Tonj Corner Stone Academy-TCSA

Basketball 🏀 Friendly match between small boys and girls at Don Bosco oratory.

Small boys beat Girls 35pts to 3pts.

Best player: Biar
Best Big man Mawut
But driller: MMariam Salah OmerSMariam Salah OmerOmer

We thank Tonj Cornerstone Academy coaches for taking time to train both boys and girls.

In workplace, you will have people who like throwing big rocks and stone at others, they will even continue to bully and gossip and cause division ➗ to make you the reason of what is happening.

If you are a leader and you come across these kind of people, just do the following

1. Trust in God and stay true to yourself

2. Gather the stones and rocks and use them for your foundation stone. I mean to make your house stronger.

3. Pray for them and do good in return to them. Bless them and pray that they will see their faults and that they will be changed.

4. Face them with integrity and honesty. Do not bark back at them. Raise them and allow them to grow stronger than before.

5. Present them to God and be ready to carry all the burdens.

Note: Remember, mango trees bear 🍑 and people throw them stones, but they never complained, they never ceased in producing good 🍑🍑🍑.
Have a wonderful day leaders.

On behalf of Tonj cornerstone Academy and and on my own behalf, I would like to thank the following people for contributing their money in support of our Academy's activities.

1. Coach and friend Kuol Gotbai - 5000 ssp
2. Mama Asunta GABA Pinyi - 2,000 ssp
3. Brother, friend and in-law Mario Ayom - 10,000 ssp

Many others are coming. It is ur time to support us with whatever amount you have or items like balls, training kits, and jerseys. These could be Football or basketball 🏀 or any.

Together, we can raise generational professionals.

Kids training for basketball 🏀 at Don Bosco oratory. Thanks to Majak De Garado, Yom Chol Akok, and Kuol Gotbai for taking their time to help Children learn basketball game.

Be part of Tonj cornerstone Academy by supporting children in any way you can.

You can either buy balls (basketball 🏀 s, football ⚽ s or sport jerseys or boots for children under 21 years.

Together, we can raise generational professionals.

Parents, let us join hands together with to raise a generational professionals by enrolling them to our various activities such as Football, basketball, Peace and Journalism clubs and other areas of growth within Tonj Cornerstone Academy.

Together we can grow generational professionals.

Meeting Mbappe Ngot, Tonj upcoming No. 10 from Tonj South County, Malual-muok. Let us together support children's dream to achieve their desired talent.

Tonj cornerstone Academy raising a generational professionals.

It is so painful to see many people dying again because of senseless and useless war of cattle and retaliation. What is the benefit of killing your own brother and sister?

Fr. Salvatoria of Maper Agar used to say that God created us as Sudanese not as Dinka, Nuer or any other tribe. Why do we destroy God's own image because of our personal desires and needs?

Let us stop killing ourselves and use these cows to education our children. Let us start small businesses with these animals and let us love each other with affection and care.

My prayer is that South Sudan becomes a new nation with a good image of a model in peace, development and stability. Youth should stop being pushed into fire by these fading elders. It is time to realize our potentialities. South Sudan needs you and I. We are the workmen of God.

Importance Of Communication In Your Marriage

“We need to talk” may be one of the most dreaded sentences in marriages. Marital communication need not be lengthy or heated to produce success, however. In fact, communication researcher Jonathan Pettigrew reported in a study published in 2009 in the journal “Marriage & Family Review” that couples who sent each other text messages experienced increased feelings of connectedness. Understanding why communication is important is the first step to improving communication in your marriage.

Minimizes Confusion
Even couples married for 50 years cannot always predict what the other is thinking. Many couples assume their partner “just knows,” but the end result is often just the opposite. University of Florida Extension specialists Eboni Baugh and Deborah Humphries offer a simple solution, “State your thoughts as clearly, honestly, and positively as you can.” Minimizing confusion increases relationship commitment, and commitment is directly related to relationship satisfaction.

Maintains Marriages Through Assurances
Relationship satisfaction is directly related to assurances one partner provides to the other, according to communication researchers Marianne Dainton and Laura Stafford. Assurances reaffirm a partner’s romantic desires for the other and are often demonstrated through kind words or acts of love. Researchers Brandi Frisby and Melanie Booth-Butterfield report in a study published in 2012 in “Communication Quarterly” that couples who engaged in assurances reported both greater marital satisfaction and commitment.

Enhances Marital Satisfaction
Researchers are unanimous: couples who communicate effectively consistently report greater marital satisfaction, and satisfied couples are healthier and consequently live longer. Couples with poor communication are often caught in a vicious cycle where poor communication contributes to marital dissatisfaction, which is exacerbated by the inability to successfully communicate and the cycle -- when not corrected -- degrades the relationship.

Process
Communication is a process, and learning that process brings couples closer. When a couple learns to communicate, they develop a uniquely shared language. Although effective communication is hardly a natural skill, researchers have demonstrated that the quality and quantity of communication improves a relationship. As a couple, conduct your own experiment with different approaches and remember the process can be fun and productive.