Shortly after this, the world clicked over into 2020, and everything changed. In the earlier months the schools were closed down completely, and at that time even our Tanzanian committee members weren’t able to visit the schools. By the end of May reporting on Covid-19 had been stopped altogether, and communications had become more difficult. Later, we received the sad news that two of our committee members had died – dear friends who had been with us since the idea of our project was born in 2003. As I was pondering all this, it prompted me to remember that our very first build (four classrooms in the middle of nowhere – a brand new school at Kisasa), had had to be cancelled at the last minute in 2005 because we just couldn’t get all the government, community, safety and supplies coordinated. It felt so disheartening! Still, our previous experience of working with Habitat for Humanity had taught us many lessons, so we knew that with God’s grace we could resolve things. Our supporters continued to contribute prayers and finances, and the eventual result was a thriving, successful school with nearly 2000 students.