Monday began as many Mondays do. It just seemed like everything was going wrong. We knew it was just spiritual warfare so we trudged on. We first went to Miracle Brain School which is an elementary and junior high school with about 700 students. These students pack into very small, dark classrooms and write down what the teacher tells them to. They do not have any text books and the few books the teachers have are very old and in poor condition. 
We contacted the headmaster from this school, who is a Christian, who gave us a list of the subjects for each grade level. We were able to distribute at least one book for each subject on each level. Most of them are teachers' editions. Now the teachers all have new materials to teach EVERY subject at EVERY grade level. We went to each classroom, introduced ourselves to the classes, presented the books to the teachers then prayed over the classroom. We wanted each person to know that the books were purchased by Christians who want to share the love of Jesus with them. (Thanks to all of you who contributed!) Each member of the team took their turn at presenting the books and praying. We also presented a teacher's math set to the junior high classes which allows them to draw figures and angles on the chalkboard. Needless to say, the students and teachers were ECSTATIC! 
Then, in the afternoon, the girls took some food to the orphanage while the guys headed to NASS (Nalerigu Secondary School) to help them make cement blocks. A large number of their students were there to help. The guys helped haul water. Then they got their hands (and feet) dirty making some blocks. Mikel really got into the game by helping pour water into the large tank and helping make a LOT of blocks. It was a great time of fellowship with the students.
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