{"id":3126,"date":"2015-08-13T10:07:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T15:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2015-08-13T10:07:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T15:07:49","slug":"joyous-high-school-students-in-gemena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2015\/08\/joyous-high-school-students-in-gemena\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyous High School Students in Gemena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is a day for rejoicing!\u00a0 Earlier this week we were awaked at 3:30 AM to the sound of people shouting and singing.\u00a0 Here is Beatrice Elenga, the daughter of Rev. Elenga CHE facilitator, celebrating with her white head.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3127\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/08\/Bea-with-powdered-head-1-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3127\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3127\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/08\/Bea-with-powdered-head-1-640x480-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Congratulations Bea\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/08\/Bea-with-powdered-head-1-640x480-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/08\/Bea-with-powdered-head-1-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congratulations Bea<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>High school students began receiving the result of the national exam for high school graduation they had taken back in June.\u00a0 The results were posted online and they found them using people\u2019s internet phones. \u00a0If they pass the national test they can go on to university.\u00a0 It\u2019s difficult to pass this test so quite an achievement for those who do pass.\u00a0 We have friends who have had children try several times before passing the test.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3128\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/08\/Bea-with-powdered-head-2-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3128\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3128\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/08\/Bea-with-powdered-head-2-640x480-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bea with her powdered hair\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/08\/Bea-with-powdered-head-2-640x480-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/08\/Bea-with-powdered-head-2-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bea with her powdered hair<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To show their joy friends or family sprinkle their heads with baby powder or if that is not available, manioc flour.\u00a0 Then students walk around their neighborhoods greeting friends and neighbors and receiving congratulations. 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