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238 a part of its side cut off by a welder and prepare a big sign board for our school that we could put on the main gate of the school. Every passer-by will come to know of the school. ’ For obvious reasons the proposal could not be acted upon. However, it does reflect the poor financial condition of the school. Some Sweet Fruits of Nasir Ahmadiyya Muslim High School Alhaji Bah: Recently I came across Alhaji Bah who currently holds a high ranking post in Education Department of the Gambia. He met me with great love and respect. He had come to participate in Jalsa Salana UK. Seeing him I took a trip down memory lane. Some twenty five years ago I was with our Muballigh Omar Ali at Farafenni. We were sitting in the mission house which was in a rented building. Three village boys took permission to enter. Omar Ali Sahib told me that the three were Ahmadis, Alhamdolillah, from nearby Duta Bulu jama’at and were studying at the secondary school in Farafenni. (In the Gambia, students who do not get good grades in the primary school final examination get admission to secondary school instead of high school). The boys appeared very good to me. Back in Basse, I spoke to Chattha Sahib about their admission to the high school the following year and he readily agreed. Thus all three of them were admitted to Nasir Ahmadiyya High School Basse and, as long as was there, they stayed with me. They were good, sincere and hard-working. By the Grace of Allah, all three of them passed the high school exams; one of them was Alhaji Bah. After high school, Alhaji Bah went to college for higher education.