I've really been having fun every Wednesday working with Carlos at the Khongolote pre-school. We've worked up a budget for the school, we developed an Excell notebook to help him keep up with students, payments, expenses, etc. From the budget, we're able to figure out how to plan better for the future. So, right now, he is imputing the information from the first of the year and soon it will be very easy for them to understand exactly where they stand. They are licensed by the government to receive up to 70 students. In the picture, some of the kids are 'exercising' to the beat of the drum. They are absolutely precious.
The leadership of the pre-school continues to want a small bus to take the children to and from school (extra fee for that!). This is something the government is pressuring them on as well. I think they have the funds to operate a small bus (like a minibus) but they don't have the ability to buy one out-right. So, that becomes a matter of prayer for God's provision. I cringe when they fill the small VW beetle with little kids and head off to deliver the children. They are renting the beetle, but it just isn't the best from a safety standpoint. We think the small bus will open up the school a little more relative to taking the student population to the top.
Carlos is a lovely and godly man and he thinks very critically about things. I have always found him a joy to work with. He challenges things and thinks things through very well. I've been able to teach him a little about the computer (an old windows 98 thing that barely works and I hold my breath on it continuing to work!) and he has been able to teach me about pre-schools, language, and culture. He has a very good mind for business and had developed a very nice system of tracking things in ledger books but he lacked a way to pull it all together simply to see where they stood.
I think that each week we make a little progress and it is a task I truly look forward to each week. It's not a big thing I suppose, but certainly one that I think will have some long-term pay-off. In the one picture we are talking about the program and in the other, I think he is looking at me trying to explain something and thinking, "what on earth is he trying to say?"
The leadership of the pre-school continues to want a small bus to take the children to and from school (extra fee for that!). This is something the government is pressuring them on as well. I think they have the funds to operate a small bus (like a minibus) but they don't have the ability to buy one out-right. So, that becomes a matter of prayer for God's provision. I cringe when they fill the small VW beetle with little kids and head off to deliver the children. They are renting the beetle, but it just isn't the best from a safety standpoint. We think the small bus will open up the school a little more relative to taking the student population to the top.
Carlos is a lovely and godly man and he thinks very critically about things. I have always found him a joy to work with. He challenges things and thinks things through very well. I've been able to teach him a little about the computer (an old windows 98 thing that barely works and I hold my breath on it continuing to work!) and he has been able to teach me about pre-schools, language, and culture. He has a very good mind for business and had developed a very nice system of tracking things in ledger books but he lacked a way to pull it all together simply to see where they stood.He is also in leadership at one of our churches and is thinking about how to better apply what he is learning to running the church. I find all of this encouraging and am praying for the opportunity to assist the T-3 folks as well who have not been as open to our assistance with the business end of things. The T-3 preschool continues to operate and the number of students continues to grow as people discover it is open again.
I think that each week we make a little progress and it is a task I truly look forward to each week. It's not a big thing I suppose, but certainly one that I think will have some long-term pay-off. In the one picture we are talking about the program and in the other, I think he is looking at me trying to explain something and thinking, "what on earth is he trying to say?" Blessings.
Dave & Ann
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