Rwenzori Mission School

Eli and Hailey are blessed to have the opportunity to attend Rwenzori Mission School. Named after the Rwenzori Mountains that dominate the landscape of Bundibugyo District, this two room school house has been educating missionary kids with World Harvest Mission for many years. The school currently meets in a building that was originally used for Bible translation when World Harvest worked in partnership with SIL. Now that the New Testament translation is complete, the building has been repurposed as a school. At times during the year, Eli and Hailey were the only students. With the return of two more missionary families, the school is currently bursting at the seems with an enrollment of five. Hailey is in Pre-K with a friend named Finch, Eli is in 1st grade, William is in 3rd grade and Elizabeth is in 7th grade. We have two wonderful teachers, Miss Ashley and Miss Alanna who shower the RMS students with love and knowledge each week.

Rwenzori Mission School

First day of school after our arrival in September. Eli and Hailey love their teacher, Miss Ashley, and their classmate, Finch.

Eli's desk

Hailey's desk

This has been our first year of homework with Eli. Some days are better than others :) With all the children outside our window calling him to come and play, it can be difficult for him to focus on math and spelling. But he is doing a great job. He's turning in his homework to Miss Ashley above.

Drawing reindeer and Christmas trees at the RMS Christmas Party.

Here is Katelyn trying to get in on the action.

Isaac likes to walk the kids to school with his backpack so he can pretend he is going as well.

One of our favorite things about RMS is that it is so close to home. No more rushing out of the house and struggling with car seats to get the kids to school. Just a short walk with a view of the Rwenzori Mountains in the background and we are there! When our new house is finished, we will be right next door.

We are so thankful for the RMS teachers, Miss Ashley and Miss Alanna. We don't know if we would be able to serve here if we were responsible for providing medical care for the community and homeschooling our children. Having a great school with American teachers has been a true blessing for our family. The teachers who are called here are sent through Serge with a two year commitment. They have a vision for serving missionary families by providing a quality education for their children. Miss Ashley will be returning home in the spring of 2017. If you have a degree in education and a heart for missions, would you consider serving in Bundibugyo, Uganda for a two year term? Please contact us or Serge if you would like more information.