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	Thursday, May 21, 2009 Friends, we just learned today that the doctors have scheduled little Sifa for heart surgery on Monday. We would like to ask all of you to join us in praying for her. She's a little ten-year old from the village of Luhunga near our school here. Her parents both have AIDS and were too ill to travel with her the hundreds of miles that it is to the hospital in Moshi, so it is her grandfather who made the trip with her last month and has been staying with her. Many thanks, Steve & Susan Latest Updates I had no idea what "help" looked like This sweet little boy Perfect in a much more important way Urbana 2009 A very special and unique need February 26, 2009 Our Responsability There were three people absent Update from the Vintons He told me he would help me Archives July 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 July 2009 October 2009 Archives (PDF format) 2008 Letters from Steve and Susan 04/25/2008: Just Perfect 04/24/2008: You can't eat stones 04/17/2008: The happiness in the Sound of Jonathan's Voice' 04/16/2008: Many Thanks from all of us 04/15/2008: April 15th 03/29/2008: As I Stood there in the Drizzle 03/28/2008: The Queen of Mbinga 03/16/2008: Details are Still Sketchy 02/19/2008: 69 New Teachers 02/12/2008: On February 11th, VSI opened its 11th school in Tanzania 02/07/2008: A New Day is Dawning 02/02/2008: On January 30th yet another school was born 01/30/2008: Our ninth school in Tanzania 01/27/2008: The meaning of seven verses 01/21/2008: Huruma's name is particularly fitting 01/20/2008: James 01/13/2008: A bit too improbable 2007 Letters from Steve and Susan 12/18/2007: Some old pictures 12/02/2007: We must be clever 11/30/2007: In more ways than one 11/23/2007: I felt like this was the Thanksgiving that passed me by. 11/12/2007: I missed out on more than goat meat. 10/18/2007: Pictures of the roof of our new dorm for girlss 10/17/2007: The results are even better than all the rumors. 10/15/2007: No way we can explain away what has happened. 10/13/2007: Attending their children's graduation. 10/09/2007: What was my strategic plan for the future of schools in Malawi? 09/29/2007: I hope so 09/28/2007: This awesome priviledge ... 09/27/2007: The best underdog story I've ever lived 09/13/2007: What in the world Jonathan was up to! 09/09/2007: Pictures of the beginnings of the first Girls Dorm at Madisi 09/06/2007: The willingness to fail 09/04/2007: Using a capital or a small letter h 08/21/2007: No offense to you Steve ... 08/17/2007: No surgery needed for Jonathan! 08/16/2007: Update on Jonathan 08/15/2007: Two needs 07/26/2007: Jonathan's check-up 07/20/2007: Looking beyond the next 30 days 07/17/2007: Makuzani was a concept 07/14/2007: The girl who remembered 07/05/2007: He just can't stop smiling 07/04/2007: I knew what he was saying when he said that 07/01/2007: Many children will surely tell their story different than mine 06/27/2007: Fantastic news 06/26/2007: Images of my grandfather 06/24/2007: Thoughts from both of us 06/21/2007: Teetering on the brink 06/15/2007: We got it, we got it, WE GOT IT! 06/14/2007: Rachel, Hawa and their sodas 06/14/2007: Sawala 06/13/2007: Nothing new under the sun 06/06/2007: One last load 06/04/2007: Janelle didn't have a degree in theology 05/22/2007: Disappointing news 05/20/2007: Tamara and Maggie's long journey to Lugoda 05/18/2007: "The bestest luck ever" 05/14/2007: We've got a problem 05/09/2007: What it's like living in the village 05/05/2007: I, like you, just got Susan's email in my in-box 05/05/2007: "What will happen to them if I die?" 04/21/2007: I will miss him 04/17/2007: 32 to be exact 04/14/2007: The only Monica I knew 04/13/2007: Three special families 04/09/2007: In awe at their generosity 04/05/2007: Jonathan's heart 03/29/2007: We win again! Wow! 03/27/2007: Nicolas 03/22/2007: The signature 03/19/2007: Textbooks 03/14/2007: Would you please do me a big favor this week? 03/08/2007: It's time to kill all of our goats ... 03/07/2007: Our new website 03/06/2007: And some of them are going to be just like Godfrey ... 03/04/2007: A priest, a grandfather, and an agricultural extension officer ... 02/26/2007: Sharing her secret 02/26/2007: The lifting of the fog... 02/01/2007: Roina's mother 01/30/2007: Mama Kambanyama's 473 kids 01/20/2007: Chuckling with a sense of excitement 01/20/2007: Now I have my team ... 01/14/2007: Joyce 01/03/2007: He said he just couldn't. 01/03/2007: I didn't want to be the last one. 2006 Letters from Steve and Susan 12/22/2007: Letting go of John 12/17/2007: Rain and Mud and 270 kids! 12/15/2006: One of mine was chosen! 12/10/2006: Sometimes the best food doesn't come served on the nicest plates ... 11/29/2006: "My little brother is in the fifth grade" 11/28/2006: Kids in a Candy Shop!!! 11/26/2006: The meshing of our lives ... 