Local students and teacher learn lessons through Ugandan school

Berne Tri-Weekly News:

It was in 1995 when Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Wayne and Dawn Smith of Berne, traveled to Uganda on a mission trip. While she was there, she developed a real heart for the Ugandan people. When she returned home, she suggested that Dawn develop a pen pal friendship with a teacher who was instructing children while they sat on rocks under banana trees.

When she returned, she unloaded the burden to her parents she had for those children who, though extremely poor and broken, dedicated themselves to gaining an education. Dawn, a recently retired fifth grade teacher at South Adams Elementary School, suggested that local students foster pen pal relationships with approximately 25 students in the institution.