Meeting Isayah

Meeting Isaya

To begin with Nathan and I did not have a clue what was happening until Sharon just came over to us and said that we were going to see Isaya. We set off immediately to get a taxi with Tuma and us three. We did not know the extent of the drive to Oswe Boys Secondary School, and in the end, it was two hours long. Just to even get there. The car was very hot and cramped with Nathan, Sharon and I in the back so we started to contemplate if it was fully worth the hardship to see Isaya knowing full well that it wasn't going to be a long visit because he had an exam that afternoon. This was made particularly potent when the taxi driver was pulled over for speeding even though he wasn't. In the end he was fined 30,000 TSH by the corrupt Tanzanian Police. The school was very nice and it looked like a good place for Isaya to study and live. We then spoke to the head of the school and got him to go and get Isaya. It was an unreal experience because he was just as overwhelmed as we were. After he entered the room nothing really was said because it was all just hugs and love between us. There was a fair number of tears from all parties, only one question was asked whilst we were there which was do you like the school and he said that he loved it which was absolutely amazing to here him say. The head then came in and said that 5 more minutes as we were already holding up his History exam. Sharon then gave him his gifts as she knew that we may be going to see him, unlike me and Nathan who had no idea so we did not have his gifts. After that we then got photos with him and had lots more hugs with him before the went to his exam. I do not know how at all he did that exam because if it was me it would be going through my mind loads meaning I couldn't do that exam. We then got back into the car and began to drive back to Mbeya. In the car we just started to talk and all decided that the drive was fully worth it even for the 8 minutes we only got with him. As well as this we all decided that he had got fatter and taller which was really positive to see. All in all, we were so happy with our day out to see Isaya and the entire way back we were all so gobsmacked and over the moon.

 

  • Ben and Nathan

 


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  1. UnknownAugust 4, 2018 at 12:18 AM

    Fantastic that you got to see Isaya, even if it was only for a few minutes 😁

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