June, 2014
Today was the last day of school for the children here in
Bali. They will have from two weeks to a month of vacation before returning to
another 6 day a week school schedule.
Thanks to your donations, A Heart For Children has set up a
fund and interviewed the parents living in poor villages, who have children
that are transitioning (needing different school uniforms) from Kindergarten to
1st grade; from Elementary to Jr. High and from Jr. High to Sr. High. These
selected children will receive scholarships for their school uniforms fees and
yearly tuition fees. It's normal
for children from poorer rural areas to start working to help support their
family because the Indonesian government does not have free public education
beyond grade 6.
Our Kindergarten class of 12 students has come to an
end. Even though it has been a rewarding
experience, we have decided that we will not commit to starting another class
next school year.
Our daily schedule at the Training Center….. Kindergarten students arriving at 7:00 am and
leaving at 11:00 am 6 days a week… and Elementary and Jr. High students
arriving at 12:30 pm and leaving at 5:30 pm… has kept us very busy.
With our morning free
it will give us more time to focus on the needs of children from poor families
living in remote villages. Like little Putu here holding the camera case.
For the next month our Bali Training Center will have an
overflow of children. Since school is
out there are very few places for the children to congregate and have
activities. Many of our regular students
will be bringing their friends .. so this is a wonderful opportunity for us to
show all the children our Christian hospitality.
Thank you all for your prayers, your encouragement and for
supporting our Bali Training Center activities, our widows, orphanage and children’s
healthcare funds and for sponsoring children in our rural educational fund.
Elementary
Class in session
Our Training Center football field and play area
