Here is everyone who is currently working at the Elikya Center or in the program right now. It is about 35 people...teachers and students.
Young, unwed mothers learn how to sew. Mami is sewing a simple school bag to be given to orphans who are sponsored through the Global Fingerprints program.
This is the first step in soap-making. Lili and Ariete are boiling palm oil that will be used for the soap.
Mama Susa oversees all the sewing and soap-making at the center. This day she was teaching some of the widows how to make soap. It is about a three day process to make the soap. They sell it in the market and it is a very good soap.
These are the carpentry students. Older orphan boys (at least age 18) come here to learn carpentry and masonry skills. The guy in the overalls was a student in the Elikya program earlier this year and has been hired back to teach carpentry to the new group of students.
The boy in the back of this photo walked about 150 miles to come to the Elikya Center and learn carpentry. He told us the he had never heard about God before he came to Elikya and now he knows about God.
Do they still call the soap "monganga" soap - strong pungent smell?
ReplyDeleteGlad you guys were with Aaron and Michelle and could enjoy that time with the support of others going through the learning process. Trust God will supply all your needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus - quickly - so you can return and work at Elikya. Wish I could....
I never heard anyone call it monganga soap. It wasn't pungent. We used it to wash our hands and clothes.
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