School Mother's Day Celebration

We love the Khadaja Primary School for girls in Al Husn.  The project we had with them for the last few months has been so much fun!  LDSC donated classroom heaters, clean water dispensers, a copy machine, laptop computer and some other things to enhance the learning environment at the school.

Shopping for the laptop computer with the school principal and vice principal.

Freyal LOVES the laptop.  "It's Windows 10!!!"

Every time we visit the school we get MOBBED.  Everyone wants to shake our hands, give kisses and hugs and ask "how are you" in English.

One of the teachers invited us to lunch at her home.  It was a feast.  We laughed and talked for several hours.  When it was time to leave they invited us to stay and spend the night!! 

 If this is lunch, what do they do for dinner?

After lunch we sat around learning some new Arabic words.  It was very funny.  

Everyone laughed and laughed at us. 

We're glad there wasn't an exam because we would have flunked.

This week the primary school had a very impressive program involving students to celebrate important historical events in Jordan, along with Mother's Day. 

We were invited to attend the activities but didn't understand that we were going to be honored guests.  Other invited guests included school district officials, local school principals and teachers, government officials, parents, civic and religious leaders.

As a result of recent projects and activities in the Al Husn area, we are acquainted with most of the dignitaries who attended.

Lynn was asked to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony with the member of parliament representing Al Husn.

The printed introduction to the program from the school director said the following:

"Please allow me to thank all of those from the local community for their cooperation with our school, especially Mr. Leen and Mrs. Murna as it is a great example of religious unity, forgiveness and love between societies and religion . . . ." 

The objective of the recent projects LDSC had with the two schools in Al Husn was to help improve the educational environment in the schools.  In addition, an important objective was to enhance the image of LDSC and the Church in the community. The projects have provided excellent public relations opportunities and have helped others to see the Church as being an example of "love between societies and religions.