The school year is almost finished for the Lulwanda children, and the Secondary boarding students are back home for the holiday. Everyone has been working very hard to achieve good grades so that they will be promoted to the next level when school resumes in February, 2017.

The thirteen children in the Primary 7 class who are called "Candidates" (candidates for promotion to secondary school) sat for the National Primary Leaving Examinations. This is a very stressful time, as their grades will determine which Secondary school they qualify for. Please pray for this process to be fair, and that our precious children will be successful.

We also had 12 children taking exams in Secondary 4 (S4) to determine whether they will proceed on the academic route to S5 or branch to a trade school route in keeping with their abilities and strengths. Seven of our oldest students are taking final exams to complete their high school education (S6). Most of them hope to graduate and go on to University.  

A prayer and dedication service was held in the church that our children attend for our P.7 "candidates" before they took the Primary National Leaving Examinations. It was a stressful time but they had prepared for months for this critical examination. The children celebrated this milestone by taking a field trip to Sissyi Falls to see the beauty of nature and play in the water. The exciting day culminated in a visit to Missionary Ryan’s home for a celebratory luncheon including cake and soda. It was a great day!
 

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