Hello to all the youth at St. Anne Catholic Community and St. John Lutheran Church. Boy oh boy am I ever sorry for taking so long to get back to you. Finally I have something I think you can be interested in. Some pics of life in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Above on the left is a school for young men and women to learn the craft of sewing. These will be the tailors of the future here in Goma and surrounding area. It is a very clean and nice facility on the inside. Outside also is a school for woodworking and mechanics.
On the right above are two young people pushing a Chugudu loaded with two bags of charcoal. They wanted $1 from me to take the picture... Not a very easy way to make a living. If you come to visit you will see many chugudu on the streets, some being pushed by children that look to be as young as 9 or 10 years old.
Below left is a picture of what it looks like to be driving down the street in a small jeep/landrover type of vehicle. Traffic here is a sight to behold. On the right are Rosette and Marie Jeanne Ntamabyaliro, Bahati's sisters and their friend Raphael. So you see a bit of a disparity between those who can afford to go to school and those who have to push the chugudu to live.
Please go to www.gomanews.blogspot.com to see my room with a real live mosquito net. Unfortunately, mosquitoes get into my room, even though there are good screens on my windows and I am still chewed at night before I go to bed. Bah, humbug. Take care everyone and I hope to hear from you time to time. Work hard at school and on the Nothing But Nets Program. We have work to do!!! Jackie
