Students and Staff at LAMB School

On the last day of school we had the opportunity to take a group photo of (almost) all students and staff at the school. I hope you enjoy the photo.

Over the summer holidays we are working on the usual; lesson plans, purchases, repairs and training of all staff. This year we will also put in a little extra effort towards getting government registration for the school.

Some children are making the difficult adjustment to other schools, we are thankful for the time we got to teach them, and pray that they will do well wherever they go.

Thank you for your prayers.

Luis Mardi, father of two, almost forty

Today has been a sad day at LAMB.
His family lives near LAMB and is part of our community.
Luis died at the hospital in the early hours of today after a brief illness.
Luis taught at LAMB School for a short while from 2004 to 2005. He is remembered by many of our oldest students, most of whom are also friends of his oldest daughter. His youngest daughter is in a playgroup that also meets at LAMB School.
Please pray for Luis' family in their loss.

Another teacher bloggs

Hannah Zellmer, a fellow missionary from The Prayer League has been teaching at LAMB School for almost a year. You can read more about her experiences on her blog Adventures Along the Way.

Thank you Alan!

dave armstrong came to be with alan for his last week at lamb school. while here dave set up a school bell and a sound system for us. it will be much abhorred by our neighbours but only until we get the volume adjusted down. it is good to have friends and as alan's friend you instantly became ours.

it is a mark of everybody's appreciation for the friendship and appreciation for alan that so many of us, i think it was pretty much all the staff, showed up for the farewell at alan's house. alan will be remembered at lamb school for his friendship towards everyone and for his willingness to try his hands at any task, to work hard at them, and for the ability to come out shining regardless of whether the task was hard or silly or both.
alan will also be remembered for his deep thoughts and keen interest in the difficult issues that face people at lamb and in bangladesh. he will be remembered for asking difficult and engaging questions that never allowed any kind of superficiality.

you were another of God's good gifts to us at lamb school. we will remember you and be sad for a while, but then our memories will hold only the blessing that you were.

Farewell

Please pray for Prodip as he pursues another career. Yesterday he told me he had received a better opportunity and wanted to leave LAMB. Today he submitted his resignation letter and left.

It seems that opportunities are small windows in time that close as suddenly as they open. We live on the look-out, ready to jump through to the hope of a better tomorrow.

Pray that Prodip will find what he is looking for.

Eliel Murmu

Just a quick note to inform you that our teacher, Eliel Murmu, has passed his HSC exams (Grade 12). We praise God for this and for the opportunities it opens up for Eliel. It does mean we will lose Eliel when he goes to university and it is always with mixed feelings we say goodbye.
Eliel started at LAMB School in 1997 in Grade 3. After Grade 5 he went to a local school to finish his primary education. Last year Eliel worked at the school during the fall semester until he took time off to study for his exams. While waiting for his results Eliel has been helping out at the school, teaching Science and other subjects.
Please pray with us for Eliel as he pursues God's will for his future.

Hanna Torèn

Another farewell Thursday. Hanna Torèn’s last day at LAMB School. We are grateful for the many shorttermers who come through LAMB and whose energy and enthusiasm make life colourful and rich. We wish Hanna blessings as she travels around Bangladesh for a while and as she returns to Sweden and to Bible school in the fall.

Gloria Mardi and Sunil Sylvester Murmu

This Friday we celebrated the wedding of our newest female teacher, Gloria Mardi to Mr Sunil Sylvester Murmu.

The wedding was at Dhandjuri Church and the feast at Gloria’s home afterwards. There was music, traditional dancing, gifts and food.

The guests were invited to bless the couple by anointing their arms and faces with oil.

In the Santal culture the children will get the fathers last name, but the wife retains her family name even after marriage.

Farewell for Josh Buning

We have been blessed by having Josh Buning at LAMB school for the past year. I think all the children feel they were Josh’ special friend. One of them asked me just after we had seen Josh off at the station, ‘Do you think we will get another teacher like Josh?’ That is quite a testimony to how he managed to touch the hearts of the children.

 

We pray that God will go with Josh as he returns to his family in the US and that we might see him one day again.

Talia, Aunty Quynh and Aunty April left on 1 March 2007.