On Friday, December 6 I will be the guest of honor at
Victory Nursery & Primary School in Barrio, Lira. I’m asked to prepare a
speech about the importance of education for the caregivers of those children
not yet attending school.
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| This is the three-room school currently in use. Reaching our 50 Shoe goal will add one more classroom for the students graduating to Primary 1 next year. |
The Spirit brought to mind the story
of the shoes that I’ve shared with you so many times. Those tiny shoes from
Max’s kindergarten parent introduction meeting almost 18 years ago. The
principal talked about how each little life represented by a different pair of
shoes is not as easy as we might suppose. Around the world tiny shoes have life
stories that we can hardly fathom. While we must leave these little lives in
the hands of our Father, we can make a difference on his behalf.
This end of year celebration is designed to be a fundraiser
for that school. They’ve grown so much and done so well, but the graduating
class of pre-schoolers (there are three levels of preschool) need a first grade
classroom to move into. Will you help change the path of these children by
giving them a pair of little shoes and giving the school a new classroom?
Our goal is to raise funds for 50 pairs of shoes by December
1, that’s just two weeks from now. You can sponsor a pair of shoes for $25 – these
will be brand new black school-required sensible shoes. The money remaining
after purchasing shoes for the school children will be used to help build their
classroom.
If you would like to help, click here and make your tax
deductible donation now. We can make a difference!