Our apologies that it’s been a couple of days since our last
blog. Each day is so very full! To catch you up…
On Monday and Tuesday we did home visits. We spent
time with women who are all now part of the CHE program. Through MOHI’s
generosity, they have received a micro-finance and started a business with a
team of women who’ve pooled their meager earnings to support one another.
These women are often HIV positive and cast off and/or abused by their
husbands. Often these women are required to raise orphaned children or
children fathered by their husbands with other women along with their own
children. These small businesses are all they have to provide for these
children. It was our joy and privilege to visit the homes of these women
to fellowship and pray with them. We were also blessed to support their
businesses by purchasing their lovely handcrafted items. All of our home
visits were led by Mary Kilonzi who truly serves as the hands and feet of
Jesus, offering truth and love in the Mathare Valley.
Perhaps it goes without saying that one could easily become
somewhat bitter toward the men involved but in contrast we have been privileged
to meet several godly men who honor their wives and their Lord through their
words and conduct. One such man was our driver, Willington, who also
often served as our teacher and pastor. We will carry his gracious and
humble spirit with us.
Looking back at our teen conference in Joska, we recall our
rather tumultuous drive out to the campus. This journey doesn’t begin to
compare, however, with the horrendous life journey these girls have experienced
before their arrival at Joska. Joska houses the children who most need to
be removed from their homes for their safety and well-being. Joska serves
not only as a school for these girls but also as a safe haven from the horrors
that await many of them in the slums. MOHI has worked tirelessly to create
a beautiful environment in which the girls can flourish. The girls are
then responsible for maintaining the center along with their dorms and
clothing. Their day begins at 5:30 AM 7 days a week and their schedules
are kept full until 7:00 PM devotions. As prepared as we were, we allowed
the Holy Spirit to direct our time and have been blessed in following his lead,
allowing time to just BE with these girls who are so far away from their homes
before their teen years. We heard so often, “You will remember me?”
and indeed we will.
Although we believed we loved our sponsored children before
we came, the experience of looking into their eyes and holding them increased
our love immeasurably. We cannot express fully enough the importance of
sponsoring children through MOHI because we have experienced first hand the
tremendous impact this ministry is having bringing light to what can only be
described as one of the darkest places on this earth. If you can and are
willing to transform the life of a child in desperate need, please visit www.cmfi.org/childsponsorship
Comments
Post a Comment