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Greetings from William & Grace at Dagoretti Corner.

Dear <<First Name>>,

Happy New Year!

Our schools started again yesterday, and students are busily being registered. We are expecting around 160 students to enrol in the High School.

We are currently interviewing for new principals for both Elyon High School and Dagoretti Corner Primary School, and we hope to make appointments in the next week or so.

The principal role at the Primary School became vacant following the death of Tobias on Christmas Day. We are arranging for his burial which is due to occur on Saturday on his home Island of Mfungamano, in Lake Victoria. A bus will be hired to take the coffin and funeral party 500km to Homa Bay, where the sealed road ends. A Landrover will then cover 70km on bush tracks to Mbita Point, then the coffin will be carried across to the island on a 2-hour motorised canoe journey.On the island, a group of young men will carry it uphill across rough terrain for a distance of 7km to the burial site. Unfortunately Tobias's family is already heavily in debt because of his medical expenses, and the school community is currently trying to raise funds for the funeral expenses.

Grace is planning to visit Uganda next week to help with enrolling new students in the Bible School which meets in the Kamidakan Baptist Church building. The building was built a few years ago with funds donated by Syndal Baptist Church. William's brother Peter is the pastor.

Please Pray For:

• The family of Tobias as they struggle with their grief and their difficult financial position
• Safe travel and safety in Uganda for Grace, following a recent outbreak of Yellow Fever
• Peace in the country as the proceedings of the International Criminal Court stir up ethnic tensions
• A smooth move for our family as we relocate to our new house

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