speakers imprifer and envetor to make the work to be easy.

We plan to close school on 31 November because we have campaign in December and we shall have graduation in February what do you think about that? Yours in Lord Gasper NB Dismas agree for us to us the tractor.which will cost $800. For service plus $200 transportation Arusha to Tanga.(the old tractor will buy the new tractor) through cassava

5. The students will go into the towns and villages preaching Jesus. The spelling was off in the email but what they request is Microphones/speakers and Amplifiers so they can be heard where they go.

6. Used our van in the wedding of Felecian and Rosie. They are very thankful.

7. Our van will be used in the Wedding Anniversary of Francis and his wife. They have been married a very long time and this will be a big celebration. He and his wife are also very thankful for the assistance of the van and other things. We have donated $60 to the celebration. We bought tires and had our transmission serviced to meet these needs.

8. The church in Mosquito River has donated $100 dollars for this celebration as well as other funds from other congregations. Mongere donated $5. This is a very large amount for the people.

9. We plan to buy a computer for the school next semester. The one we have is totally gone. The cost will be $300.

10.We are working on 17 more school desks. 2021 will be the largest enrollment in the history of the school. Doug Panel from Virginia is working on the desk funding privately. Gasper will try to get a permit to cut the tree and we will make the desks from the tree. The cost for each desk and chair is $50 dollars.

Under the Tree School

1. Construction is still ongoing. We are looking for the final funds to finish the floor.

2. The old Boma (school made of sticks) that you see in the picture was destroyed by wind yesterday (11/17/20) and is no more.

3. Seeking funding for desks and chairs for the children in the school.

Shamba Projects

1. All projects are going well. We are in a waiting period at this time. Planting will begin in December. For now, we are clearing and cleaning the farms getting ready for the corn.

2. Sent $200 dollars to buy food for cattle suffering in Mongere. As of the 18th no cattle have been lost due to hunger

3. There is a severe need in Mongere at this time due to the dry season and effects of Covid 19. The leaders cautioned the people not to burden us (Safari Project) because their needs are to many and if they ask to much, we will leave. I spoke to the leaders and I said, we love them, and we will not leave. We will do as we can. They say thank you. They say our project must not stop with this one village but spread to all, in all of Tanzania. They say they will pray for us and they tell the people of the village to pray for us. They say, they will not ask to much but pray we will stay and work here. He says together we will overcome all things. He says he has taken my picture to show to his friends and to the capitol city of Dodoma where he told the leaders we are friends of the Maasai. He said they have nothing to offer but they have been shown great respect.