The primary wound up their time in the Kenya music festival on a very high note.They had three items today and the result read as follows;

1.Own composition -Conservation of Trees -95 marks -First Position

2.Duet- 87 marks 2nd position

3.Small choir 86 marks 4th position

Once again we are all great full to the lord for this result.The prayers that you said have been answered .We remain humbled by this.The school in the valley is winning all because out trust come from the lord.

SECOND DAY THURSDAY 6TH 2008

On this day we presented four items and the result are as follors;

1.Trio- 86 marks third position

2.Solo-82 marks fourth position

3.American folk dance- 84 marks( could not be ranked as we had no write up but was described as the best dance.

4.virginity is power-97 marks-First position.(Won a trouphy)

Once again we are humbled by what God is doing to all of us.Thank you for your prayers.

The news from the late is that the temperature is very high during the day and gets more warmer during the night.
Children continue to be delighted in what they are doing.
Today we had three items
1.Girls set piece- 87 marks- second position

2.Negro spiritual - 87 marks- Second position(Mary had a Child)

3. sacred song---- 84 marks-Fourth position(King Of kings)

Tomorrow we have four pieces-solo song,trio,American folk dance,own composition-virginity is power.Continue praying for better result.

IT WAS A THIRTEEN HOUR JOURNEY

The Mercy Care centre Choir is finally in the Lake town-Kisumu.This is a town famed as the nerve town to Preferential trade area.Thus its potential is being realised as things begin to look better for East Africa.In addition it is one of the town on the second largest fresh water lake in the world.This in essence means that we will be eating lots and lots of fish for the duration we are here.Mainly the Tilapia species(McDonald should have been here)
However it MUST be born in mind that the town has a lot of mosquitoes which will make us easy prey for malaria.
At this point will must thank Dr.Wynne and his team for leaving a lot of Malaria tablets.They will play an important role.

We started off at 11.00 am in school and were expecting to have a slow but sure journey to the lake.Our vehicles(two) between them they had five punctures and three mechanical problems.This delayed us significantly.What is encouraging is that the lord granted us traveling Mercies and we are here to sing.
We must comment the Kitchen staff who had traveled earlier for the warm food we found and a cup of tea.It gave us hope.
We are all residing in a church next to the music venue.The accommodation is very minimal.We use mattress and a blanket or sheet.No special preferences for any body even the principal.

The two buses were very expensive to hire and we will have to adjust a lot of things for the budget to work.
We all send our love to you all an promise to do our best.
(Reporting from Kisumu)

KISUMU HERE WE COME

DISPLAY OF ART WORK

FRENCH JOURNALIST IN CLASS AND INTERVIEWING THE CHOIR MASTER.


The school went on recess on Wednesday and Thursday 30 and 31 respectively.Wednesday was preserved for secondary school and Thursday was preserved for primary school.This was to give the Principal ample time to address both assemblies and also get to meet the parents from both schools.Of late they seem very much to want to sake the Principal's hand and inquire about one or two things and if you keenly listen you will realise that it is the same thing they are talking of -wanting help from the school.
I must say that both assemblies were well organised and attended to. As the students walked away,you could see a sense of fulfillment in them.
The closing time for both the schools was not consistent with the time the government had set.We did this to have enough time to prepare to go to Kisumu for the National Music festival.
At the same time we received a French journalist who came to visit and found the school very interesting.He is a Free lance journalist and promised to try and run an article in the paper about Mercy Care centre.
Some boys had the opportunity of showing their Art work based on what they had learned in their science lessons.This was very good show bearing in mind that they were reinforcing what they had learned in class.
We all look forward to the Music festival and another fresh term.

My heart melts when i see the children embrace the different cultural background.The American folk dance currently being practiced in MCC is one such great example of the world being a global village.One will stop to ask ,what more would one need if a person can travel many miles to come to MCC and teach about their culture.That according to me is the height of saying that there should be universality in life irrespective of boundary,culture or station in life.
This was demonstrated very well with a high school student Axi,she let her culture be understood for her to understand others.Is this not what St.Paul says from known to unknown?
Boys and girls are dancing to the American folk dance as if it was their own.The UN should be able to find much reasoning in this act as they strive to bring human beings together.