Visitors From Books For AFrica
Brad Mattson and Deb McDonald from Books for Africa recently visited PEN Trust. Brad is the Warehouse Manager and Deb is the Assistant Director and is in charge of arranging our shipping. It was great for them to see the entire process from donation of books in St. Paul, Minnesota to a small child in a rural Tanzanian village.
More photos from their visit:
Brad delivering food from Feed My Starving Children and a few other basic supplies to Dr. Irunde at the Ikhanoda Dispensary.
Everyone is a little nervous to see the guests. Even the candy doesn’t seem to bring smiles.
But seeing yourself on camera will do the trick.
Deb and Brad were greeted by traditional singing and dancing. Here Bibi Mohammed and two of her young neighbors join in the song.
Bibi Yohanna enjoys her new sweater donated by the Brinkman family.
Itaja, Singida overlooks the Rift Valley and is where we usually stop for lunch. Three small children that were responsible for herding two cows came to join us for our picnic on the rocks.
The Rift Valley from Itaja lookout.
Ancient rock painting near Ikhanoda village.