11/21/2006: Thanksgiving 11/04/2006: Glimpses of VSI in Tanzania 10/31/2006: "I know now what I want to tell them when they come" 10/26/2006: Julius and Netho 10/20/2006: Where could they have taken Luti to? 10/17/2006: Saida's Grandmother 10/15/2006: Eliza's Momma 10/09/2006: Mwanume in Kising'a 09/30/2006: Luti 09/30/2006: Saying goodbye to Baba Hezroni 09/27/2006: Hezironi's Dad 09/25/2006: The "poor" 09/22/2006: For such a time as this ... 09/18/2006: Upendo 09/17/2006: Might as well be REALLY late... 09/16/2006: 8 Days from Now 09/15/2006: Urbana 09/08/2006: Sifa and Lucia 09/06/2006: Off to the Heart Hospital! 09/05/2006: Struggling 09/05/2006: Peas from Anastasia 09/01/2006: A wonderful morning! 08/12/2006: The stars are shining brightly in Igoda tonight ... 08/10/2006: Excellent news! 08/09/2006: Susan's note ... 08/02/2006: We can not close our eyes 07/25/2006: I had been wrong 07/20/2006: Bouncing off the wall! 07/18/2006: Take a guess where I am! 07/15/2006: Ziada 07/12/2006: Off to Parliament ... 07/05/2006: What a woman! 07/04/2006: Grace 07/04/2006: Eleven months ago I didn't know even one of their names 06/19/2006: Yea! 06/19/2006: July 25th 06/19/2006: Just let me do this ... 06/14/2006: Not all of life is just work, work, work ... 06/05/2006: Wow! 06/03/2006: I hate wearing ties! 06/03/2006: Forms 06/03/2006: The opportunity presented itself 05/27/2006: Lucky me! 05/23/2006: Sweet Icing 05/20/2006: A real reason to smile! 05/18/2006: Up to our Eyeballs in Mud 05/18/2006: Susan the Queen! 05/10/2006: A need we have ... 05/04/2006: So we're all happy 04/28/2006: The right color ... 04/25/2006: A nice email 04/18/2006: Names 04/18/2006: Glimpses of my travels ... 04/01/2006: Heziloni's great day! 03/31/2006: Heroes and more heroes 03/29/2006: From Godfrey Hiari 03/29/2006: Good things 03/24/2006: A hero in Kising'a 03/20/2006: A gift from Esther 03/20/2006: Falling asleep when you're not supposed to ... 03/20/2006: One more reason ... 03/11/2006: Good bye! 02/24/2006: Godfrey's great and wonderful day (and mine too!) 02/13/2006: Jonathan's check-up 02/13/2006: No need for those parallel bars!!! 02/08/2006: 0ff to America!!! 02/08/2006: The timing of things ... 02/07/2006: Only 51 to go ... 02/03/2006: Emmanueli's Turn 02/02/2006: The joys of going home ... 01/29/2006: Five and half years later ... 01/26/2006: The gift of anther goat ... 01/21/2006: Great News!!! 01/21/2006: Old Enough to Travel 01/18/2006: Josh and Jonathan's Goat 01/14/2006: A Start 01/07/2006: Hope 01/04/2006: The Best Part 2005 Letters from Steve and Susan 12/17/2005: Trading Dollars for Shillings 12/12/2005: Great News from Kising'a 12/06/2005: December 12 11/29/2005: First Steps & First Smiles 11/09/2005: The rest of the story ... 11/08/2005: Victory! 11/08/2005: Phone calls in the night ... 10/31/2005: Electricity! 10/17/2005: October 27th 10/15/2005: Doto 10/04/2005: Update from Sawala 09/26/2005: Teachers Training College 09/19/2005: Matthew 5:14-16 09/19/2005: 3 A.M. 09/10/2005: A lifeboat in an ocean 09/02/2005: Eliza 08/11/2005: 260,307 Tanzania Shillings 08/09/2005: Great news! 08/06/2005: Rwanda Prayer Team 08/05/2005: A Gift of Stones 08/04/2005: Great news from Kising'a 07/30/2005: Thanks! 07/30/2005: July 28th 07/26/2005: They're here!!! 07/24/2005: Back from Rwanda 07/22/2005: Rwanda 07/18/2005: Wilfred's email 07/14/2005: The best house we've ever lived in 07/06/2005: Great things happening in America too! 06/26/2005: 32 days!!!! 06/07/2005: Great news! 05/30/2005: Messages from Tanzania 05/27/2005: He is at work through people April 5 - May 18, 2005 Steve's second trip to Tanzania 05/18/2005: Almost home! 05/17/2005: Susan's okay and all's well 05/15/2005: In that brief moment 05/14/2005: Tomorrow 05/10/2005: Pictures from Tanzania May 10, 2005 05/03/2005: Do I have doubts? 05/03/2005: Pictures from Tanzania May 3, 2005 04/30/2005: I took a deep breath and decided to tell him 04/26/2005: The birth of a second school 04/26/2005: Pictures from Tanzania April 26, 2005 04/22/2005: It doesn't mean that someone becomes Santa Claus 04/19/2005: Pictures from Tanzania April 19, 2005 04/16/2005: Doing something that a teacher probably should never do 04/09/2005: Can't wait for Monday! 04/06/2005: I'm bound for Igoda! 03/17/2005: He took the time to write to our son 03/12/2005: When I did a rather crazy thing 03/04/2005: Only 40 days left January 6 - February 18, 2005 Steve's first trip to Tanzania 02/17/2005: I could not have said it better myself 02/17/2005: Pictures from Tanzania February 17, 2005 02/11/2005: That beehive of activity 02/08/2005: Pictures from Tanzania February 8, 2005 02/04/2005: And that one little sentence 02/01/2005: Pictures from Tanzania February 1, 2005 01/31/2005: But I am a very fortunate teacher 01/25/2005: Pictures from Tanzania January 25, 2005 01/21/2005: A second chance is now theirs 01/17/2005: I will never forget yesterday. 01/15/2005: Now I see daylight	View our 5 minute video. watch now >> Read our most recent update and archived letters. read now >>