Blogging Begins...again

Lilith Kugler

Madeleine Baensch

"If you've only
one breath left,

use it to say thank you."

 --Pam Brown

Yesterday was a special day.  It was our regular Team Meeting day, but for me it heralded a long, longed-for, return to sharing and thanking supporters for the many blessings we celebrate because of them.

Lilith and Madeleine are Volunteers from the German DED/JVS program, Weltwaerts.  They arrived September 2010, and will be with us for a year, to assist the two Learning Centers' development.  This is the second year we've been fortunate to have talented, enthusiastic, creative partners to work with.

Leoni Ocker was our first, arriving in October 2009, and shouldering a more-than-substantial share of my work that year.  The One Candle Schoolhouse/ Bright Lights Community Learning Centers would not have survived if not for the Weltwaerts program.




Here are a few of the photos taken while we worked, yesterday:

Evenlyn Bucad, Siit Director, composing Thank You Certificates

Lilith instructing how to make a posting to the new TEAM page in our blog

The transition and transfer of One Candle Schoolhouse into the two BLCLC communities of Bonbonon and Siit, has allowed OCS to now focus on a Livelihood Skills program for talented individuals who cannot afford college.  

Shane Mae is asking for input on the name of the hand-painted T-shirt business she shares with Aljendra, one of the eight original students of OCS.

Reviewing their published post, Jesslie May reads aloud their individual statements

"I only wish you could see what I see when I look at you." --Kobi Yamada