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Olmekenyu Area Primary Schools 2008
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Hillside Academy: A Private School |
Olmekenyu Primary School: A Public School |
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| Student in the second grade love to see us visit. Students here pay a monthly tuition to learn with a smaller student:teacher ratio and a better chance to move on to secondary school and college. | Jerry Loughery presents a soccer ball from a team back in the USA to the school soccer teams, one to the girls and one to the boys team. | ||
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| Many of these students board in the school because they live too far away to talk to school on a daily basis. Those who walk to school (there are no buses or cars to bring them) may travel an hour through the forest both to and from school each day. |
The soccer team received a signed photo of the USA soccer team as well as a new ball. |
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| These fourth graders learn geography, mathematics, English, Kiswahili, and history in their classes. They are introduced to health, farming sciences, biological sciences, and ethics in their school programs. |
An old soccer ball from the Kenyan team was signed and presented to Jerry to carry back to the USA team to use as a memento. The USA team plays each game in honor of the Kenya school team and uses the ball as a rallying point before each game. |
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| Students at Hillside Academy have a mid-morning tea time on a cold morning in Olmekenyu. |
The boys love visitors....Luke visits this far away school every year |
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| The pot boils with Kenya tea: milk, sugar and tea, a favorite of the kids and adults alike. |
Britney up at the overlook in Olmekenyu where the town is visible in the valley. |
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| Cute as buttons, the first and second graders are out on tea time break from classes, awaiting our arrival to their rooms for teaching time. |
Tyler points out the town below to Molly as Jerry shows Sheila the hand washing station that he made and will present to the school headmaster for use by the students and staff. |
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| Tea time at Hillside Academy: a daily event. | Jerry sitting in the middle of the school assembly. The kids love visits from KMO each year and the event is always one of celebration, singing and joy. | ||
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| Tea time is over and the teachers call the kids back to their classrooms so the the KMO team can begin their talks on Bible stories, hand washing, foot care, AIDS prevention for the older students and health topics. |
Tyler Williams addresses the school assembly and encourages them to stay in school and apply themselves by striving for advanced education. Below, Sheila Williams, Molly and Charity also encouraged the students in their talks to them. |
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Britney speaks to the students above about her continuing love for the people of Kenya and her wish that they all get to know her and become part of her family of friends. Jerry blessed the teachers and students and prayed for them to be successful in their studies and their careers and to follow Jesus in all that they do. |
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| Our fine drivers, George and Steve looked on with great interest as we spoke to the students at Olmekenyu Primary School. |
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Historically, one out of |
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The 10/40 Window is an area stretching from 10° to 40° north of the equator from West Africa to East Asia. Did you know that 90 percent of all unreached people groups live in this region of the world? The 10/40 Window is identified as having less than 2 percent of their populations as evangelical Christians. |
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How to Contribute |
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Kenya Medical
Outreach, Inc. A
non-profit, |
For more
information or to send donations to continue God's work: Email Dr. Bill Williams Mail Bill at 200 Johnson Road Suwanee, GA 30024 |
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