Dear Friends and well-wishers
KENYA WK 2: The prayer day in the school on October 21st., brought many parents together and most of them do not know each other but have their children in a common place Father Ntaiyia Jubilee School. After a happy visit with their children, they left late afternoon for home, leaving the students to continue with the remaining few days before the end of the trimester. Here and there as the parents were wishing their children success, one could witness the emotions of love and hope. They knew in a few days they will come back to take their children home, some for a long break and others for the last time in Father Ntaiyia School.
Monday Oct 23rd. Life was back to routine in the school after excitements of parents visit on prayer day. The End of the year exams and assessment were the main activities for the following two days. Wednesday Oct.25 we had general assembly in the afternoon in which we talked about the ending of the last Trimester of the school year 2023. We also continue to encourage those who are waiting for the public examinations, those waiting for assessment and also wishing the continuing students a restful break. The following day parents came early to take the ongoing children home for they have to be out of school during the examination days. The number of students was reduced almost by half.
I have a few days to continue enjoying the company of children who are taking the exams after which they will go home, and I will remain with some workers doing some repair jobs and purchasing of some needed items in preparation for next year especially for our second junior school class grade 8 for the first time in 2024.
We had a “Father Ntaiyia Jubilee School Charity” BOD members meeting on October 17th. a day before I left, and five of us deliberated and approved projects and repair works for the charity to fund this time. I will see to them while I am here.
The school location and the surroundings had little rain some weeks back and is green for now, but people have not recovered from setbacks of the drought. Politically the country is calm but like any other country affected by what is happening in other parts of the world that keeps cost of living to continues being a major concern. My grandnephew who works for me in the school told me that the traffic in our hometown and in other major towns is thin now as many people cannot afford to keep vehicles on the road because of the price of fuel (gas). Even though I know from school shopping’s for the last three years we have seen costs of items going up, by visiting some stores and open-air markets this time I personally realized the economic changes. I believe if the rains and weather would favor the people, they can as well benefit from sale of their farm produce.
Keep our candidates in your prayers.
Fr. Symon