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This site is dedicated to the most humane work of Ms Louise Lynip who founded the children's home and until the 4th July 2006 at the age of 94 continued to participate in it's management. The home cares for orphaned and abandoned children and offers love, security and
an opportunity to be brought up in a christian environment.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

BROTHER AND SISTER VISIT BETHANY

Lauren and Andrew with the Elementary Children in the Bethany School Library

Over the last two weeks two American graduates Lauren and Andrew West from Colorado have visited Bethany to further their overseas working experience. Early this year, Lauren wrote to me after reading about Bethany through this humble blog. She asked about the possibility of coming over to do some volunteer work at Bethany. She then asked her brother Andrew, who incidentally has just returned from his trip in Africa, to join her on the Bethany trip.

The brother and sister duo have worked mainly in Bethany School teaching English to the children at both Elementary and High School level. Both were also teaching the children how to do a Square Dance to be performed on Bethany’s Foundation Day event in September. While Andrew, who is a football (Soccer) enthusiast, was coaching the school's football team, Lauren was in the library reading stories to the elementary school children.

They both loved their experience here and I’m sure they will talk about it for many years to come.

4 comments:

Lauren said...

Hey everyone at Bethany, Andrew and I had a great and blessed time and we miss you all very much. Hope all is well and I am putting something together to send you guys. We love you and are praying for you!

Nancy West Johnson said...

Thanks for sharing this!

Lauren and Andrew's aunt Nancy in Seattle, WA.

BETHANY CHRISTIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN TALAKAG said...

Hi Lauren a big thank you to you and Andrew from the children and staff at Bethany for giving your valuable time and experiance during your recent visit.Only by people such as yourselves coming to visit us at Bethany can we hope to inform the world of the good and necessary work being done here.
God bless you both and thank you for your much needed and appreciated prayers and we wish you both all the very best in your future endeavours.

BETHANY CHRISTIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN TALAKAG said...

Dear Nancy you should be very proud of both Lauren and Andrew for the example that they set at Bethany during the time they spent there.
They are a credit to the young people of today.