On Thursday I went on a field trip with the Grade 1 students of Rosslyn Academy. It was a science field trip to learn about the process of making pottery. The students asked great questions about the pottery wheel, the temperatures for firing the pottery, and the hardening of the pottery.
Erica and Aaron Kenny, Canadian Baptist Missionaries, work at the Eastleigh Community Centre. The Kennys teach English to Somali women. The Rosslyn students were able to spend time reading and colouring with a group of Eastleigh students.
I was especially excited to visit the shop with the water filters. Over Christmas, so many of you gave us money to purchase water filters for Kenyan families -- thank you!! However, we returned in January to discover that the Eastleigh pottery studio was all out of stock. They had sold their entire supply at Christmas! Praise God for the blessing those families received! They were also back-ordered another 60 filters. The studio has now begun its 2009 production.
I met Patrick, who is responsible for making the ceramic pot for the filters. I was pleased to be able to purchase one filter to take home with me. I also bought a couple of mugs, a casserole dish and a pot just for "chocolate sauce"! Simon and I enjoyed an afternoon snack of fresh pineapple dipped in hot fudge sauce (the perfect recipe for the perfect pot).
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