Nursey

...the second year (2004)...

As the months passed, our children encountered the same obstacles as children everywhere: illness, scratches and tears. But they also had laughter and lots of fun. And so, step by step, they made tremendous progress, from one developmental stage to the next.

Through phone calls and letters, our dear on-site "correspondents" kept us up-to-date about the children's progress and the functional aspects of the school. But by the second half of the second year, it became clear that "we" had outgrown our accommodations.

Within the welcoming walls of the New Apostolic Church, our project had grown into a successful kindergarten. But restoring the rooms to their intended use each day became increasingly challenging. Every day all the materials the children used needed to be placed in cardboard boxes and tucked into a corner, to make room for the church activities in these rooms. Teachers also had to stow the children's furniture. There was no way to display the children's artwork, and doing long-term projects was out of the question. And unfortunately, the NAC in Diani had no sanitary facilities, which presented a special challenge when caring for young children. A change was necessary.

Back in Bremen, the members of the local New Apostolic Church heard about these difficulties. Spontaneously, they decided to help, pledging half the proceeds of an upcoming youth choir concert and a pre-Christmas bazaar toward the acquisition of a plot of land in Diani Beach. Thanks to the unselfishness of all involved, these events were a smashing success - yielding a donation of Euro 5,000.47!

The pre-Christmas bazaar and the youth choir concert were a huge success

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