We can not believe that we are beginning the 16th year of ministry in Mali!
This year school was scheduled as usual to begin on October 1 and our team was in Mali for teacher training and staff orientation. However, just 12 hours prior to the 1st day of school, the government decided to postpone it because of some extensive flooding in some parts of the country. It was disappointing to have all the teachers ready to greet their new students and have to put it all on hold! We actually decided to have our kids come on October 1st for a short day in order to get a photo to send to you, their sponsor! Pastor Steve was able to photograph all 740 kids in 1 day which is a miracle in itself! We are happy to be able to send you a bookmarker with your child on it to help remind you to pray for them each day.
Schools in Mali were required by the government to wait until November 4th to officially open school. This week we were able to greet all our students and kick off the school year properly! We feel certain that the government will end up extending the school year through July due to this delay.
Our Junior High boys are ready to get the school year started!