Valli Meeks and Clyde Santana arrived on May 6 for 11 days. Dr. Valli is a clinical professor in the School of Dentistry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, in the United States. Her husband, Clyde, is a man of many talents, including serving as an adjunct instructor at Norfolk State University in Virginia, USA. (Put his name in the search bar and learn more about this remarkable man.)
They brought disassembled chairs in boxes for the daycare.
At the top of their agenda was putting these chairs for the daycare back together. Dr. Valli commented, “Taking them apart was easier than putting them back together.”
Benjamin gets an assist.
The chairs are great and a welcome addition to the daycare.
Happy smiles.
Urukundo's dear friend and donor in Germany, Angelique Westmark, started a puppet ministry at Urukundo many years ago. So we had puppets, but we needed a puppeteer to make them productive. Prayers are answered if you are patient.
Working with children to create hope and encourage imagination, Clyde shared so much with the children at the Urukundo Learning Center. During his time with us, “Hope Imagination Theater” – HIT – became real for our students and our teachers.
He even included the daycare kids in his sharing.
Dr. Valli acted as the photographer at the daycare play area.
While Clyde volunteered with the school, Dr Valli spent precious time at the dental clinic.
They did take a bit of time to visit Akagera National Park.
Richard and the tour group Let’s Go There Africa were the perfect hosts for the safari.
Their volunteer time was too short, but so appreciated