We had a second term of LaunchPad come to an end yesterday with a very festive graduation celebration. It was really fun and a more than suitable way to say goodbye to Qwa Qwa for the year.
Arriving early, we found a lot of our students dancing with a boom-box in the classroom. It never ceases to amaze me how African youth can dance and sing so easily and so well. It was a lot of fun to watch them do their thing.
Once the ceremony started it just got better. We sang and prayed, listened to some awesome testimonies about stuff the students learned (being in relationship with God and him being by our side was a common theme), and than handed out certificates. We then took pictures and had some soda and snacks.
Since it was a less formal schedule this week we got to take lots of pictures with the students and talk with them a bit. It was great to see how excited they were and to just spend time with them.
To sum it up when we left most of the students came up and gave us all a hug. It didn't matter how much we had talked to them or not, we were their teachers and they truly appreciated us.
I will never forget how kind the Basotho people are. It was a great graduation.
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