Spaghetti Lunch

Today we had an Spaghetti lunch for the students of LDCSS. It was a great success. We raised $524.  A special thanks to the  moms for cooking the food; Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Schmor, Mrs. Schuurman, and Mrs. Visser. We served spaghetti, garlic bread, and ceaser salad.
Here is a video that was made by Tyler Minnesma that was shot during the lunch that will be shown to Sud Academy. Special thanks to Tyler for making it.

Meeting Teresa and Acuil

Today we met with Teresa and Acuil over dinner. We have met Teresa before she plays an important role in the running of the Sud Academy. She gave us some more information and materials to help us when we will be in Nairobi. Acuil is from Southern Sudan he fled their when he was 11. He was one of the 7,000 people in his group of people that went though bad conditions to escape the civil war in Sudan. They walked in large groups for months living in many different refugee camps. Acuil gave us a greater sense of the Sudanese and Kenyan culture. He has also been to the Sud Academy multiple times and shared his experiences down their with us.

Soccer Jersey's

We received a box full of soccer jerseys from Mrs. Creces.   We plan to give a set to the younger grade classes and a set to the older classes.

maybe a little small?

YouMe Tshirts

Today we got our T-shirts from YouMe clothing. They look great! We ordered these T-shirts because the theme of our trip is youme; lets get to know each other. We will be wearing these shirts a lot before we leave and hope it will get the theme across more!

YouMe Clothing

Shots

We have now all gotten our shots. It did hurt a little but it wasn't too bad. We got shots for Yellow Fever, Tetanus, Typhoid, and Hepatitis A. We got all the necessary pills, like malaria and diarrhea pills.  We still need to be careful about the water that we drink and food we eat.

Volleyball Game

Today at LDCSS we had a volleyball game to support the SUD Academy trip. Students had to pay to watch the game to raise the money. The game featured the senior girls team vs. the teachers. It was a great game but in the end the teachers won. Special thanks to Justin DeSchiffert for refereeing, Tim Degroot for commentating, students council for the snacks, and Mr. Roukema for organizing. We raised over $600. 
It was a great coming.