On Saturday 15th November there was a special gathering at Amano. Our four Grade 12 students, Gabriele Pflaum, Gianni Katebe, Emmanuel Mwale and Wankumbu Silengo have now completed their Secondary schooling and the last of their exams has finished! They are not leaving Amano - all four return in January to begin other courses at Sixth Form level - but this significant transition from secondary to tertiary education needed to be appropriately marked.
Earlier in the week they enjoyed a meal out with their teachers at a local restaurant, then on Friday 14th November there was an evening party in the dormitory which was a great deal of fun.
The service on Saturday was a more orderly affair - necessarily so! - but was greatly enjoyed by all present, including the Grade 12 parents who were able to come. School chairman Phil Grove led the service with his usual aplomb.
The music was one of the delights of the service. The three musicians, Jason Zimpfer, Matt MacDiarmid and Gwen Amborski were performed very well and in addition to accompanying the congregational singing and the singing items, they sang two songs themselves. Gwen had also trained the Amano Singers (who performed brilliantly) and arranged the music for the program.
School Board member Mrs Carolyn Belton made the presentation of an NIV Study Bible and a book giving a guided study of the Gospel of John to each of the four students. Mrs Belton was assisted by the Head Teacher Miss Hilary Millard, who gave a speech on behalf of the school.
The four Grade 12 students all had a part to play in the service, with Gianni and Emmanuel reading Scripture, Wankumbu leading in prayer and Gabi delivering the speech on behalf of the students. The sermon was delivered by Graham Hind and prayers were offered by Michael Pflaum (Board Vice-chairman and Gabi's father) and Board member Kelvin Samwata.
Photographs above (from the top) show:
The Grade 12 students with their parents; Marina, our Zambian kitchen supervisor who was an important part of the team responsible for an excellent lunch; Gwen Amborski; Gwen with Matt MacDiarmid and Jason Zimpfer, musicians; Hilary Millard making her speech; the congregation; Hilary with Mrs Carolyn Belton; the Amano Singers; the four Grade 12 students singing - from left to right Gabi, Emmanuel, Gianni and Wankumbu; Phil Grove; four pictures by Ulfert Andreeson from the Friday evening celebration.
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