Day 6

Today we went to the school in Tiwi. This school showed a vision of what the future will look like in Vipingo and Bomani because they have classes that go up to eighth grade and soon will enter high school. Listening to the dreams these teens have is amazing. One of the girls Lillyanne told me that she wants to be a doctor when she grows up. She has a lot of schooling ahead of her. In order for her to have that dream she needed the help to get a good education. Without help in getting a good education she may have never been able to consider pursuing that dream because of the poor education that is offered elsewhere.

After visiting Tiwi we went to a shop were disabled women make beautiful items to sell. These women are so kind and tenderhearted. They made very colorful handmade quality bags, coin holders, wallets and more. I’m so thankful we stopped there. Supporting their hard work is a pleasure.

Shortly after a bit more shopping we went to visit an orphanage. There were heartbreaking stories of the children’s lives. One baby was 6 weeks old. She was found on the side of a street abandoned. Another child around 12 years old was sold to men by her Aunt. She was abused and extremely mistreated. Those are just a couple of stories of the thirty five children in this orphanage. The woman running the orphanage loves each child dearly. Her tenderness and care for them is very apparent. All of their lives have been blessed to become part of hers.