An unusual new addition was made to the Lion of Judah Academy sciences teaching staff this past summer. “Bonita Bones”, accompanied by her traveling companion, Martha Deegan, finally made her long awaited journey from Connecticut to Bulima, Tanzania, to join the school staff. Her departure from Connecticut had been delayed […]
Student Life
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What is now the secondary girls dormitory was the first dorm we built. At that time all boarding students, boys and girls, of all ages, stayed there. It also included THE dining room…the one and only dining room on campus…and at that time there was plenty of room for everyone! […]
Put this post in the category of: “PRAISE THE LORD!!” The mission of The Lion of Judah Academy is to provide the highest quality Christian education to children of Tanzanian pastors, church workers, and other underprivileged children. That mission doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Neither is it words printed on […]
Greetings, All – We – Hart and Lynn – head off to Tanzania tomorrow evening (Tuesday…at least assuming Elsa – tropical storm – doesn’t decide to interfere!). Please pray for us as we travel. If all goes as scheduled we arrive in Mwanza, Tanzania, on Thursday afternoon (Tanzania time…about 9:00 […]
Lion of Judah Academy Form 6 Graduation took place Wednesday, May 19, and 32 bright, hard-working students graduated. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow! Though we don’t yet have any photos of the day, or many details about the specifics, we know it was a wonderful all-day event. Africa […]
School’s out at The Lion of Judah Academy! Today, December 18, is the last day of classes until the new school year beings in 2021, so students are on their way home as teachers and staff prepare for a well-deserved rest! 2020 has been challenging for us all…including everyone at […]
MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE A small group of Lion of Judah Academy supporters have created a Matching Gift Challenge for us to close out 2020. Every donation received between now and the end of the year will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $15,000. That offers a […]
Lion of Judah Academy graduation for Form Four and Class 7 was Saturday, October 24. We thought you might like to see some photos of the event. About 120 students graduated so the campus was full of graduates, students, families, staff and other guests! It was a wonderful celebration. Thank […]
COVID 19 has presented challenges worldwide, and Tanzania has not been exempted! Classes at The Lion of Judah Academy were allowed to resume in July (after several months of closure), and the second term has proceeded more or less as normal. But there have been lots of extra classes to […]
Some have asked us about the Coronovirus situation in Tanzania and how that is affecting Lion of Judah Academy. The virus has reached Tanzania, though the last we heard there were only a handful (six, as of March 19) known cases, mostly in Dar es Salaam. The government has shut […]
October marked the yearly meeting of The Lion of Judah Academy Students’ Ministry. LOJASM is the alumni association of Lion of Judah Academy. The alumni enjoyed a wonderful time together with each other and with the current students, and were a great blessing to the school. They met together as […]
We recently received word from The Lion of Judah Academy about the Standard 7 national exam results (which were administered several weeks ago)…and once again our kids did fantastically well!! — we were at the very top of our district — #1 out of 74 schools — we were #2 […]