Yabus was the site of much rejoicing of late. The fifth and final Basic Education Learning Center (BELC) that was started when we first re-entered Sudan in 2005 has graduated its students.
The community came out to celebrate the hard work and the achievement of the students.
In all 29 students completed the course which took them from primary 1 to 8. Among the people who came to encourage the students was one of the original teachers who went home to get married. Words of encouragement were also offered by one of the community leaders. I expounded on a passage from Nehemiah where the people of Israel were returning to a country they once knew that was now in ruin. The situation is much the same here in Sudan where many have fled into refugee camps and are now back in their country of origin.
As is custom in celebrations, there was of course much food: two whole cows and three goats along with copious amounts of kisra (soured sorghum cooked into thin crepe-like bread). It was a day to rejoice for those who had worked hard and earned their day!
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