Saturday, July 18, 2015

We drove across the island to a village called Siumu to visit the principal of a high school that we had met at the clinic.  We had given him a couple of hundred toothbrushes to give to his students with the promise that we would come and teach oral hygiene to his studentbody.  His school was devastated a few years ago by a cyclone and has since been partly rebuilt using Australian aid.  There are still about 100 students who have no desks but who sit on the floor during lectures and classwork.  We have been working with the Gillettes, missionaries from Idaho who have been called to get the vocational program at the Church College running.  He is teaching welding so we proposed to him that his students build desks for the college in Siumu.  They are thrilled with the idea and he has made a prototype desk with his students.  The powers that be in New Zealand are also quite taken with the idea so if they approve funding for it the principal may get his desks and our students at the college will get to learn a lot about welding and woodworking.  Kind of exciting.  Following are pictures of me with the principal and some pictures of the school.


We stopped along the way to buy some lava lavas from a street vendor out in the country.  Thought theses would be nice for swimming wraps for the ladies in the family.

We stopped in Apia on our way back to McDonalds cause we didn't feel like cooking.  Something I've not seen in Bountiful McDonalds is the men wearing dresses and the women wearing pants.

Yesterday we went with the Schafermeyers snorkeling.  We swam around this Island and saw lots of starfish that were bright blue.

This little guy seems to be saying What's Up Doc.  Catch You later.

3 comments:

  1. Great idea on the desks! We are so proud of the differences you are making for the wonderful people. If the men also wear dresses does that mean you are bringing them for the boys as well? We miss and love you Dad.

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  2. I want a lava lava i can wear to church..... awesome stuff dad!!!

    we should have sent you with a waterproof camera to take pictures of all the stuff you are seeing on your snorkely adventures. the descriptions make me want to see!

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  3. Brother Orchard, How are you? I hope that you are loving Samoa like our son Elder Hayes is. Last we heard he is in Si'umu so hopefully the two of you can meet up soon. Your a great man and the Samoan people are lucky to have you. May the Lord bless you! Take care Bob Hayes

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