I've been back home now for over a month, and half a term has passed.

News from Faith at Lewa suggests that most, if not all the works on Moses' wish-list are to be carried out at Sanga, provided that AH can raise a relatively small sum to supplement what we already have in reserve.

There couldn't have been a more heart-warming start to the holiday than to learn that another amazingly generous AH parent has stumped up the balance and the money will soon be on its way to Kenya.

Thank you!

REJOICE!

I am woken at 11.20 by the sound of a heavy lorry trying to make its way into my tent. I quickly make myself decent and when I get outside Moses and the others are welcoming the seven chaps who have finally arrived with everything. We decide that it’s not going to rain tonight so it’s all unloaded as you see in the first picture. Faith has been as good as her word and everything is on the ground by midnight.

My last job tomorrow will be to put on the labels with the names of all you generous folk back home. Can you see them in the second picture?

Earlier I had indeed been feted with ceremonial dancing and singing, speeches from the Head, Councillor Paul and community leaders, presentation of gifts and a delicious lamb stew for just about the entire adult Sanga population.

What a day!

PS Friday morning: all packed up and ready to go. Happy holiday to all at All Hallows and thank you again for everything YOU have done for these people. We must continue to support them. Who will be next among us to visit?

Holiday time for me too, and then it's back to that Land Rover water pump....

No sign of the desks yet but there is a lot of activity here. The children have been given a half-day and the community plan to mark my departure with a celebration (yes, I know you can read that two ways) so I don’t think I’ll be needing my tin of chicken luncheon meat this evening. There's something cooking over by the builders' area!

The classroom looks brighter now, doesn’t it?

My last morning in the classroom. The day hasn’t started off too well because Jamlick has informed me that his team won’t in fact now be back to start on the new work until Monday. After making little effort to hide my disappointment, he later comes over to say that he and his carpenter will make a token beginning later today or first thing tomorrow. Apparently the “engineer” (building inspector? works manager?) for Lewa is coming over with my lift in the morning to look at the classroom floors…our “phase three” project.

Class Four have a Social Studies paper….all two-and-a-quarter hours of it! A mixture of Geography and RE. I supervise the first hour-and-a- half, by which time the children have finished and are beginning to get restless. Nevertheless, when Patrick comes to invigilate the next 45 minutes, the class remains quiet (and presumably bored) until the time is up.

I am beginning my tidying up…quite a pleasure with no time pressure on me. Every so often I cast my eye up the hill in the hope of seeing the van carrying the promised desks, but nothing so far.

There’ll be another blog as soon as they arrive….

Thank you for your question about wet breaks, Mr Green.

It hasn't rained here until late afternoons or at night, so I can't really answer your question. But the children are allowed to go in and out of their classrooms during the breaks, so I'd guess that's where they'd hang out if there's a downpour.

Next question, please!

Since I arrived at Sanga the school has gained seven new pupils. They are here on All Hallows scholarships and are in fact the first boarders. There could be a job opportunity here for you, Mr Wells?

Class Four have had two exams this morning: maths and English, each one-and-a-half hours with 50 multiple-choice questions. In between the children had a nice long break and Jamlick took this picture for us.

Many thanks for your kind words on the blog, Mr P. and Mrs G. and indeed to others who’ve contacted me directly on my email.

Do enjoy your Lenten Reflection afternoon. And congratulations, Year Seven on what I hear was a fantastic show!