Harrison Kabui-Sponsored by the Grimsley family
Alvin Olilo-Sponsored by the Holmes family
Winlite Kunga-Needs you! :)
Ruth Mwangi-Needs you! :)
And there are others...but it was GOOD to see them! They've grown up so much in the year since I've first met them and they look so healthy and mature! They all seem to be loving their new schools, what a blessing!
Today we mainly hung out with the kids since it was Saturday, but Classes 5, 6, 7, and 8 had school until almost 5 pm!! They were taking exams in the afternoon, so we were hanging out with the others. It's fun to see the kids playing games they've come up with to keep them occupied and happy.
This is Stephen...kicking a cup off of a wire sticking out of the side of the building.
Harrison and Kim have both fallen in love with a boy named Paul. When we visited last March, Paul was a bit of an outcast. He was very frail and sickly, and he was ostracized by the other kids. He truly has no family. His grandmother dropped him off at the Virginia Home one day and never returned. I'm ashamed to say that my first couple of visits I really didn't want to be around him either. Since we started the food program for the Virginia Home, Paul has started eating everyday. I never really understood how important good and consistent nutrition was to a child. Paul has put on weight, his eyes sparkle now, he has made some friends at the school and he is working hard on his schoolwork. He used to be angry and now he has a calm "joy" about him.
This is Paul today. His good friend Bon is sitting with him.
I am very tired tonight and it is SO hot that I will once again sleep on top of the covers. I've opened my windows, at least for a bit, but have probably endangered my life because of mosquitos. My ankles continue to be puffy, but I am still so thankful to be here! We have something special planned for next week which I can't wait to share with you! But for now we sleep, because tomorrow we head out on Safari!
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