The students and Dave planted 36 mango trees.

The second term at TBS ended on 8th June. The rains came early this year and so the students were eager to get to their home villages to plant their farms.

Dave’s Christian Ethics class has looked at changes in the environment—the causes, the consequences, and some responses. Students could describe how their villages used to include areas of huge trees and grasslands. Loggers have felled precious trees, people burn the bush annually and firewood collection is women’s continual work. The students coined a motto, “Cut a tree, Plant a tree”. So, just before leaving for their sending churches, the guys and Dave fenced a plot and transplanted 36 mango trees. Their ethics exam papers were full of the correct statement. I hope they go home and practice what they’ve learned.