Picture Gallery Two - Tanzania - Chome Village
As we made that last turn a a long green valley suddenly opens up. A little further we are surrounded by the wild cheering and singing of all 4000 villagers. The excitement, love and joy on their faces are always overwhelming to me. I promise you they will steal your heart and give it back bigger. Travelers like you have come with us over the years. We have planted 500 fruit trees at one of the schools that are now 20 feet tall and bearing fruit. One year we lugged in 100 panes of plexi-glass to replace 100 broken windows at their small infirmary and let in wasps that made nests over the delivery table. Another time we carried in gallons of a special green chalkboard paint and made the chalkboards readable again. What can you do? Come with us and share your self, your gifts, your joy. It will be returned a thousand fold. There is so much more to do. They need school books, pens and paper, a science lab for their high school. Medical supplies for the hospital, a filtration system for their water. New trees to replace the ones cut down every day for cooking and boiling water.

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PICTURE 3-1 Two schoolboys stop to tell me about their lessons. The children of Chome have a wonderful curiosity for learning.		PICTURE 3-2 The water source above the valley is more than 9 miles roundtrip up rugged terrain.		PICTURE 3-3 The valley floor is served by muddy irrigation and planted in Maize for everyone to share. You can hear people singing across the valley as they work.
PICTURE 3-4 Notice the view in the distance and the small terraced gardens below. There is a tribe of monkeys that can occasionally be seen in the forest.		PICTURE 3-5 Children make their own drums. This means cutting the tree and skinning the animal.		PICTURE 3-6 There is only one rugged road to the village. To the left and below is the valley floor.
PICTURE 3-7 They hunt with bow and arrow for small game.		PICTURE 3-8 They celebrate their natural joy often with traditional dance and drumming.		PICTURE 3-9 Notice the smiles and the flowers. There is also freshly hewn lumber for a new house. They did not go to Home Depot.