How projects get started always amazes me. This project got started under the following situation:
- Doctor H contacted us in Jan 2017 while we were in Albertville France and asked if we could check to see if the local schools in France have some textbooks. (ABWE has around 15 Christians schools in Togo that education 3000 plus students. The schools have a library it recently started but are in need of more books.)
- We contacted two local schools in Albertville France and came to understand that they do have textbooks that they change out and are looking for a place to send them.
- A missionary Teacher working within the Christian school in Togo, Miss S, became involved in the project, taking on the role of project leader,
- We were contacted by a local Christian, Mr W. Over the past 6 years he had come to know a few ABWE missionaries at the language school who had gone to Togo. His heart had grown for Togo and he is hoping to lead a group to visit Togo in the near future.
- We discussed not only his plans, but the Book project. He felt he could champion this project.
- Since that meeting, we have put together information for a letter of introduction, a list of local school, found a staging area for putting together a pallet of books and have an estimate of shipping cost per pallet.
Now as we are leaving France (Summer of 2017) and going to Togo, a team of local Christians exists that will follow up on collecting books for Togo.
Project Status
The ABWE Chrisitan school library in southern Togo did receive pallets of books from the schools in Albertville France after we left Togo in June 2018. It is unknown if this relationship continues.