Shining Stars
Today was a really encouraging. We went to the land to check on the progress of the construction.
It is coming along so well and we are very happy with the landscaper we have hired because he is making the most of the land that we have and it is going to be awesome. We can envision where the children will be able to have a playground one day soon and where we can teams come an meet and work with the children.
We also met with the local woman who as a former member of parliament. She and her husband stopped by and the were so encouraging to us. They are very excited about the project and what has brought to the community. We are happy to have them as our neighbors.
We then went to the school that Ann( she is the burn victim) attends and spoke with the the two teachers there who have been champions for Ann trying to help her get her surgery. They were so excited that she will be able to get the surgeries that she needs. But, to listen to Miriam,and Florence talk about the children and all the needs in this one school is so overwhelming. This seems to be a word we use quite often these days. They are true women of God as they have a heart for all of these children. They deal with children that are physically abused and try to do what they can to rectify these situations. They also try to help children that may have physical or mental handicaps in whatever way they can and try to put myths and fallacy to rest with parents who can often think they are cursed or bewitched if they have a child with a handicap. These shining stars in a sometimes very dark place deserve to be applauded. They are the future of Kenya and their one dream is to have a building built at there school for children with special needs. The classes now have 70 to 80 children to a very small room. So any child with a special need or a learning disability do not have a chance. So I think this a knowable a doable dream and we will pray with them.
