{"id":305,"date":"2010-06-21T13:56:51","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T12:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=305"},"modified":"2011-10-01T04:47:53","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T03:47:53","slug":"nursing-school-graduation-here-at-gamboula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2010\/06\/21\/nursing-school-graduation-here-at-gamboula\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing school graduation here at Gamboula!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First, the students plus a couple of friends, in blue and red, had a volleyball match against the professors and a couple of their friends.  The profs lost 4 out of 5 matches, but a good time was had by all!<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/06\/blog-volley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/06\/blog-volley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"212\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/06\/blog-2-volley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/06\/blog-2-volley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"204\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-301\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThere was a outside slide show with ZIFA playing in the background, and then the next morning, the main event!  The nursing students were encouraged by the school&#8217;s director, Leanne Turk<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/06\/blogDir.Leanne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/06\/blogDir.Leanne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"212\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-302\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nand many others, including the regional governor.  There were many special music numbers, including a song by 3 of the 5 Pygmy midwife apprentices.<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/06\/blogEAS2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/06\/blogEAS2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"212\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-303\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThey received their diplomas and were celebrated by all. 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