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Archive for May, 2008

Batticaloa, May 20, 2008

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Hi everybody!

I’m happy to report that the couple living down the road from me now has a lovely little well that brings forth CLEAN water.  I was quite pleased; once the date and time were set for the digging, everything went off without a hitch.  Selwenthiran and his wife, Janthy (the lady with the mental problems) were extremely happy.  Although their English is limited to “Good, good,” their smiles communicated volumes.

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Batticaloa, May 15, 2008

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Hi everybody!

Well, since my return to Batticaloa last week, I’ve been concentrating on our projects, and can report a lot of progress. It’s really great when things start to come together.

I delivered the donated books to St. Cecilia’s Girl’s School on Monday. After all nine boxes were brought into the English Lab, a group of girls came in to help unpack them. Well, it didn’t take more than a minute before all the boxes were opened and the contents being closely examined. While I would love to fill the whole room, top to bottom with books, those books we donated easily quadrupled (or more) the number of books in English at the school.

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Batticaloa, May 11, 2008

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Friday, May 09, 2008

Hi Everybody!

Yes, another dispatch. I last got you to where I had returned to Batti, after a long, hot bus journey. So now I want to let you know what’s going on here in Batti, as well as catch you up on our projects.

Well for one thing, summer is definitely here. It’s hot as all get-out, and humid! Whew! When the group left for Kandy two weeks ago to open the preschool in Panvila, it was getting warmer, but now…

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