Bev had a day off to rest up at the hotel.
I went into Mbarara to get an estimate to add a solar pump and water storage tank to the water well. We will also purchase Bibles and school textbooks and other school supplies.
The estimate for the solar pump is 16,500,000 million, or about $4,600.00 USD. It is expensive but really not as much as I was expecting. The hand pump that we have now gets so much work that it fails, and then it is expensive to replace. The solar pump will pump into a large water tank with taps for the people to draw their water.
We were able to purchase all the lastest textbook versions for the teachers, and those will supply them with the up to date curriculum for the next year. We also found other school supplies that will benefit the students in their studies. The students need new exercise books. These are used by every student to record their work. The teachers will then review the books to ensure they are learning the subject matter. I will have to review our trip expenses to see if I will have that amount to spare.
We were able to purchase 40 Bibles from the Ugandan Bible Society. They are in English, so they will serve a dual purpose of reading God’s Word and helping them with their English language studies.
We were able to purchase the exercise books on our next trip into Mbarara. The large white bags are the exercise books, each bag holds a dozen books. The small car we have for our daily use was well loaded on our return trip.
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