He is Risen!

Today is Easter.  Today we celebrate the hope that Jesus has given us because He is risen!  Whether you are rich or poor,  educated or not, you can have hope.  Jesus has given all of us hope.  I have hope for Kenya.  I have hope for the Virginia Home in Nakuru, Kenya.  I have hope for Ann, Alvin, Ayleen, Brighton, Nehemiah, Paul...

My son Harrison arrived home from Kenya last night.  He has hope for Kenya.  He has amazing hope.  He feels hope for the "glue boys" we met who live on the streets of Kenya.  The glue boys deeply disturbed me, as they literally have bottles of glue hanging out of their nose or their mouths as they walk up and down the street asking for money.  No one seems to pay them much attention.  Admittedly, I had to look away from them.  But Harrison has begun to do research on them.  He has learned that it is mothers trying to feed their own children who supply the used industrial glue to these boys for about 10 shillings (less than a dime) a bottle.  One mother will supply about 30 boys a day...that makes my heart sick.  Harrison learned that peer pressure leads to many boys becoming glue boys or "street boys" as early as age 5.  He has learned that while we saw probably 5-6 regulars out in front of the cafe where we eat lunch daily, there is a street in Eldoret that has about 1000 of them lined up and down the street.  I am not sure what Harrison and God have in mind regarding these boys, but I do know that Harrison has hope for them.  I am very proud of him.  I will continue to pray for him and for them.  I hope that you will too!

I am sincerely moved by the number of people who have read my words and seen my photos of Kenya with appreciation and a desire to know more and help out.  Thank you for sharing my passion, and have a blessed and glorious Easter.